HIGHLIGHTS
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Pogroms in the North: socialism or barbarism
Homes torched. Cars set ablaze. Racist roadblocks. Bricks crashing through windows. Wheelie bins hurled onto the streets in flames. Gangs of masked men roaming neighbourhoods. Families fleeing their homes in police vans. On Tuesday night, Belfast was gripped by what…
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The economic consequences of the war in Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is a turning point, not just in the balance of forces between the powers, but also in the world economy. It is bringing to the fore all the contradictions that have been accumulating over the…
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By-elections: fragmentation, disillusionment and anger against the establishment
The by-elections have shown an unprecedented degree of political fragmentation in Irish politics. In Dublin Central, Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats walked away with the seat, while in Galway West, Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinched the seat on the…
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The third congress of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland!
Comrades from across Ireland gathered in Dublin on the 11th and 12th of April for the 3rd congress of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. This was our first congress as an official section of the Revolutionary Communist International, a fact…
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2026 perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at the third congress of Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. If you agree with the…
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The world turned upside down – a system in crisis
Momentous events are transforming the world as we know it. With Trump causing political and economic upheaval globally, the pent-up contradictions of nearly two decades of capitalist crisis and stagnation are reaching a fever pitch. From the genocide in Gaza…
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US Military out of Shannon!
Shannon airport – which has been used by the US military since WW2 and especially since the 90s – has seen an 80 percent jump in troops passing through it since the war in Iran began. 8,218 US troops, typically…
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Letter: Butcher’s Apron raised over Cork City
In March, Keir Starmer met Micheál Martin in Cork for the second United Kingdom-Ireland Summit. The event was marked by widespread disruption in the name of “security”. Protesters gathered outside the blockaded city centre to draw attention towards British imperialism’s…
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Cork Communist Day School, 20 June
Trump’s war against Iran, the genocide in Gaza, the threat of inflation, the scandal of the Epstein files; All of this and more is fueling a burning hatred of capitalism in the hearts of millions around the world and driving…
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Racism, ‘accountability’ and the killing of Yves Sakila
On 15 May, 35-year-old Congolese man Yves Sakila was killed by five security guards who pinned him down for five minutes on Henry Street in Dublin. The crime that earned Sakila this excruciating public execution? Allegedly shoplifting a bottle of…
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“Stand up and fight back!” Covalen workers strike amidst layoffs
On May 15, workers at Covalen, an outsourcing firm employing 2,500, struck over proposed layoffs cutting up to 720 Dublin jobs. The strike was called by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Over 300 workers at Covalen have already been made…
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“Let down at every step”: institutional misogyny and the rottenness of the PSNI
The release of the report into the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson from Tynan, County Armagh – and the utter failure to protect her or even properly investigate her killing – has cast a brutal light on the institutional misogyny…
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