Category: Ireland
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Ballymena: Unionist establishment reap what they sow
Far-right mobs have taken to the streets in race riots which have swept across Ballymena, targeting the homes of foreign families with arson attacks. The outrageous scenes of violence from loyalist thugs – almost certainly coordinated with the help of the UDA – are reminiscent of the pogroms which, in 1969, sparked the Troubles. The…
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Rotten to the core: the British state, child abuse, and the Kincora cover-up
A new book by Belfast-based investigative journalist Chris Moore casts a searing light over the sexual abuses of a ring of establishment paedophiles, and their scandalous, systematic cover-up orchestrated at the highest level of the British state.
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Kneecap: who are the real terrorists?
The British establishment have ramped up their witch hunt against Kneecap. Band member Mo Chara was charged with a terror offence for arousing “reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation, namely Hezbollah.” These spurious charges are a blatant attack on artistic expression and the Palestine movement in particular. Their “crime” is…
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Irish referendum – revolutionary implications
Ten years ago today, Ireland became the first country to enact marriage equality by popular vote. This result was a massive blow against the church and the political establishment which rested upon its moral authority. It was a testament to the growing power of the working class and youth in this country, as well as…
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New Issue of the Revolutionary Communist out – Ireland and the storm ahead
The fourth issue of the Revolutionary Communist is now out! Read the editorial of this issue below, and get in touch to order your copy now! You can also pick up a yearly subscription to support the communist press.
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Stormont reel back rehab centre in Derry: no money for healthcare, plenty for warfare!
The reality of the situation in Derry is broken promise after broken promise from both Stormont and Westminster. The latest outrage? Yet another decision to abandon the most vulnerable in our city.
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State repression of the Palestine movement intensifies
On Mother’s Day, Mothers against Genocide held a candlelit vigil followed by an all-night camp outside the Dáil. They held a letter outlining their demands for the Government in regard to its complicity in the genocide in Palestine.
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Kneecap witch hunt: the establishment are the real terrorists
Irish rap group Kneecap have been victims of a vicious smear campaign for supporting Palestine. This reeks of imperialist hypocrisy. It is the capitalist system and its politicians that have blood on their hands. Kneecap have nothing to apologise for.
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Class struggle not broad fronts will beat the far right
On Saturday 26 April, a large demonstration led by the far right marched through Dublin’s North Inner City. The turnout was significant: estimates range from 5,000 to as many as 10,000. In fact, this was four or five times larger than the previous biggest far-right led mobilisation.
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Irish Ruling Class vs. the Triple Lock
The question of Irish neutrality has once again burst to the fore with the government proposing a new bill that would remove the Triple Lock.