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Deich mbliana a bhí sé ar a mhéid, murar bheag dá aois agus an t-umar mór á iompar aige soitheach caoga líotar nó nios mó an canna buí plaisteach agus a dhá láimh i ngreim air, á choinneáil idir a dhá chois chreatacha cúpla orlach ar éigin os cionn dusta […]
Socialists, Republicans and Communists have been meeting together under the auspices of the Peadar O’Donnell Socialist Republican Forum, on the distressing issue of the torture of Palestinian political prisoners, held as hostages by the Zionists in Israeli jails. The fifth conference was held in Dublin’s Teachers Club on Sunday 25th […]
The United States is working to limit tensions between its allies in the Middle East as it prepares, alongside Israel, a regime change for Iran. The Pentagon has deployed additional forces to US bases in the Gulf states and to the US-UK military base in Diego Garcia. Meanwhile, another front, […]
In our previous article, we dismantled the persistent myth that “planning can’t work,” highlighting how modern computing, artificial intelligence, and realtime data have made largescale coordination more feasible than ever. But theory alone can only persuade so far; the working class demands evidence. This article examines real-world experiences from Soviet […]
Michael Crummey’s The Adversary, winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, is a dark, atmospheric novel that probes the brutal complexities of early colonial Newfoundland through themes of power, class, and survival. Set in a remote coastal community marked by hardship and hierarchy, the narrative interrogates the moral and human costs […]
On Tuesday 20th May, the European Union announced that the bloc’s Rapid Deployment Capacity is now operational. This consists of a 5,000-soldier military force capable of being sent to any country in the world, whether such countries want it or not. The Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) wishes to place on record […]
Largely absent from the Western historical narrative, Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489–1525) was a radical German theologian, preacher, and revolutionary whose vision went far beyond religious reform. While Martin Luther sought to challenge Church corruption within existing feudal structures, Müntzer aimed for a complete social upheaval. His leadership during the German […]
“Ireland is one of 5 EU member states without domestic gas storage, something which has been identified as a considerable risk in the event of damage to one or both of our subsea gas interconnectors.” This line from a recent Department of Environment pre;ss release sounds rather familiar. While the […]
The debate over Irish neutrality forces us to confront a deeper question: Is Ireland truly sovereign? Sovereignty is defined as “the complete independence of a state in deciding all questions relating to its internal life and foreign relations. Sovereignty serves…as a rampart under the protection of which individual peoples are […]
Since 2008, governments across mature capitalist economies have come to rely heavily on debt issuance. For example, governments in the US, Japan, the UK, France, and Italy are now structurally dependent on deficit spending, low interest rates and debt rollover to maintain political-economic stability. Persistent deficits, even during tepid growth, […]
The presence of the far right in Ireland has not gone unnoticed to date, yet some further analysis is required. Several recent developments need our attention. There is, for example, the spreading of meetings and rallies to areas not previously centres of such public displays. Disturbing too is the presence […]
This rag-tag coalition government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a motley crew of Independent TDs continues to show absolute loyalty to the needs of imperialism and the interests of capital over those of the Irish people. This is best understood in relation to the foreign policy of this state and the […]
Last year The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) issued an alarming report that should be known and talked about yet received comparatively little coverage. The report, entitled Europe’s hidden security crisis- How data about European defence personnel and political leaders flows to foreign states and non-state actors, outlines how […]
Lenin identified imperialism and its corollary of anti-imperialism as the principal contradiction of the global capitalist system in his day. This remains the case today, as evidenced in further monopolisation and concentration trends, labour and tax arbitrage, war and market creation and control, and the distinctive role of finance capital […]
The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with Kneecap, who are now under serious threat by the forces of the British State. The arrest and charging of one of the group’s members Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, is just the latest in the ongoing effort to silence the group and […]
As South Korea faces political turmoil – an impeached president, public outrage, and a pivotal election – recent events reveal deeper systemic fractures rooted in imperialism, authoritarianism, and comprador capitalism. Historical Foundations: Colonialism and Cold War Repression South Korea’s modern political economy was forged under Japanese colonialism (1910–1945), which exploited […]