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Austerity means 130,000 more children living in poverty
A recent UNICEF report has highlighted the shameful growth of child poverty since 2008, as a result of the crisis and the austerity policies that have gone with it.
Obituary: Benny Adams (1949-2014)
Benjamin (Benny) Adams died after a long illness on October 6th 2014 at the early age of 65.…
Film Review: ‘Pride’
The film Pride is set against the backdrop of the miners’ strike during the Thatcher era in the…
Dublin City Councillor calls for a ban on evictions through rent increases
Dublin City Councillor Michael O’ Brien of the Anti-Austerity Alliance has today said that DCC should be given NAMA hotels as a public utility for emergency housing situations and that an immediate ban on evictions through rent hikes should be implemented across the city.
Symphysiotomy redress is an insult
No apology & miniscule sums add to women's suffering.
An immigrant woman’s struggle to get by… “I know what it is like”
Being a young immigrant woman I have first hand experience of the “new jobs” created during this so-called recovery.
Pride 2014: Step up the fight for full equality
The huge change of attitudes in Ireland to LGBTQ people which has taken place over the last decades has been clearly shown this year.
Hillsborough tragedy – the final chapter?
'Heartbreak, tributes, tears' was the headline in the Liverpool Echo as the next chapter in the Hillsborough tragedy unfolded. "Let our kids know that he wasn't a hooligan" was the plea of the widow of victim Patrick Thompson.
Obituary: Bob Crow – an uncompromising fighter for the working class
The Socialist Party is shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT). The response to his death already once again confirms the major impact he had as a trade union leader - undoubtedly one of the best known, for his steadfast approach to standing up for his members.
Review: The Lego Movie
When anti-capitalism sells.
