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Fianna Fáil
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Role of vulture funds laid bare
By Sami El-Sayed On Monday 9 January, RTÉ aired The Great Irish Sell-Off. The hour long documentary outlined…
Showdown looms ahead of political storm
Government faces growing political and economic instability.
Weak government faces “Winter of discontent”
A coil can only be pushed back so much before it recoils and that’s what’s happening now as…
Brexit vote is their crisis – workers’ rights must not be sacrificed
Never ones to waste a good crisis IBEC were quickly out of the traps after the Brexit vote claiming that the ensuing political and economic turmoil meant that bosses in Ireland needed support and in turn workers’ rights must come under the hammer.
This weak government can be beaten
By Paul Murphy TD “The reality is that a small clique of hard-left, Trotskyite politicians, who are quite…
No amendments, no “Citizens’ Convention”: Repeal the 8th now
By Ruth Coppinger TD The demand for Repeal of the 8th amendment abortion ban is growing throughout Irish…
How long can Kenny’s government last?
By Kevin McLoughlin After the election Enda Kenny strutted around repeating to himself, “I’m still the Taoiseach”.…
Water charges suspended: Protest movement & boycott force climb down
By Katia Hancke “What parliament does, the people on the streets can undo”. Mick Barry TD accurately described…
Stampede of non-payment can finish off Irish Water
By Mick Barry TD Support for the boycott of water charges is set to surge in the aftermath…
Establishment parties hit a wall of anger – political crisis looms
By Cillian Gillespie and Ruth Coppinger TD “It is clear that, as James Connolly said a hundred years…
