Month: May 2017
8 posts
North: Irish language abused by Orange and Green politicians
By Eóin Dawson In the final days of the last Assembly Executive, before it collapsed under the weight…
#TravellerLivesMatter: The fight against racism & injustice
Travellers on this island face daily discrimination and racism by the Northern and Southern states and within society…
Socialists on the sex industry
Opposing pimps & traffickers Supporting sex workers’ rights & safety Socialist Party member and founding member of ROSA…
A Stunning Blow- Citizens’ Assembly delay tactic backfires
The Citizens’ Assembly was established, not only as a government and political establishment delay-tactic in dealing with the…
As Jobstown stands tall- Labour is in the gutter
Immediately after the protest in Jobstown in 2014, Joan Burton went to Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park,…
Spinning lies with bogus figures- Varadker attacks social welfare recipients
By Melissa Kelleher Leo Varadkar recently initiated a campaign through the Department of Social Protection targeting welfare fraud…
French Presidential elections- Record rejection of political establishment
By Finghín Kelly Emmanuel Macron’s victory over far-right Front National candidate, Marine Le Pen, has been heralded in…
Jobstown trial: The establishment’s contempt for the working class
By Solidarity Councillor and Socialist Party member Michael O’Brien If a “not guilty” verdict is returned at the…