Category: Ireland
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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.
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Apprenticeships Ireland: A rigged system
To say that the apprenticeship system in Ireland is broken is quite the understatement. For anyone unfortunate enough to have slogged through the bureaucratic swamp that is SOLAS (who works with the educational training board in Ireland), like myself, will see it for what it truly is, a rigged system that serves no purpose other…
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2025 Perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. The rise of imperialist tensions, the election of Donald Trump and the death throes of the…
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Ireland’s role in the imperialist war machine
The Irish state has once again proved itself to be a faithful little servant to its Western imperialist masters. This time, through the aiding and abetting of the genocide of the Palestinian people at the blood soaked hands of Israel and its Western allies.
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New Issue of the Revolutionary Communist out – Poverty amongst plenty: build the communists!
The third 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 for 10 euros, or pay a solidarity subscription of 20 euros (or more) to support the communist press.
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New coalition formed: prepare for crisis
After 4 weeks of ‘tireless’ campaigning, almost 50 days of ‘intense’ negotiations and ‘late night’ meetings, a new coalition has been formed. It will be composed of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, together with the Regional Independent Group and the Healy-Raes. And it has just released their draft programme for government, Securing Ireland’s Future. We…