Tag: News
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Netanyahu resumes genocide to cling to power
Throughout Tuesday 18 March, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) launched barrages of bombs upon the people of Gaza, shattering the fragile ceasefire with a rain of death and destruction. Over 400 Palestinians were killed and more than 600 injured in the strikes, making it the single bloodiest day of Israel’s genocide since late 2023.
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Apprenticeships Ireland: A rigged system
To say that the apprenticeship system in Ireland is broken is quite the understatement. For anyone unfortunate enough to have slogged through the bureaucratic swamp that is SOLAS (who works with the educational training board in Ireland), like myself, will see it for what it truly is, a rigged system that serves no purpose other…
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Trump’s presidency creates enormous turbulence across the world
The following is a serialisation of a speech on world perspectives, given on Tuesday 28 January at a meeting of the International Executive Committee of the Revolutionary Communist International.
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Ireland’s role in the imperialist war machine
The Irish state has once again proved itself to be a faithful little servant to its Western imperialist masters. This time, through the aiding and abetting of the genocide of the Palestinian people at the blood soaked hands of Israel and its Western allies.
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Tectonic shifts in world relations provoke volcanic explosions
The whole world situation is dominated by enormous instability in international relations. This is the result of the struggle for hegemony between the US, the world’s most powerful imperialist nation, which is in relative decline, and other weaker but nonetheless rising powers, above all the younger and more dynamic China. The relative decline of US…
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The unravelling of Syria: a legacy of imperialist war and meddling
In yet another sudden and sharp event, highly characteristic of the period of history we are living through, a surprise offensive by Syrian Islamist militants is fast unravelling Syria. Israel’s western-backed wars against Gaza and Lebanon have upended the fragile equilibrium in the Middle East and pulled a thread that has begun unwinding the fabric…
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‘Apathy bordering on anger’: what the elections really show
The Irish general election has returned the two main capitalist parties to the Dáil with enough seats to form the core of a new coalition. The establishment is forcing a weak smile and trying to celebrate. “The choice of the Irish people is clear,” The Irish Times attempted to convince itself, “they want more of…
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Kick Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael out! Fight for Communism!
After months of kicking the can down the road, Simon Harris has finally set the date for the general election for November 29. Sinn Féin – only one year ago the undisputed masters of Irish politics – have been in crisis, especially since their terrible performances at the local elections. The ruling class, and their…
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Lebanon: one step closer to Middle East war
Airstrikes hit more than 1,600 targets inside Lebanon on Monday 23 September, the first day of Israel’s bombing campaign. Around 500 people were killed and over 1,600 were injured, while tens of thousands more fled the southern areas of the country. Israel’s undeclared war against Hezbollah has begun.
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Church’s abuses and the complicity of the ruling class
The report into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders has once again brought to the spotlight the utter depravity of the Church.