• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
Militant Left
  • Home
  • About us
  • Join
  • News
    • Ireland-North
    • Ireland-South
    • Workplace
    • Young Socialists
  • Our paper
  • Donate
  • Our International
Home2026February

Month: February 2026

No Picture
Announcements

Backlash forces Government u-turn on SNA cuts

February 27, 2026 Billy Flynn 

  In mid-February the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) wrote to schools informing them of cuts to Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from next September. Following a backlash by parents, SNAs, teachers, opposition parties, and […]

Anti-mining campaigners from the Sperrins protesting at Mining Conference in London
Announcements

Mandelson Prince of Pollution

February 16, 2026 Anton McCabe

Prince of Darkness Peter Mandelson lobbied strongly to bring pollution to the Sperrin mountains of Co Tyrone. This was Dalradian Gold’s proposed gold mine at Greencastle. There have been more objections to this planning application […]

Trade unions

Birmingham Bin Struggle: ‘Megapicket’ Closes Waste Depots

February 5, 2026 Nick Worth Militant Left

In a gesture of solidarity with Birmingham’s striking refuse collectors, trade unionists from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland, descended on Birmingham on Friday 30 January. This action, the third so-called ‘Megapicket’ of the […]

Environment

‘Storm Chandra’ Floods: Climate Change Hits Working Class Hardest.

February 3, 2026 Joanne Elder, Militant Left Antrim.

Following Storm Chandra, homes across the Antrim area were inundated, with water from the Sixmilewater; water reached just below windowsills, trapping residents inside their homes. Part of Antrim’s Conservation Area, the residents of Riverside and […]

RSS Latest news from the Committee for a Workers’ International

  • War on Iran escalates, with global consequences March 19, 2026 Tony Saunois, CWI secretary
  • FRANCE | After the First Round of the Municipal Elections March 18, 2026 Gauche Révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Left, CWI France)
  • Iran – opposing both imperialism and repression March 17, 2026 Robert Bechert, CWI
  • Nigeria: Drop Trumped-Up Charges against activists Soweto and Dele Frank Now! – A Call for Solidarity March 10, 2026 Adaramoye Michael Lenin, National Coordinator, Youth Rights Campaign (Nigeria)
  • IWD 2026 | 59 Femicides in Romania in One Year: A workers’ emergency! March 9, 2026 Alexandra Pernes, CWI Romania
  • IWD 2026 | Women’s Movements Today March 7, 2026 Christine Thomas, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)
  • Stop the War on Iran and the Region March 6, 2026 Shahar Ben-Horin & Yasha Marmar , SSM
  • REPORT | Socialist Party Congress 2026 (CWI England & Wales) March 5, 2026 Christine Thomas, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)
  • Trump and Netanyahu have Opened the ‘Gates of Hell’ March 4, 2026 Tony Saunois, CWI Secretary
  • Socialists in the US say: “Stop the war against Iran!” March 3, 2026 Statement by the Executive Committee of the Independent Socialist Group (USA)

Workplace news

  • Unite The Union Elections
    January 17, 2026
  • No Picture
    Support Carroll Cuisine Strikers!
    November 16, 2025
  • Shorts: nationalisation under workers control is best way to save Northern Ireland’s aerospace industry
    May 19, 2025

Ireland – South

  • Remembering Rosa Luxemburg
    March 12, 2026
  • International Women’s Day 2026
    March 8, 2026
  • No Picture
    Backlash forces Government u-turn on SNA cuts
    February 27, 2026
  • Irish Radical Women: Margaretta D’Arcy 1934 – 2025
    December 8, 2025
  • Austerity Enforcer Pascal Donohoe Cashes Out
    November 23, 2025

Ireland – North

  • Remembering Rosa Luxemburg
    March 12, 2026
  • International Women’s Day 2026
    March 8, 2026
  • Anti-mining campaigners from the Sperrins protesting at Mining Conference in London
    Mandelson Prince of Pollution
    February 16, 2026
  • ‘Storm Chandra’ Floods: Climate Change Hits Working Class Hardest.
    February 3, 2026
  • No Picture
    Kenova inquiry a devastating indictment of the British state’s covert operations during the ‘Troubles’ 
    December 15, 2025
Select posts by category
Archives
Search our archive
Follow us on social media
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Donate in Euros

Donate in Pounds

  • Privacy Policy

Rights © | CWI Ireland