Lismore and the Question of the Land
The problem in Lismore is not the scale of the rent, but the survival of landlordism itself.
News
Dublin tenants protest planned rent increases amid housing concerns
Tenants gathered outside Dublin City Hall on Saturday to protest planned rent increases by Dublin City Council, with demonstrators warning the changes will place further strain on households already struggling with the rising cost of living.
Suggestions on Organising from a Rural Activist Perspective
Saoirse Éireann is a socialist republican community activist in county Cavan in this article she critiques the dominant attitudes on the left towards mass organisations from a rural organising perspective and advocates for line struggle against liberal ideas.
“No Shamrocks for Shysters” Protest: Activists to Challenge Taoiseach’s US Visit Amidst Cascade of Domestic Crises
As the country prepares to green fountains and dust off leprechaun hats for the national day, a coalition of grassroots activists is planning a very different kind of St. Patrick’s Week demonstration. The Munster section of Keep Left, alongside The Roots Party, has announced a two-day protest dubbed “No Shamrocks” to be held on Friday, March 6th 4-6pm, and Saturday, March 7th 2-4pm, on Kildare Street, Dublin outside the Daíl.
Protest at Four Courts Challenges Proposed Aughinish Alumina Expansion
Environmental activists gathered outside the Four Courts in Dublin this week to protest the proposed expansion of the Aughinish Alumina refinery in County Limerick. Demonstrators were there to support a judicial review brought by Environmental Trust Ireland, which challenges the expansion on environmental grounds.
Why We Need to Finish Our Fight for Independence – No Shamrocks for Shysters protest 6th & 7th of March.
An analysis of our loss of sovereignty & dignity as well as a call to join the author at a protest against it.
Kilkenny Says No to the Privatisation of Social Housing
In this article, activist Stephen Delaney explains why he organised a protest in Kilkenny against the privatization of social housing on Saturday, its connection to the migration crisis and the Approved Housing Bodies complex. The protest was attended by Nationalists, Republicans and Socialists as well as a handful of concerned locals. He calls for a working class movement which unites people and is opposed to both the NGO activist class on the Left and the MAGA-centric internationalism on the Right.
Corporate Power in Ireland Under Scrutiny at Maynooth University Report Launch
A new report examining the extent of corporate influence over Irish public policy and everyday life was launched at an event in Dublin this week, drawing activists, researchers and independent media to discuss what authors describe as a growing democratic deficit in Ireland.
Healthcare Assistants at Northside Home Care Services to Begin Indefinite Strike Over Pay Dispute
Interview with IWU media spokesperson from Northside Homecare Services healthcare assistants on strike.
Interview with Dr. Michael Rectenwald, Founder of AZAPAC
Aontacht Media sat down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald, Libertarian Party (Mises Caucus) member and founder of the Anti-Zionist American Political Action Committee (AZAPAC), a lobby group which seeks to remove Israel’s influence in United States politics. AZAPAC endorses and funds anti-Zionist political candidates, irrespective of whether they run on a Democratic or Republican ticket.