Tag: News
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France: “Generation 6-7 doing May ‘68 all over again”
6 October – the third act of the school students’ protests that have rocked France since the beginning of the school year – represented yet another escalation of the movement. The demonstrations were huge everywhere. According to the organisers, school and university student organisations, 100,000 marched in Paris alone, and a total of 450,000 marched…
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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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Bond market troubles reveal impending crisis
The US government is having to pay increasing amounts of interest to borrow money. For the first time since 2007, interest on its 10-year debt has reached five percent. The crisis in the bond markets reflects the pressures arising from the Hormuz crisis, protectionism and the chaotic AI buildout. It is revealing all the contradictions…
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The ghosts of Drumcree
On the morning of Sunday 27 September, it seemed the North stood on the brink of the abyss. As the Orange Order was gearing up for a march down the Garvaghy Road, loyalists gathered in Portadown city centre to welcome them. Thousands of residents from the mainly nationalist area, meanwhile, linked arms to blockade the…
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The Revolutionary Communist goes monthly!
“The publication of an all-Russia political newspaper must be the main line by which we may unswervingly develop, deepen and expand the organisation” – V.I Lenin It is only one year since we relaunched the Revolutionary Communist – the organ of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland – as a bimonthly publication. And it was only…
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Opinion polls, ballot boxes and Sinn Féin
The latest LucidTalk poll has sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the North. The three parties that came out on top in the last Stormont elections are now all but bleeding support. Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction for child rape and abuse has plunged the DUP into crisis. Alliance is now polling at its lowest in…
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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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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…