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The pandemic and the deepening mental health crisis
By Adam Dudley Before any of us had heard of Covid-19, one in 10 people globally lived with…
Review: Vasily Grossman’s “Stalingrad”
Reviewed by Manus Lenihan Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad was originally published in the Soviet Union in 1952 under the…
Duncan Smith, the Labour Party and revolution – some home truths
By Dan O’Rourke In a recent viral Dáil debate on the topic of new Covid legislation and its…
The “skills gap” myth- State must invest in jobs
By Leon Fitzpatrick Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, last week…
Covid crisis: Suppress the virus – health before profit
By Finghín Kelly Last week while being interviewed about Ryanair’s near €1billion loss Michael O’Leary arrogantly attacked the…
Organise to fight Amazon’s regime of abuse & exploitation
By Peter McGregor Amazon has decided to set up shop in Ireland. It plans to create a new…
Cancel the Leaving Cert: Fight for a real alternative to the points system
By Keishia Taylor, Shane Finnan & Conor Tormey In 2020, as the first few months of the Covid-19…
Covid, the capitalist market and the housing crisis
By Summer Conneely At the end of December 2020 there were 8,200 homeless people across Ireland. This number…
Covid-19 and healthcare crisis — end the two-tier health service
By Robert Cosgrave In the week ending 5 February there were 177 people suffering from Covid-19 in Intensive…
North: Unison members’ backlash – how should trade unionists respond?
One hundred and ten British Army medics have been deployed to Northern Ireland hospitals to assist with the…