Category: North of Ireland
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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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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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Givan’s ‘fact-finding’ trip and the DUP’s woes
DUP Education Minister Paul Givan has sparked significant and justified anger for partaking in what appears to be an Israeli-sponsored trip to a school in the occupied territory of Jerusalem District – publicised shamelessly through official government social media! This was rightly seen by many as nothing but a cheap attempt to whitewash the ongoing…
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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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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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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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New issue of the Revolutionary Communist out: Ireland on the edge – tariffs, crisis and the coming storm
The sixth issue of the Revolutionary Communist is now out! Read the editorial of this issue below, and set up a physical or digital subscription now. Or meet us at one of our regular stalls to buy a copy directly from our comrades. Every subscription and paper bought will help us strengthen the revolutionary press,…
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Bloody Sunday: one soldier prosecuted – but still no justice
A shocking 53 years after the events of Bloody Sunday, the trial of “Soldier F” is finally due to begin next week. Below, we republish an article from 2019, written when the Public Prosecutor first announced the decision to bring Soldier F to trial.