Category: News & Analysis
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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 has been described as the worst night of violence the city has seen in over…
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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 armed with personnel weapons, have passed through Shannon since January. The figures for March alone…
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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 criminal role in the Middle East. Meanwhile the Union Jack was raised over the city…
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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 past period: inflation, debt and the looming recession. Ever since the pandemic, the world economy…
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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 last count from Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas. Across just these two constituencies, six different parties…
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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 perfume from Arnotts. When Gardaí arrived at the scene, their first response was to handcuff…
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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 that runs deep within the PSNI. The 203-page report makes for harrowing reading. In its…
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Ireland on the brink – build a revolutionary organisation
The tenth issue of the Revolutionary Communist is coming out this week! Read the editorial of this issue below, and set up a physical or digital subscription now. Or meet us at one of our regular stalls to buy a copy directly from our comrades. Every subscription and paper bought will help us strengthen the…
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Britain: May elections 2026 – a funeral for the two-party system
Nationalists. Populists. Insurgents. Independents. None of the above. These were the assorted winners of Britain’s May elections. [Originally published at communist.red] The losers? The upholders and former beneficiaries of Britain’s crumbling two-party system: Labour and the Tories. The biggest loser of all is ‘Sir’ Keir Starmer, the establishment’s loyal – but hated and hapless –…
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Ulster University lay-offs: kick the capitalists off campus!
In the latest round of attacks on the education sector, Ulster University has just announced plans to cut 450 jobs from a total of 3,100 staff. This represents a whopping 14 percent of the total workforce of the university. The consequences will be felt not only by hundreds of workers and their families, but also…