Tag: Ireland
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WRC talks collapse, all out for 12 November!
On Friday, talks between the government and the trade unions in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) collapsed after ten days. On Monday morning, unions announced that a second public sector strike will take place on Thursday 12 November. This time, the strike action will be accompanied by a rally in Dublin and other locations. This…
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The ‘Re-conquest of Ireland’ Day School – a tremendous step forward!
On Saturday 17 October, the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland held a national Day School titled ‘Ireland: From Conquest to Re-Conquest’ in Dublin. This was the best event our organisation has ever put on – proven not only by the number in attendance, but also by the depth and quality of the discussions held throughout the…
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Will the ‘Celtic Alliance’ break up the United Kingdom?
Last month, the nationalist first ministers of Scotland, Wales, and the North of Ireland – representing the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, and Sinn Féin respectively – held what has been dubbed the ‘Celtic summit’ in Cardiff. [Originally published on communist.red] Predictably, the bourgeois media was awash with catastrophic declarations about the end of the…
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Budget 2027 and the 14 October strike
The cold air of Winter that’s creeping into working-class homes costing a fortune to heat is in sharp contrast to the rapidly rising temperature of the class struggle across Europe. In Spain, President Sánchez has announced snap elections in response to militant housing protests. French school students and trade union militants are meanwhile fighting against…
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New citizenship rules scapegoat migrant workers
The Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael government once again goes on the attack against migrants. Their goal is to convince native Irish workers that immigration is the main cause of their declining living standards… and that the government is doing everything it can about it. According to new rules, migrants wishing to become naturalised Irish citizens will…
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‘Let them all burn’: Ireland, crisis and class anger
The thirteenth 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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Stop the game! Fight Imperialism and its lackeys!
On 27 September, Ireland will play Israel over 2,500km away from Ireland in Hungary. On 4 October, Ireland’s ‘home’ leg shifted to a ‘neutral’ ground in Serbia. At both matches, no Irish supporter will be let through a turnstile. On the one hand the FAI insists its hands are tied by UEFA. On the other…
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The Mary Wallopers’ ‘Paddywhackery’: an antidote against pessimism
The Mary Wallopers third album, ‘Paddywhackery’, is their best to date, writes Will Collins. A clarion call to the working class and the oppressed to recognise their collective power and refuse to submit to the rich and powerful, this album serves as a powerful antidote against pessimism. [Originally published on communist.red] In a recent interview…
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Donald Trump’s contribution to the discussion on a United Ireland summed up
Donald Trump has some choice words on Irish unification when he took a detour from his golf trip last week to visit the Taoiseach. At their meeting he unexpectedly announced: “They’re Irish people. How can they be bad, right? I’d love to see it unified,” adding later that it would be “a very cool thing”.…
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Picking the Triple Lock
The bill to scrap the Triple Lock – the mechanism which requires approval from the Irish government, Dáil, and United Nations Security Council before more than 12 Irish troops can be sent abroad – is set to come before the Dáil this Autumn. In particular the role of the UN Security Council is coming under…