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Dirty Old Town - The Myth of Dublin
Despite what many may assume, the song Dirty Old Town was not about Dublin but instead Manchester, though if it were to be written today, would there be a place more fitting?
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The Communist Split in Short
The purpose of this text is to assess the shortcomings, failures and issues that surrounded the split of the communist movement in Ireland.
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Why We Need to Finish Our Fight for Independence - No Shamrocks for Shysters protest 6th & 7th of March.
We celebrate the men & women of 1916, the heroes of the War of Independence, & we remember the Civil War with solemn respect. We tell ourselves that their sacrifice gave us this Republic. But did it?
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Kilkenny Says No to the Privatisation of Social Housing
The city of Kilkenny was the setting for a small but important protest on Saturday gone, where the issue of social housing privatisation was brought to the fore by a small group of activists from mixed backgrounds, Nationalist, Republican and Socialist and a handful of concerned locals.
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War in Iran
We awoke last morning to the United States of America invading Iran and greeted the evening with the news that Khamenei is dead. It has legitimated this using the standard clichés of bringing democracy to the Middle East.
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Integration Requires Interruption
The dismantling of this culture of silence is key to the bridging of divides between South Asian communities – steered by our large middle class, the primary beneficiaries of this silence – and the broader Irish working class.
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They Are Killing the Dogs, They Are Killing the Cats: The Calculating Cruelty of Colonial Deflection
An Irish socialist perspective on ICE, weaponised innocence, & the pedigree of exclusion.
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Why the Bourgeois Press Still Smears Us
From the birth of our Republican struggle, the pen of the oppressor has always sought to drown out the voice of the Republic.
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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.
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Say No to Diageo! : A Call to Action on Guinness’ Price Hikes
I am appalled and insulted at the recent price hikes by Diageo amounting to no more than 20 cent on the already rapidly rising price of a pint.
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Healthcare Assistants at Northside Home Care Services to Begin Indefinite Strike Over Pay Dispute
Healthcare assistants employed by Northside Home Care Services (NHCS) will commence indefinite strike action from 16 January, following a dispute over exclusion from a national pay agreement covering Section 39 healthcare workers.
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Social Conservatives Should Embrace Anti-Imperialism
For too long, social conservatives in Europe, Ireland and beyond have been drawn into a false political dichotomy that suggests the defence of traditional values requires alignment with neoliberal foreign policy, Atlanticism or interventionism.