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Kneecap - Soundtrack to the Struggle, But Not the Struggle Itself 

In an era of cultural homogenisation and sanitised commercial music, Irish language, punk-rap trio Kneecap stand out as a raw, unapologetic expression of working-class resistance and international solidarity with the oppressed. Their explosive rise to fame is not just a musical phenomenon but a political one—rooted in anti-imperialism, socialist struggle, and […]

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Glastonbury 

A poem in Irish and English by Gabriel Rosenstock  (for Kneecap)        Glastonbury  Legend has it that Jesus himself came here  With Joseph of Arimathea.     Jesus the Carpenter lent a hand to build a church  Of clay and wattles made     Incitement of love was His desire     […]

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A World Ruled by Adversaries 

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 […]

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Statement from the Communist Party of Ireland on the British Government decision to Charge Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh of Kneecap.

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 […]

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James Connolly Festival 2025

This year’s James Connolly Festival runs from Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th May 2025 with almost all events taking place at Connolly House and The New Theatre.  It will include a week-long James Connolly Art Exhibition. Seven artists have been invited to prepare prints and paintings that will be available […]

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Book Review: Western Marxism: How it was Born, How it Died, How it can be Reborn, by Domenico Losurdo 

Western Marxism (WM) by Dominico Losurdo, translated into English and published recently by Monthly Review, is an important work exposing the idealism, pro-imperialism and eurocentrism (i.e. the paternalistic approach towards struggles in the periphery) of western Marxists. In the introduction, the book explains that WM is not a geographical orientation […]

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The German Peasants’ War 

The German Peasants’ War (1524–1525) was a large-scale social and political uprising in early modern Europe, where peasants, who constituted the majority of the population, revolted against the oppressive feudal system. Trapped in servitude, the peasants were burdened with labour and levies to the nobility while a growing bourgeois class […]

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250th anniversary of William Turner’s birth

In 19th-century England, a new realism in painting emerged, driven by the country’s advanced capitalist development compared to the European continent. Landscape painting became the hallmark of this realism, particularly with William Turner (1775–1851). Turner’s work sought to capture the immense forces of nature while reflecting social transformations. A lifelong […]