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In late January, the Communist Party of Ireland handed over €5,000 to the Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, Bernardo Guanche Hernández, as part of our ongoing solidarity work with the Cuban people and their revolution. The money was raised for medical solidarity with Cuba, as the illegal US blockade continues to […]
This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day in Dublin was a memorable one, with President, Michael D Higgins accused of antisemitism by the Ambassador for Genocide, Dana Ehrlich and by members of “the Irish Jewish community”. The accusations were made because Higgins dared to say that the phrase “never again” also included […]
24th July 1908 – 26th April 1987 Cuban Communist Blas Roca was General Secretary of the pre-1959 Cuban Revolution Communist Party, the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). Under his leadership the Cuban communists provided key organisational and ideological structure for Fidel Castro’s socialist revolution. Post-Revolution, Blas Roca became a Central Committee […]
The object of Zionism is Greater Israel. In his Complete Diaries, Vol II, Theodore Herzl, founder of Zionism writes that the area of the Jewish State stretches: “From the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates.” The fragmentation of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and eventually Iran and Turkey, is necessary for […]
Language, Identity and Modern Belfast Irish is often considered a relic of the past. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, obliterates this notion with a brash, hilarious, and poignant quasi-biopic of Belfast’s working-class Irish-language leftwing rap trio. Starring Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh), Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin), and DJ […]
How to fight while healing? Hannah Proctor spells out this, and other core questions of Burnout clearly as she engages with literature, historical examples, and her personal experiences. From the Paris Commune to Jeremy Corbyn, Proctor brings out illustrative examples of emotional experiences in left politics and revolutionary activity. In […]
Fighting the effects of colonialism and imperialism was the hallmark of the long, active and fruitful life of Pádraig Ó Snodaigh who passed away suddenly on the second day of the new year at the age of 89. His radical republicanism informed every aspect of his life as language activist, […]
Edited by Oisín Gilmore and David Landy, Pluto Press, 2024 Social movements and radical politics were largely marginal in Irish society when I was growing up in Donegal during the Celtic Tiger. Even the Shell To Sea campaign, important as it was, hadn’t really registered with me or anyone I […]
Michael Longley, one of Ireland’s most celebrated poets, passed away at 85 on 22nd January 2025, leaving behind a remarkable legacy spanning more than 50 years. His death marks the end of a significant generation of Irish poets. Longley was born in Belfast in 1939 to English parents, the same […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked Cuba from day one and without any pretext. The decision to re-establish the ironclad economic war measures against Cuba, which his predecessor eliminated only days before, is a demonstration of the aggressiveness of U.S. imperialism against the sovereignty, peace and well-being of the Cuban […]
The Communist Party of Ireland offers our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family, friends and comrades of legendary Irish language community activist Gearóid Ó Cairealláin, who passed away on 21st December 2024. Exemplifying the popular Belfast activists’ mantra “Ná habair é, déan é!”, Gearóid’s was a life dedicated to […]
Dear Editor, I refer to the closing of the Israeli embassy in Dublin and the outrageous comments from the Israeli foreign minister, a person who should be tried for crimes against humanity. I refer to a report from the United Nations concerning practices affecting human rights of the Palestinian people […]
In her latest novel, Intermezzo, Sally Rooney continues her exploration of intimate relationships, albeit with a shift away from the clear political critique that characterised her earlier works. Its focus lies on what makes personal relationships successful, and, surprisingly, on unconditional love as something close to God. Rooney’s previous novel, […]
The recent enaction of a permanent ban on puberty blockers for transgender children by the Stormont government in the north of this country is emblematic of a dark trend of transphobia in recent years. This is being led by the transgender exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) movement – who have openly […]
In the previous issue of Socialist Voice, Barry Murray asked a crucial tactical question: “Are street demonstrations working?”[1] What has been achieved for the cause of Palestinian liberation in more than a year of mass street demonstrations? Murray diagnoses a central educational issue in the movements coming together over the […]
By now most New Year’s resolutions, made with the best of intentions, have been broken. Most of these resolutions were wishes that took little account of the reality of our lifestyles. As a result, they were unachievable. In politics something similar happens. Many Irish people seek an alternative to capitalism […]