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Letter to the Irish Media on Iran By Siraj Zaidi, Edited by Peter Irvine Dear Editor, This letter addresses the lack of genuine and fair coverage of the present disastrous, imposed war on Iran by the USA and Israel. What is shocking and sad to observe is the total lack
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Notes on Communist Organisation as a Bulwark Against the Far-Right Notes by Cillian Ó Riain, in collaboration with Saoirse Ní Bhaoighealláin Introduction The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. The future of Ireland is to be determined by the revolutionary class struggle to come.
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Seamus Costello: Democracy and the Mass Movement speech, February 1969 with introduction from Saoirse Éireann “If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle., unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts will be in vain. England will still rule
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Lismore and the Question of the Land Peter Irvine There is widespread and justified outrage at the situation now unfolding in Lismore, County Waterford. Hill farmers, many of whose families have worked the same ground for generations, are facing rent increases reported to be as high as 900%. For some,
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Sinn Féin will not save us By Red-wing The previous article that was published on Aontacht on Friday titled “Where have all the republicans gone?” attempts to give an analysis of the republican movement (or lack thereof) within the Free State electoral apparatus, mainly in Leinster House. In this piece
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Where have all the Republicans gone? A simple solution for a country in need of a lodestar Jacques Seomra Since putting aside their differences in 2016, Fine Gael (The United Ireland Party) and Fianna Fáil (The Republican Party) have managed to cling on to power for another decade through exploiting
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The Parish Hall Empire: Unpicking the origin myth of middle class Ireland, so we can build a future. April Maria Sheehan Corkery Part 1: The mythologised past So the story goes that we emerged proud brave modern Europeans out of nothing but comely maidens dancing at the crossroads, god fearing
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For a left populist, Socialist-Republican position on immigration By Dylan Tchang 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. The crash of 2008, combined with the economic uncertainty of
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Saoirse Ní Bhaoighealláin 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. The Socialist Republican and Marxist Leninist parties and party like organisations have found themselves less involved in the basic organisation
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Dirty Old Town – The Myth of Dublin Domhnall O’Gaothne 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? Dublin is rotting to its core right in
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The Communist Split in Short Alexander Homits Introduction The purpose of this text is to assess the shortcomings, failures and issues that surrounded the split of the communist movement in Ireland. The analysis is based on discussions with former and current members of the three different communist organizations in Ireland,
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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. April Maria Sheehan Corkery We celebrate the men