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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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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. The protest, organised by Community
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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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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. The Munster section of Keep Left, alongside The Roots Party, has announced a two-day protest dubbed “No
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Environmental activists gathered outside the Four Courts in Dublin this week to protest the proposed expansion of the Aughinish Alumina refinery in County Limerick. Demonstrators were there to support a judicial review brought by Environmental Trust Ireland, which challenges the expansion on environmental grounds. Campaigners argue that the refinery plans
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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
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Kilkenny Says No to the Privatisation of Social Housing Stephen Delaney 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
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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
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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. The strike, organised by
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Interview with Dr. Michael Rectenwald, Founder of AZAPAC László Molnárfi Aontacht Media sat down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald, Libertarian Party (Mises Caucus) member and founder of the Anti-Zionist American Political Action Committee (AZAPAC), a lobby group which seeks to remove Israel’s influence in United States politics. AZAPAC endorses and
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László Molnárfi and Mia Craven The pro-Palestine protest encampment at University College Dublin (UCD) has entered its 70th day. The unauthorised construction sits by the N11 entrance to the university, and has grown to encompass six tents and a litany of flags, banners and flyers, with socialist republican, anti-imperialist and
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Reports from the Port Here are two articles by eyewitnesses, one by Marxist László Molnárfi and the other by anarchist Alexander Rakhmetov, analysing the attempted blockade of Dublin Port by pro-Palestine activists on October 4th 2025, the ensuing violent suppression by Gardaí, and the next steps for the movement. October