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It was about time. Clíodhna Bhreatnach’s Pink roses, green is a collection of poems about working time. While that may, at first, seem as a reductive description of the broad set of themes Bhreatnach captures in her verse, this collection reminds us just how wide and all-encompassing the concept is. […]
I want to start with an expression of sympathy, solidarity and pride that we’re all out here today. The outpour of solidarity has been so important and so big throughout this week, with people coming together from all walks of life. But what I want to talk about today is […]
Progress is never linear, consistent, smooth or at a fixed rate. Class consciousness, and its militant organisation, in the west is at a low-ebb right now, however, anti-imperialist struggle is renewed in many parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. New global alliances and formations, although not always socialist, are […]
The Communist Party of Ireland has pointed out on numerous occasions over the decades since this state joined the EEC/EU that there would be a constant erosion of neutrality and of sacrificing the limited political and economic independence secured by the Irish capitalist class. We also warned against the over […]
The World Bank’s June 10th press release – Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions – projects world output to expand by only 2.3 per cent in 2025. That projection is the lowest level in a non-recession year since 2008. Nearly 70 per cent of economies, […]
As we near the conclusion of this series, it is necessary to reiterate the critical relationship between economics and politics—the essence of Marxist political economy. The previous seven articles examined capitalism’s failures, exposing its inefficiencies and ecological destruction while highlighting the transformative potential of democratic planning and public ownership. Now, […]
The Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) recently welcomed a visiting delegation from the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) to Dublin for a series of bilateral engagements and discussions. The Chinese delegation arrived on Friday afternoon ( Friday July 18th) and initially met for formal […]
In 1962, Shostakovich composed his 13th Symphony, based on five poems by Yevtushenko. These poems reflect on Soviet society during the 1950s and 60s, exploring themes ranging from the suffering caused by Nazi Germany and the resilience found in humour, to the trauma of Stalinism and the strength of suffering […]
The “rules-based international order”—how often have we heard that phrase? It’s regularly used on the news, in newspapers, and on current affairs programmes. It even appears in government policy papers. Its constant repetition has conferred a legitimacy it does not deserve. There is a vague perception that the “rules” in […]
Eighty years ago this month, on the 6th and 9th August 1945, the United States detonated atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 250,000 people – mostly civilians. Armed with such a devastating weapon, Washington held a decisive global military advantage. However, this ended four years […]
From at least the 11th Century, Irish people have lived experience of genocide, imprisonment, starvation and expulsion from their land; and Ireland. Outside of Ireland, they have also experienced racism, inequality and exploitation. Countless Irish people have been excluded, banned and even deported from countries, just because they were Irish […]
Nathan Moran, CEO of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, kissed the envelope before opening the solidarity greetings letter from Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD south Kildare and her activists. It is hoped that this can forge bonds of friendship between our peoples, grounded in mutual respect and a shared commitment […]
The Editorial Group of Socialist Voice would like to apologise to Mícheál Ó hUanacháin for inadvertently leaving out his name in the printed edition of the Socialist Voice last month. We thank him for his magnificent poem in solidarity with the children of Gaza “Buachaill agus Buicéad Buí”. Is mian […]
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 […]
In 1884 Friedrich Engels wrote The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, a work that aimed to bring a materialist analysis of human development within an economic framework. Most notable was his analysis of the development of the patriarchal formation of the monogamous family and how that […]
The government continues its strategy of absolute subservience to the needs and interest of global imperial interest in relation to foreign policy, its ongoing efforts to undermine and get rid of Irish neutrality and the Triple Lock and its absolute unquestioning commitment to market forces solving the housing crisis. Despite […]