The September edition of the Socialist Voice is available now. Contents: Austerity with a vengeance! Ireland has been turned into a vast debt-service machine Time for Labour to come out of the closet Peter Daly…
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Ireland: Shock, Austerity, Sinn Féin and the United Left Alliance
The following is taken from Des Derwin’s considerable analysis: Ireland: Shock, austerity, Sinn Féin and the United Left Alliance which was published recently on Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal. Eternal austerity The Irish left…
Message of Solidarity
The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with TDs who operate under the banner of the United Left Alliance and to all members and supporters of the ULA at this time. We understand full…
The July issue of the Socialist Voice is out now
The July issue of the Socialist Voice is out now. Read it as a PDF here, or go to the Socialist Voice website. Contents 1. No other solution than repudiating this debt [EMC] 2. “Plan…
Recording of Talk on 1960s Republicanism by Brian Hanley and Matt Treacy 26-06-12
A recording of the talk: New Perspectives on Republicanism in the 1960s. With Brian Hanley (Historian, author of The IRA, 1926-1936, The IRA – a Documentary History, and (co-author) The Lost Revolution) and Matt Treacy…
Speech by Clare Daly T.D. at the Dublin launch of Kevin Higgins’ Mentioning the War
Speech by Clare Daly, Socialist Party & United Left Alliance T.D., on Wednesday June 6th, 2012 at Dublin launch of Mentioning the War: Essays & Reviews (1999-2011) by Kevin Higgins. ‘I have to say I…
The June edition of the Socialist Voice is out now
The June edition of the Socialist Voice is out now. You can download it as a PDF or view the articles on the Socialist Voice website. Government secures a hollow victory Important role of the…
A Crisis to Fight The Crisis
Back in 2007 I wrote an article for An Phoblacht about a debate within Sinn Fein on taking a position on coalition with Fianna Fail. I ventured a view that having upwards of 20 TDs…
Lecture series on history of radical social movements in Ireland sponsored by Occupy University, Dublin Community TV & the Ireland Institute
5 Wednesdays in May 2012, a series of public lectures on radical social movements in Ireland, is being given at 6:30 pm in Ireland Institute 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 each Wednesday in May. The series is…
Launch of austeritytreaty.ie
Just came across austeritytreaty.ie and thought it was worth a mention here. This is from the About page: austeritytreaty.ie is the Socialist Party’s anti austerity treaty campaign website, and was set up by Paul Murphy,…
Protest at Labour Party Ard Fheis 14th April 2012
Thousands gathered from the length and breadth of Ireland to protest at the Labour Party Ard Fheis at the continuing austerity. From the household tax, to hospitals, education, neutraity and the treaty. It was a…
LookLeft vol.2 no.10 – in the shops now
The latest issue of LookLeft is available at Easons stores island-wide and selected independent shops. LookLeft is now 40 pages, proving that growth is possible even in an age of austerity.
The Left and Our Fight for Genuine Democratic Control
This editorial was originally published in the latest edition of Look Left. “[To] substitute for the choice of masters the appointment of reliable public servants under direct public control, that will mean true democracy –…
Occupying Dublin: Considerations at the Crossroads
Another global wave of critique and resistance would come, I told myself and anyone who asked. For many years I watched and waited. Not passively, but actively, keeping alive the social memory of movements past,…



