Category: News & Analysis
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Trump prepares for war with Iran – down with imperialist aggression!
Once again, the eyes of the world are fixed on every word and gesture of the man in the White House, Donald J. Trump. With one third of the entire American Navy assembled in the region, and with Trump oscillating between threats and calls for negotiations, the question on the lips of millions is: will…
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Houses decay from disuse while homelessness rises
Despite huge demand for decent homes in Cork, ten houses in Carrignavar have been abandoned for fifteen years, even though they are nearly finished. All they are waiting for is to be connected to the sewage network. Instead they have been withering away in a village where people are “crying out for homes”. New housing…
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A generation pushed to the brink
Students in the South are facing a worsening education system, deteriorating living conditions, and a decline in every aspect of student life. From soaring rents, to a crumbling health-care system, students have been left without meaningful support – financial or otherwise. Even with grants such as SUSI, the limits of the marketisation of higher education…
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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…