Category: News & Analysis
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‘Smear the bejaysus out of her’ – the establishment vs Catherine Connolly
It’s been just eleven days since Fianna Fáil’s presidential hopeful Jim Gavin scurried from the race after revelations he had scandalously pocketed a tenant’s rent overpayment 15 years ago. Since, the Irish ruling class has unleashed a relentless smear campaign against Catherine Connolly – a campaign driven by their palpable fear of her becoming president.…
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Will Donald J Trump ever be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
“When the leaders speak of peace, the common people know that war is coming.” (Berthold Brecht) This morning, the man in the White House must have choked over his plate of corn flakes when he saw the headlines in the newspapers: María Corina Machado, the most prominent leader of the Venezuelan opposition, had just won…
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The meaning of the ceasefire in Gaza
Celebrations have erupted in Gaza and Israel at the announcement by Trump on Truth Social that a peace agreement has been reached between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt. That there is celebration is understandable, especially for Gazans who until this point faced a future of certain death by bombardment or starvation. However, we must…
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Two years into the Gaza genocide: will Trump bring “eternal peace”?
Last week, US President Donald Trump stepped in to impose his 20-point peace plan to end the genocide in Gaza. He is now proposing that Gaza be handed over to an American-led transitional authority, chaired by himself, with the assistance of the destroyer of Iraq, Tony Blair. All the western and collaborationist Arab leaders are…
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Establishment staggers as election day draws near
“It is hard to think of a greater shock in any presidential election” – so wrote the Irish Times after Fianna Fáil’s candidate Jim Gavin’s sudden withdrawal from the race for the Áras. After a cold start, a scandal from 2009 when he pocketed money from a tenant in the midst of the financial crash…
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Italian general strike: a dramatic turn in the world situation
What happened in Italy on Friday 3 October has very few precedents. Think about it. A political strike. A political general strike. A political general strike over internationalist solidarity and against imperialism. Millions participated in industrial action, two million participated in mass demonstrations and hundreds of thousands took direct action under the slogan of “let’s…
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Flotilla solidarity protest: a taste of what is possible
On Wednesday night, the Israeli armed forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla approaching Gaza, once again criminally blocking vital supplies from reaching the strip. Among others, fourteen Irish citizens have been ‘arrested’ by the IDF and are still being held in detention. We must call this for what it is – another criminal action by…
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ISRAEL HAS INTERCEPTED THE FLOTILLA: BLOCK EVERYTHING! – FOR A WORKERS’ BOYCOTT AND GENERAL STRIKE!
At around 6pm GMT on 1 October, Israeli armed forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla of over 40 vessels which had been travelling towards Gaza to break the naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid. By this morning, 2 October, the majority of the boats had been seized by Israel and their occupants, hundreds of people,…
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Sectarian attacks in Oldpark: transition has failed, we need a revolution!
Several Catholic families have been forced to flee a mixed-housing estate in the Lower Oldpark area of North Belfast after renewed intimidation, violence and threats of petrol bombs. In nearby Manor Street, a migrant family was also attacked, their windows smashed and “locals only” daubed across their garage. This outrageous episode is but the latest…
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The history of Israel-Palestine to 1993
Trotsky warned in 1940 that the attempt to solve the ‘Jewish problem’ in Europe through the dispossession of the Palestinians would be a “bloody trap”. These words ring true to this very day. But the real history of Israel-Palestine has been buried under mountains of falsification. In this article, Francesco Merli explains the shady dealings…