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…
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Fáilte Romhat
Fáilte romhat And after the handshake it emerged he’d also been using coins with her picture on it and even accepting post from `the ‘Royal Mail’. He’s even been laughing, like the rest of us,…
Shallow, Cynical and Wrong
The good people of Tara Street are troubled. The rise of Sinn Féin has caused consternation among the well-meaning liberals at the Irish Times. In response they have deployed their most deadly weapon, the anonymous…
2011 – An Interesting Year for the Left
2011 has been a very interesting year for the southern Irish party political left. The general election in February brought the largest number of left wing deputies into the Oireachtas in its 90-year history. Sixty-three…
The September edition of An Phoblacht is out now
The September edition of An Phoblacht is out now.
Public Meeting – Understanding the Euro Crisis: Thursday 15 September 7pm
Public Meeting Understanding the Euro Crisis Thursday 15 September 7pm Speakers: Pearse Doherty TD Yanis Varoufakis (Greek economist) Fintan O’Toole St Stephen’s Suite, Shelbourne Hotel, D2 All Welcome
The July edition of An Phoblacht is out now
The July edition of An Phoblacht is out now, and includes Eoin Ó’Broin on the continuing failures of social housing and a review of Conor McCabe’s Sins of the Father.
The June edition of An Phoblacht is out now.
The June edition of An Phoblacht is out now. Contents: Editorial: From Wolfe Tone to today THE NEW MP FOR WEST BELFAST, PAUL MASKEY THE 1981 HUNGER STRIKE COLLUSION AND THE ASSASSINATION OF A CIVIL…
AN PHOBLACHT, MAY 2011
AN PHOBLACHT, MAY 2011 – INSIDE THIS ISSUE SINN FÉIN RISING – ELECTIONS ROUND-UP CHE GUEVARA’S LIEUTENANT: Interview with Victor Dreke, veteran of the Bay of Pigs and Congo Donegal Councillor EDDIE FULLERTON: WHO WAS…
The Blending of the Irish Left
Today at the Gresham Hotel there is a conference titled Political Change and People Power which has the expressed aim of discussing the ‘New Political Possibilities in Ireland for all Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with…
Signs of significant change?
If yesterday’s Paddy Power opinion poll is anything to go by, the result of next weeks Donegal South West by-election could herald a greater degree of electoral and political change than previously anticipated. 500 voters…
Interview with Joanne Spain, Economic Advisor for Sinn Féin
On Monday the 15th of November last I interviewed Joanne Spain, Sinn Féin’s economic advisor and party strategy manager. The interview dealt first with Sinn Féin’s pre-Budget submission, which unlike those of the other main…
Political Response to Economic Crisis in Ireland
This article was originally published on Socialist Action Sinn Féin Offers a Better Way Sinn Féin has published its response to the Dublin government’s threatened plans to cut public spending once more in its Budget…
Sharing the Burden
As we collectively brace ourselves for four years of austerity, it is worth remembering that Ireland is not a poor country. Yes we have high levels of unemployment and poverty. Yes we have high levels…
Sins of the Father
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