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Why Covid-19 is not the “great leveller”
By Robert Cosgrave The horrific Covid-19 crisis has graphically exposed the multiple inequalities and forms of oppression that…
Food dumping: Obscene waste at a time of mass want
By Ollie Bell The Covid-19 crisis is exposing the inherent weaknesses in the capitalist system. The privatisation of…
Covid-19 lockdown & gender-based violence
By Andrea Murray As the outbreak of Covid-19 began to take hold, experts warned of the risk of…
Covid-19 & the climate crisis: A glimpse into a future of disaster capitalism
By Gary McDonald Capitalism is yet again inflicting more shock and horror on the world that is bound…
A horrific crisis: COVID-19 and nursing homes scandal
The Government and the HSE’s abject failure to protect the elderly and most vulnerable in nursing homes right across Ireland is an absolute scandal.
Oppose Government plans to hold the Junior and Leaving Certs
By Michael O’Brien The high handed approach of the Department of Education and Science in their proposals for…
North: We need proper PPE NOW!
The Tory Government and Assembly Executive have referred to the Covid-19 pandemic as a war. However, across many areas of our health and social care service, the staff who are on the frontline of this war have not been supplied with the protection they need.
Covid-19: State must act to support workers in the arts
By Martina Stafford The precarious conditions of work for artists and performers has been acutely exposed by the…
Covid-19: Direct Provision system putting lives in danger
By Shane Finnan The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the surface existing inequalities and oppression within our society,…
End private ownership of hospitals – with no compensation
By Colm McCarthy The severe pressure the health service has come under from the Covid-19 outbreak has led…
