The long march through USI: UCD Disaffiliation and beyond
– Aidan Rowe discusses UCD’s Disaffiliation from the Union of Students of Ireland, its implications for the student movement, and whether there actually is a …
Month: February 2013
Time to Stand up to Discrimination
– Joseph Loughnane on the rise in discrimination in Ireland during the recession. (Originally posted on the Irish Left Review) Over the past month we …
The X Case: an Entire Generation of Failure
– Sarah McCarthy writes about that momentous moment in Ireland’s abortion history. Twenty-one years ago, this cartoon appeared on the front page of the Irish …
Promises We Cannot Keep
In his debut for the ISLO Robert Nielsen goes through the bizarre and tragic nature of the recent “deal” on the Promissory Notes. Robert blogs …
The Nature of Irish Student Politics.
Experienced student activist, Karl Gill, shares his concerns about the future of the Irish student movement. Ireland’s largest student union, University College Dublin Students’ Union, …
On Irish Complicity with Imperialism and Colonialism
Alán Camilo Cienfuegos writes about the recent announcement that the Irish Government is considering sending troops to Mali. According to an RTE news report of …
The Government Must Really Hate Women…..
Sarah McCarthy writes on the recent proposal that five doctos would be required to diagnose if someone is suicidal to be allowed access to an …
Ignoring the Sins of the Past
Here we go. The difficult second blog post. Mightn’t be as groundbreaking or as good as the earlier stuff but sure we’ll get through it. …