László Molnárfi is Wrong About Antifascism
László Molnárfi is Wrong About Antifascism By Alexander Rakhmetov In his short article We Need Class Struggle And Organic Anti-Racism Not Performative Politics, my comrade, …
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The Common Platform of Council Democracy
By Alexander Rakhmetov and László Molnárfi “Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!” – Otto von …
A Brief History of the Irish Student Anti-Austerity Movement Since The 2010s
László Molnárfi: “My piece ‘A Brief History of the Irish Student Anti-Austerity Movement Since The 2010s’ in which I trace the history of the student movement day-by-day in Ireland’s 32 counties from November 3rd 2010 until March 8th 2021.
I’ve catalogued 237 events (student actions, government decisions and political changes) relying on 280 sources, interviewed student radicals and then traced the ideological development of the student movement. There are graphs, pictures and a comparative analysis with the UK’s movement too!”
The Roots Party: A Grassroots Revolution for Rural and Working-Class Ireland
László Molnárfi
Thursday 27 February 2025
Founded three years ago, the Roots Party is an emerging political movement that aims to address the systemic neglect of rural and working-class communities in Ireland. Born out of grassroots frustration, it has steadily grown into a dynamic force advocating agrarian syndicalism, workers’ rights, and economic equality. In a recent interview, party representative April Maria Sheehan Corkery shared insights into its origins, core ideologies, and aspirations, painting a picture of a party committed to fostering change from the ground up.
Ultraleftism Ascendant: Understanding the Infantile Disorder
By Lex Von Klark In 2020, Massachusetts high school sophomore Calla Walsh made headlines for co-founding the Students for Markey campaign, a viral grassroots …
Maynooth’s New Strategic Plan Faces Protests By Postgraduate Workers
On Tuesday this week members of the Postgraduate Worker’s Organisation (The largest Postgraduate union in Ireland boasting well over 1000 members) protested the launch of Maynooth’s New Strategic Plan by the university’s president. This is part of recent escalations nationwide by the union, which has balloted across universities in support of Collective Action across various universities. It has proven itself a militant union in its actions, rapidly growing since the merger between PhDs’ Collective Action Union (PCAU) and the Postgraduate Workers Alliance Ireland (PGWAI).
Maynooth University “Systematically Excludes” Staff From Key Decisions in Trend Towards Commercialisation
In recent weeks the Maynooth University executive staff have come under fire over their recent decision to appoint internal members to the governing authority rather than elect them as has been the case in years gone by. The provision for appointing internal members to the governing authorities of universities was included under part 10 of the Higher Education Authority Act 2022 which amends the previously applicable 1997 Universities Act.
The Far Right and Migrants
The lockdown and pandemic marked a turndown for the working class. After years of stagnation following the water charges, which was briefly interrupted by a militant student movement, the left suddenly found it’s meagre gains completely halted. The far right seemed ascendant – isolation, failures by anti-racist groups and mass proliferation of disinformation on social media resulted in large scale protests by disenfranchised communities against the government’s covid policies. For a short period after the lockdown, the far right seemed to have retreated, but with economic downturn, endless government corruption and mass migration following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the far right made an explosive reveal at Sandwith Street.
TCDSU Attempted to Suppress the Halls Scandal, Documents Show
Documents from last year obtained by Irish Student Left Online show that Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President Eoin Hand, alongside the Education Officer Megan O’Connor and the Communications Officer Philly Holmes attempted to suppress an agenda item brought to 4th Council which was due to take place the 9th of February 2021.
TCDSU Spent Over 122,000 € on Class Rep Training from 2015-2019
Figures obtained by Irish Student Left Online reveal that Trinity College Dublin’s Student Union (TCDSU) has spent 122,055 € on their annual “Class Rep Training” from 2015 until 2019, when due to Covid-19 the event was moved online and incurred little to no costs.