Category: News & Analysis
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Workers of the world, rise up to defend Cuba!
Cuba is now facing an almost complete blackout after Trump imposed an oil blockade on the island. The aim is clear. US imperialism sees an opportunity to finally crush the Cuban Revolution after 67 years of relentless assault. It is the duty of the world’s working-class movement to rally to the defence of the Cuban…
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Stormont: austerity without end
Much to everyone’s expectation, Westminster’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has once again left the North of Ireland out in the cold to fend for itself. The latest budget, like many others before it, merely tip toes around the profound issues facing the North. Public infrastructure is beyond breaking point and in complete shambles.…
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Kenova and Britain’s dirty war
After nearly a decade and more than £47 million of public money, Operation Kenova – the criminal investigation into the British state agent known as Stakeknife – has delivered its final report. Yet for all this time and expense, the inquiry has now concluded without officially naming, charging, or holding anyone to account. The cat…
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Britain: Mandelson, Epstein, and Starmer – “the beginning of the end”
Starmer’s future lies in the balance following sordid revelations about his Blairite ally, Peter Mandelson. The fallout from the Epstein scandal could drag down this crisis-ridden government, opening up a new chapter of instability in British politics. [Originally published at communist.red] Well, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer man. Keir Starmer, the British Prime…
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50 years since the Dublin airport bombing
Fifty years ago this winter, on 29 November 1975, a bomb tore through Dublin airport during the busy afternoon rush. Luggage handler John Hayes was killed instantly, and nine others were injured. Once again, Dublin was the target of loyalist paramilitary violence. A second bomb detonated shortly afterwards. By that point, however, the airport had…
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Bloody Sunday: fifty years on
Today marks 54 years since Bloody Sunday, when soldiers of the British paratroop regiment opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march in the North of Ireland. 13 people were killed immediately, and a 14th victim died later as a result of his injuries. For over half a century, the British state has covered up…
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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael up the ante on migration
As 2025 rang to an end, the government introduced harsher immigration laws, targeting what Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan deems a “worryingly” high rate of population growth. Among other measures, it has been made even more difficult for refugees to reunite with their loved ones. Moreover, in the coming months, Ireland…
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The 2026 Minnesota General Strike: A Historic Turning Point
Minneapolis has yet again become the epicenter of the class struggle in the United States. The city that sparked the 2020 George Floyd uprising has seized the attention of class-conscious workers and youth across the country for three weeks—and at present, there’s no sign of things slowing down. Ever since Trump deployed 3,000 ICE agents…
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United States: anti-ICE rage surges in Minnesota – prepare for a general strike!
Two weeks since ICE agents in Minneapolis murdered protester Renee Good, the movement that erupted in response to her killing continues to gain momentum. In the epicenter of 2020’s George Floyd uprising, protesters have clashed with police and ICE thugs. Ordinary workers are organizing and strategizing to safeguard their neighbors and coworkers, and the idea…
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The ‘menace’ of Russia: neutrality and militarism
The Irish press has been taken over by an endless stream of fearmongering about the ‘imminent threat from Russia’. Be it ‘hybrid warfare’, ‘the shadow fleet’, or ‘disinformation campaigns’, there seems to be no end to this media offensive. You do not need to be a friend of Putin to recognise this propaganda for what…