Ireland
British rule kneecapped
A review of Kneecap
Racist riots spread to Belfast
Northern Ireland's sectarian culture has proven fertile ground for the spread of racist bigotry towards Muslims
The return of Stormont
The DUP have returned to power sharing. Who benefits?
Resisting the new far right in Ireland
The recent riot in Dublin dramatically shone a new light on the activities of Ireland’s emerging far right.
Windsor Frameworks leaves Stormont in limbo
UK-EU deal sidelines reveals decorative nature of Northern Ireland Assembly
Bloody Sunday: 50 years without justice
On 30 January 1972, Bloody Sunday, the British Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 unarmed civil rights protesters in Derry and wounded 15 others.
Dublin Bus workers reject union-backed deal
Dublin Bus workers have soundly rejected a deal recommended by union leaders
Bobby Sands: Irish freedom fighter 1954-1981
Forty years ago, the death of Bobby Sands reverberated throughout the world in a way that no other event has done in recent Irish history.
Unionism in crisis as Loyalists lash out
For a workers' republic of Ireland.
Common History, Common Struggle by Peter Hadden
Bernie McAdam reviews Common History, Common Struggle by Peter Hadden.
Brexit talks hang in the balance
Deal or no deal, the working class loses.
1920: the Irish war of independence
100 year anniversary.
Double bluff or full throttle towards the Brexit precipice?
What happened to the "oven ready" Brexit?
The Sinn Fein Surge: voters revolt against austerity
A socialist analysis of Sinn Fein's electoral upset
Support the occupation, nationalise Harland & Wolff
Labour must support nationalisation under workers' control
Permanent Revolution and Irish Liberation
The Bolshevik Revolution inspired the Irish working class to renew their struggle with British imperialism
Ireland: Brexit and the Border
As Brexit talks stumble on the intractable backstop to the British border in Ireland, Bernie McAdam calls on British socialists to fight for the only internationalist response, abolish the border altogether!
Ireland 1968-69: Mass revolt against the Orange state
On 5 October 1968, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) savagely beat a peaceful civil rights march off the streets of Derry. This police riot was flashed over television screens throughout Ireland and Britain that very evening. Among the defenceless marchers was Westminster MP Gerry Fitt, with blood streaming down his face after being truncheoned. Some 96 people needed hospital treatment.
Farcical Irish Labour Society AGM hijacked by the Right
ON OCTOBER 25th the Labour Party Irish Society (LPIS) held its AGM under tight security at Portcullis House in Westminster reports. Past the airport style searches at the entrance, leading to hour long queues outside the door, was a team of Progress apparatchiks attempting to prevent entry to anybody who wasn’t a Blairite MP or […]
Ireland: Abortion Rights Campaign secures referendum on Eighth Amendment
Escalate the struggle for safe, legal and free access to abortion for women across Ireland and the Six Counties.
Ireland: Jobstown victory against state frame up
The Irish state’s attempt to criminalise seven water charges protesters has failed, though charges against other water protesters remain.
