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By Alexander Rakhmetov and László Molnárfi “Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!” – Otto von Bismarck (1872)[1] Anarchists and libertarian Marxists have significantly more in common than they have apart. Nearly every social anarchist is bound to borrow heavily from
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A Brief History of the Irish Student Anti-Austerity Movement Since The 2010s László Molnárfi Wednessday 12 March 2025 Introduction Theory is necessary to guide us. Without theory pertaining to the material context, we are sailors of a ship neither its origin nor destination known. In this piece, the history of
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László Molnárfi Thursday 27 February 2025 Founded three years ago, the Roots Party is an emerging political movement that aims to address the systemic neglect of rural and working-class communities in Ireland. Born out of grassroots frustration, it has steadily grown into a dynamic force advocating agrarian syndicalism, workers’ rights,
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László Molnárfi and Toto Daly In the modern age of sustainability, higher education institutions are taking increasing steps to reduce their environmental footprint and College is no exception. From tracking inventory across departments to aligning waste management practices with evolving regulations, Trinity News has gained insight into how the university
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By Lex Von Klark In 2020, Massachusetts high school sophomore Calla Walsh made headlines for co-founding the Students for Markey campaign, a viral grassroots effort to drum up youth support for 74-year-old Democratic senator Ed Markey’s reelection campaign. In 2024, Walsh was indicted on felony charges for participating in
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By Aontacht Editorial Staff Wednesday 25 October 2023 On Tuesday this week, members of the Postgraduate Worker’s Organisation (The largest Postgraduate union in Ireland boasting well over 1000 members) protested the launch of Maynooth’s New Strategic Plan by the university’s president. This is part of recent escalations
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By Steph Collins and Naoise McManus 21 October 2023 Steph Collins and Naoise McManus are both socialists, students and members of S4C (Students4Change) at Maynooth University. Steph Collins is a member of CATU and organiser with S4C Maynooth. Naoise McManus is a member of the Socialist Party and also involved
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By Aontacht Editorial Staff Wednesday 5 July 2023 Photograph of Tents by International Protection Agency, Photographer: Naoise McManus The Far Right Rears Its Head The lockdown and pandemic marked a turndown for the working class. After years of stagnation following the water charges, which was briefly interrupted by a militant
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László Molnárfi. ‘[We need to] put an end to this particular line of conversation one way or another” * Megan O’Connor, then-TCDSU Education Officer, now-USI Vice-President for Academic Affairs. It is safe to say that Trinity-owned accommodation is in a constant state of crisis, spurring out continuous scandals. Documents from
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László Molnárfi Figures obtained by Irish Student Left Online reveal that Trinity College Dublin’s Student Union (TCDSU) has spent 122,055 € on their annual “Class Rep Training” from 2015 until 2019, when due to Covid-19 the event was moved online and incurred little to no costs. The cost breakdown
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László Molnárfi According to documents from College Board’s meeting on the 19th of May 2021, two possible locations to temporarily house the Book of Kells interim exhibition were presented and approved as part of the Old Library Redevelopment Project (OLRP). The tentative locations agreed at Board were Library Square
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Interesting little piece from Aidan Rowe on an Irish nationwide university speaking tour of a Canadian speaker from the mass student strikes in Quebec in 2012. If anyone would like to help organising at your university level, or know anyone who would be, link is at the bottom of the