Nelle Oeffler On NGS Focus Group Collapse

Nelle Oeffler from 'The Leftist Cooks' sat down with an Aontacht reporter to talk about the collapse of the National Gender Service focus groups, transphobia and colonialism.

The Rise And Fall Of Irish Sugar Beet

For eight decades, the sugar beet industry was an integral and constant component of the functioning of rural Ireland. It employed farmers, machine operatives, maintenance, factory workers. What followed was EU membership, sovereignty lost and a colossal mess.

What The Stats Say About Child Poverty In Ireland

Child poverty remains one of Ireland’s most pressing social issues, even as average household incomes have risen in recent years.

Olive Trees In The Gaza Strip During The Israeli War

Olive trees (Olea europaea) in the Gaza Strip were never merely a source of fruit and oil. For decades they were a pillar of the agricultural economy, a renewable resource for thousands of families, and an integral part of Palestinian identity and family memory.

Win For Waterford Community Against Planned Data Center

Earlier this month, the Waterford City and County Council refused the planning proposal for the third largest data center in Ireland after a year of protests and awareness campaigns by the locals. 

Spain Accused of Violating Extradition Treaty in Fergie Chambers Case

Authorities secretly transferred Fergie Chambers’ phone to the FBI despite written assurances, adding to mounting allegations of procedural abuses and political persecution.

Europe's Human Rights Failure Starts at Home

The test is not whether leaders condemn racism abroad, but whether a Congolese IT worker in Dublin, a Roma man in Teplice and an asylum-seeker at the Belarus border can expect equal protection.

The Lost Opportunity: Economic Democracy in the 1969 Irish Labour and 1971 Sinn Féin Programmes

Within this febrile atmosphere, two distinct documents emerged that, despite their radically different political trajectories, shared a profound and forward-thinking ambition: the democratisation of the economy in favour of those who created its wealth.

A Scenic Place to Visit, A Hard Place to Live

In the tourist towns that sit near the border of West Cork and South Kerry the housing crisis isn’t an abstract national problem that appears in the broadsheets.

Fighting for Israel? McEntee Floats Irish Deployment In Mission To "Combat" Hezbollah

Defence Minister Helen McEntee has stated that she wishes to see Irish troops sent to Lebanon as part of a new EU mission created on the backdrop of Israeli and US pressure on the Lebanese government to suppress Hezbollah.

Real Ukrainians In Kiev Protesting Zelensky, “Professional Ukrainians” In Dublin Want Sanctions

Are you on the side of those Ukrainians who are critical of the Zelensky regime and will face legal consequences if forced back? Or are you siding with professional Ukrainians and NGOs receiving 200,000 euros of Irish taxpayers’ money to push war propaganda?

Wake Up, NATO Rugby Dad, Before They Take Your Gobdaw “European” Son

Helen McEntee told the Dáil it was "absolutely crazy" that five countries could decide where Ireland sends its troops. That line speaks directly to the rugby dad: a middle-aged middle-management bravado that mistakes military alignment for maturity.