The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to hold a major national demonstration on Saturday, November 27 in Dublin.
The national mobilisation and demonstration has been called in support of Congress proposals on alternative ways to tackle the economic crisis, which include a focus on job creation, investment and growth.
The decision to hold the November 27 [...]

Demonstration Outside the Israeli Embassy (opposite Jury’s Hotel, Pembroke Rd) at 11AM this Thursday morning
We have all been reading about the slew of trials taking place in France directed against pro-Palestinian activists who advocate BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).
Tomorrow, Thursday 14th October, such a trial is taking place against Alima Boumediene-Thiery, [...]

According to Palestine Monitor Dr Mustafa Barghouthi, along with many others, has been in contact with the passengers of the MV Rachel Corrie:
“MP Dr Mustafa Barghouthi called on Friday Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire, who along with other civilians in on the MV Rachel Corrie en route to Gaza. Speaking via phone link with the [...]

Originally posted on joe.higgins.eu
Working people in both the private and public sectors and their families, together with those depending on social welfare payments and their families should turn out together in massive numbers to the eight regional protest demonstrations called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions this Friday.
This should not merely be an [...]

As a welcome to the new TASC economic blog progressive-economy@tasc and to acknowledge the first year of Irish Left Review all this week we are publishing one post every from the new blog. Today is a post by Professor Peadar Kirby, who teaches at the University of Limerick.
The article by Cathal O’Loghlin in yesterday’s Irish [...]