Tag: Ireland
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Zelensky’s ‘historic’ visit to Ireland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must have been terribly jet lagged by the time he arrived in Ireland last Tuesday as part of his European tour. Before landing in Dublin he had already met with the great and the good of Athens, Paris, Madrid, Ankara and Paris again. And since, he’s been to London, Brussels, Rome,…
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University College Dublin is complicit in genocide
Since its invasion of Gaza in 2023, Israel has murdered more than 66,000 Palestinians. And these are only the official figures, the reality is many times worse. Meanwhile University College Dublin, which proclaims itself a champion of human rights, is seemingly addicted to entering academic partnerships with Israeli universities that wear their direct complicity in…
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A 2008-themed Christmas this year
With no elections around the corner, the government has gifted Ireland a miserly budget this year. For many working families this will be the toughest Christmases since the peak of the 2008 crisis. Energy bills are up €500–700 more on average per year since 2021, compounded by 10-12 percent of households in Ireland experiencing food…
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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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Death by a thousand cuts: the budget and the economic storm
Talking to the Dáil, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe began his Budget 2026 speech by asking rhetorically: “The certainties that have underpinned our transformation as a country are now being called into question. Uncertainty is the defining feature of the economy of the world this year… [How do] we respond to this more difficult international…
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Citywest riots: the real enemy is in Leinster House
The Citywest Hotel in Saggart became the scene of violent clashes in October as part of a pattern which is becoming all too familiar. Resentment towards the establishment in working-class areas is at boiling point. Meanwhile, hardline racist thugs are becoming increasingly emboldened by exploiting genuine anger and diverting it towards reactionary channels. These riots…
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Presidential election: a thundering rejection of the establishment
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly was elected the tenth president of Ireland with a thumping majority of 63 percent of the valid votes cast – the highest share of first preferences a presidential candidate has ever received. The votes were at least as much a means of giving the government a kicking as they were votes…
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Establishment staggers as election day draws near
“It is hard to think of a greater shock in any presidential election” – so wrote the Irish Times after Fianna Fáil’s candidate Jim Gavin’s sudden withdrawal from the race for the Áras. After a cold start, a scandal from 2009 when he pocketed money from a tenant in the midst of the financial crash…
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Flotilla solidarity protest: a taste of what is possible
On Wednesday night, the Israeli armed forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla approaching Gaza, once again criminally blocking vital supplies from reaching the strip. Among others, fourteen Irish citizens have been ‘arrested’ by the IDF and are still being held in detention. We must call this for what it is – another criminal action by…
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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…