Category: Ireland
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Death by a thousand cuts: the budget and the economic storm
Talking to the Dáil, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe began his Budget 2026 speech by asking rhetorically: “The certainties that have underpinned our transformation as a country are now being called into question. Uncertainty is the defining feature of the economy of the world this year… [How do] we respond to this more difficult international…
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Spying, Lying, and political policing: the rotten core of the PSNI
The release of the 200-page McCullough Report has exposed the depth of politically motivated policing that exists in the PSNI. Spying, lying and methods illegal even by the standards of capitalist law are described as “widespread or systemic” in this rotten police force. The report found 21 instances of illegal use of journalists’ communications data…
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Citywest riots: the real enemy is in Leinster House
The Citywest Hotel in Saggart became the scene of violent clashes in October as part of a pattern which is becoming all too familiar. Resentment towards the establishment in working-class areas is at boiling point. Meanwhile, hardline racist thugs are becoming increasingly emboldened by exploiting genuine anger and diverting it towards reactionary channels. These riots…
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Presidential election: a thundering rejection of the establishment
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly was elected the tenth president of Ireland with a thumping majority of 63 percent of the valid votes cast – the highest share of first preferences a presidential candidate has ever received. The votes were at least as much a means of giving the government a kicking as they were votes…
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Soldier F absolved – no justice under British Imperialism!
53 years on from the Bloody Sunday massacre on defenceless marchers in Derry in 1972, the British state has shamelessly absolved itself of any guilt for the slaughter. Soldier F – who pulled the trigger against 5 on Bloody Sunday – has been acquitted by the Belfast Crown Court on Thursday last week. Despite the…
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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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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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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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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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“Is that homelessness?” – As Martin scoffs the housing crisis intensifies
“But if the house has been offered… those people are still on the list, still in emergency accommodation, and they’re being counted. And I question then is that homelessness?” So Micheál Martin sneered at the latest bleak milestone set under his government. Apparently – if we believe our ever-wise Taoiseach – a record-breaking 16,353 people…