Tag: Ireland
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Kneecap’s FENIAN: The modern anti-imperialist soundtrack
Fresh out of the courtroom, Kneecap have gone right back to releasing music that strikes a chord with the deep anti-imperialist mood that has gripped the minds of workers and youth across the world with renewed force since the genocide in Gaza and the Iran war. As with previous Kneecap records, its position atop the…
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The Irish ruling class has blood on their hands
On February 28, 156 people – mostly school girls – in the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, Iran, were murdered by a missile strike. The blame for this atrocity – and the wanton killing of more than 7,000 others in Iran and Lebanon – lays at the feet of US and Israeli imperialism. In particular…
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Ireland’s data centre problem
Ireland has 107 data centres, with many more already granted planning permission. Their energy consumption accounts for an extraordinary 21 percent of Irish electricity use – more than that of all urban homes, and the highest proportion in the world. And these figures are set to rise. As long as the AI boom continues to…
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Lessons from Covalen strike: how tech workers can fight lay-offs
The AI boom that’s bringing eye-watering earnings to tech giants means growing precarity for workers across the sector. Most recently, TikTok has announced plans to lay off 667 workers in Ireland. Meta has already cut 40 percent of its Irish workforce since Covid. The AI boom demands trillions in investment for data centres and chips.…
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EU Presidency, the budget and the government’s woes
The eleventh issue of the Revolutionary Communist is coming out this week! 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, produce more…
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End the violence, overthrow the system
Like an aggressive cancer within society, violence against women is spreading and growing across Ireland. In 2024 alone, An Garda Síochána responded to more than 65,000 domestic abuse incidents. And the crisis is deepening year by year. Nearly half of all women have experienced verbal abuse in public spaces, while one-third have been subjected to…
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The never-ending crisis of Stormont’s finances
Stormont is trapped in a permanent financial crisis. In the last year alone, it overspent by more than £450 million, and on current projections this could rise to £1 billion within the next financial cycle. On paper, the explanation given by the mouthpieces of British imperialism on this island is simple. Stormont doesn’t raise enough…
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Pogroms in the North: socialism or barbarism
Homes torched. Cars set ablaze. Racist roadblocks. Bricks crashing through windows. Wheelie bins hurled onto the streets in flames. Gangs of masked men roaming neighbourhoods. Families fleeing their homes in police vans. On Tuesday night, Belfast was gripped by what has been described as the worst night of violence the city has seen in over…
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US Military out of Shannon!
Shannon airport – which has been used by the US military since WW2 and especially since the 90s – has seen an 80 percent jump in troops passing through it since the war in Iran began. 8,218 US troops, typically armed with personnel weapons, have passed through Shannon since January. The figures for March alone…
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Letter: Butcher’s Apron raised over Cork City
In March, Keir Starmer met Micheál Martin in Cork for the second United Kingdom-Ireland Summit. The event was marked by widespread disruption in the name of “security”. Protesters gathered outside the blockaded city centre to draw attention towards British imperialism’s criminal role in the Middle East. Meanwhile the Union Jack was raised over the city…