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Socialist Republicans Slam IPSC for Loyalist Appeasement
Socialist republicans have slammed Lurgan IPSC for distancing a Palestine solidarity march from political republicanism following Loyalist threats.
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Outrage As ASTI Bureaucrats Shamefully Encourage Members to Accept Bad Senior Cycle Deal
The fat cats in the trade union leadership are at it again, and members are outraged. The ASTI second level teachers' union are recommending to their members that they accept the senior cycle reform deal struck with the government. This deal, it is argued, would massively increase workload for
Critical Analysis
The Traumatic Aftershock of Communist Defeat in the 20th Century
The 1917 October Revolution promised a world based on self-management, and real democracy for the masses, a liberated humankind. However, a tragic series of disagreements, betrayals and lost possibilities have engendered collective trauma.
Critical Analysis
Why the Left Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Power
One might expect, then, that the announcement of a bill to repeal the nuclear ban would be celebrated on the environmentalist left.
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Public Meeting Calls for Break with EU, America and the British for a Sovereign Ireland
A meeting organised in Connolly Books on Saturday heard calls to reclaim Ireland’s sovereignty from the trifecta of the European Union, American foreign direct investment and British occupation in the North.
Fine Gael TD Candidate and Lord Mayor Ray McAdam Refuses to Sign SNA Pledge
At a meeting on Wednesday organised by the Save our SNAs campaign, Dublin Lord Mayor Ray McAdam refused to sign a pledge presented by campaigners.
Critical Analysis
In Defense of Political Maturity
“How you are right does not matter if you are right in the wrong way,” argue Leandra Tolentino and Owen Buchanan in this piece.
What Should Aontacht Be?
Aontacht will be a newspaper which reports on events from a socialist perspective, as well as hosting theoretical debate. If Gript are the right-wing Gramscians, we will be the left-wing Gramscians.
Critical Analysis
May Day Reflections, the 1990 Act Deflection and ICTU
Some repeat the old line that the 1990 industrial relations act is the primary barrier to trade union radicalism. This piece will countenance that and provide a concrete and workable framework that can be acted upon now and does not require the repealing of any legislation.
Culture
Dublin Musings: Drury and Pearse
Cheap food and the DCC's war on drinking and more. Is there truth to the statement "Dublin is Dying?"
Tesco Suspends Worried Workers
Following accusations of sexual harassment and racist discrimination at the Tesco Express, St Finnbarr’s, Douglas Road, Cork, the Independent Workers’ Union has been forced to intervene on behalf of its members employed in the store.
Workers Rally Against the Union-Busting Tactics of Jones Engineering
Workers from the Jones Engineering company protested against the company's union busting practices and for better working conditions in Dublin. They held a barbecue, handed out fliers and played music.