Browsing Category
Racism
41 posts
Why challenging the myth of Irish exceptionalism is crucial to building the anti-fascist movement
By Yash Sinojia “You can’t be Irish and racist” has gained prominence in recent years as far-right rhetoric…
Sinn Féin, immigration and a further shift to the right – PBP should cease advocating for SF
By Eddie McCabe Sinn Féin’s official review of its poor results in the local and European elections not…
Local & European elections – stand against the far-right threat
By Finn McKenna The local and European elections on 7 June will have a different dynamic than previous…
Far-right’s roots in capitalist chaos – no time to lose in the fight back
By Laura Fitzgerald “It’s too ridiculous to take seriously and too serious to be ridiculous”. In Naomi Klein’s…
Germany: Historic mass movement against right-wing deportation plans
By SAV, our sister organisation in Germany On the weekend of 19–21 January, 1.5 million people protested against…
Dáil immigration debate: Rural Independents’ racism and Sinn Féin’s weak response
By Jonathan Diebold Last month’s racist riot in Dublin City centre, fomented by far-right organisers who cynically and…
Library workers – why and how we should resist the far right
2023 will be remembered as the year bigots began lashing out at public libraries. There was a long-running…
Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden
Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned By Sally HaydenFourth Estate, 2022 Reviewed by Michael O’Brien For the recording of…
Missing in the Mediterranean – refugees & the racist policies of Fortress Europe
By Jonathan Diebold Vast resources were expended in the Atlantic in the wake of the disappearance of five…
Government policies a boon to the repulsive & dangerous agenda of the far right
By James McCabe No fewer than 125 anti-refugee protests have occurred in Dublin alone this year. Asylum seekers…