Critical Analysis
Seamus Costello: Democracy and the Mass Movement speech, February 1969
Seamus Costello is for good reason seen as one of the greatest republicans of his era.
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Lismore and the Question of the Land
There is widespread and justified outrage at the situation now unfolding in Lismore, County Waterford.
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Sinn Féin will not save us
I will attempt to critique the positions held in the article "Where have all the republicans gone?", from a revolutionary republican perspective.
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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.
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Where have all the Republicans gone?
Republicanism, even when used as a mere rhetorical device to whip up furore, can bring about the necessary enthusiasm.
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The Parish Hall Empire: Unpicking the origin myth of middle class Ireland, so we can build a future.
So the story goes that we emerged proud brave modern Europeans out of nothing but comely maidens dancing at the crossroads, god fearing eat the dinner in the middle of the day conservatives, sheer grit, determination & hard work.
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For a left populist, Socialist-Republican position on immigration
Recent years have seen the emergence of immigration as a major issue in Irish political discourse, coinciding with the rise of a serious right-wing populist movement in the country.
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Suggestions on Organising from a Rural Activist Perspective
We must realise the class first perspective of Aontacht’s theory has been largely speculative and uninvolved with the actual practice within the Marxist movement in Ireland.
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"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.
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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.
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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.