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Leo Varadkar
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Decision to lift eviction ban shows government’s class contempt
By Conor Payne The decision to lift the ban on no-fault evictions on 1 April laid bare the…
New Taoiseach, same disastrous right-wing policies
By Mick Barry TD Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking-Glass, published in 1871, featured the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee.…
Katherine Zappone rewarded for loyal service to the establishment
By Michael O’Brien What Ireland lacks in a UK system of honours, knighthoods and peerages is made up…
Dublin Bay South by-election: Humiliating vote deepens Fianna Fáil crisis
By Colm McCarthy For the Government, the loss of Fine Gael’s seat in Dublin Bay South to Ivana…
A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis
By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after…
Covid-19 payment: Varadkar insults social welfare recipients (again)!
By Shane Finnan Yesterday Taoiseach Leo Varadkar provoked widespread anger amongst workers and young people with his out-of-touch…
COVID-19: Are we “all in this together”?
By Manus Lenihan Leo Varadkar said last night that “Viruses pay no attention to borders, race, nationality or…
After General Election 2020- How do we win real change in Ireland?
Statement from Solidarity and the Socialist Party on the vote for Taoiseach today While it is practically ruled…
Mulhuddart Community Centre workers on poverty wages- By Ruth Coppinger TD
By Ruth Coppinger TD Leo Varadkar likes to talk about people who get up early in the morning,…
Government of landlords and super-rich must go
By Kevin McLoughlin “Leo channels his inner Bertie with ‘a lot done, more to do’ ploy.” That was…