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Where now for Sinn Féin after its disastrous election?
By Eddie McCabe Sinn Féin had been declining in opinion polls for months before the local and European…
Local & Euro elections 2024: SF crashes, far right make gains, but Govt triumphalism misplaced
By Conor Payne The local and European elections in the south of Ireland elections are being hailed as…
What’s behind Sinn Féin’s decline in the polls?
By Eddie McCabe The Politico website’s poll of polls shows that Sinn Féin’s support has been in consistent…
General Election 2020: Historic result — now how can real change be delivered?
Socialist Party statement on General Election 2020 & what now General Election 2020 was historic. It was only…
Local & Euro Elections 2019: Green Surge & Lacklustre Performance for Political Establishment
A very significant surge for the Greens, huge loss of seats for Sinn Fein, and losses for the Left were the headline stories of Local and European Elections May 2019. While the elections absolutely did not represent any ringing endorsement for the Government or political establishment, the combination of the impact of a late Greens surge, and a low turnout amongst the harder pressed sections of the working class, impinged significantly on the Left’s vote.
Presidential elections & Casey result- The socialist alternative to right wing populism
By Oisin Kelly The news that Peter Casey rose from 1% in opinion polls to receive 23% in…
How the AAA won a By-Election and the way forward for the Left
Stunning Dublin By-Election victory, huge water protests and a new chapter for working class resistance
Stunning by-election victory: a blow against water charges
It will be a day that's remembered for years to come in Ireland, 12 October 2014. An estimated 100,000 marched in Dublin against the hated Water Charges and Paul Murphy, Anti Austerity Alliance (AAA) candidate, won a By-Election by leading the call for a mass campaign of non-payment and active resistance to this double tax.
Electoral surge against austerity
Socialist Party wins a second TD and Anti Austerity Alliance 14 councillors.
Taking a stand against fracking
Leading anti-fracking campaigner and Socialist Party member Donal O'Cofaigh has been selected by anti-fracking activists to stand as a local election candidate in Enniskillen in May. Here he outlines the importance of the election campaign and the fight for a seat to strengthen the movement to stop fracking beyond the elections.
