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Today the world is closer to global war than at any time since 1962. The two largest countries in Europe are at war. The immediate cause of this situation has been the expansion of NATO and its project to constrict its imperial competitor, Russia, by establishing large bases of troops […]
Ábhar bróin dúinn go bhfuair Tomás Mac Síomóin bás 17 Feabhra 2022. Duine de mhórscríbhneoirí na Gaeilge a bhí ann, idir phrós, fhilíocht agus scríbhneoireacht pholaitiúil. Bitheolaí a bhí ann ó thaobh gairme de agus bhíodh sé ag léachtóireacht I gColáiste Teicneolaíochta Shráid Chaoimhín, Baile Átha Cliath sula ndeachaigh sé […]
The decision of the Democratic Unionist Party to collapse the Stormont Executive should not come as a surprise. The DUP have a dual strategy: firstly, to show themselves as continued useful servants to the British and, secondly, to unify the DUP and squeeze the UUP and the TUV in order […]
he strategic review into the defence forces of this state will provide an opportunity for the Irish political and military establishment to push forward one of the key items on their wishlist – Joining NATO to show how loyal and subservient they can be. No doubt over the coming period […]
Anniversaries are an opportunity to dwell upon and learn from past events and struggles, to identify past successes and failures. Fifty years ago the British state carried out an organised and sanctioned attack on the anti-internment civil rights march in Derry organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, in […]
The continuing psychological warfare for shaping and manipulating the people regarding Ukraine and a potential Russian invasion continues to heighten public anxiety, thereby facilitating NATO in building up its military forces inside Ukraine and in other states bordering Russia as part of its “enhanced forward presence.” The Irish media, taking […]
A century ago a group of nearly two hundred unemployed workers, under the leadership of the Council of Unemployed, seized the Rotunda in Dublin, raised the Red Flag, and issued a “Manifesto to the Citizens of Dublin” demanding action on the growing number of unemployed in the city. This was […]
The Irish state today (16th January) marked the final act of the British colonial Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in handing over Dublin Castle – the seat of British administration and control – to the Provisional Government. This act was a follow-on from the signing of the “Articles of Agreement” on 6th December 1921, an […]
It is now clear to workers that public health considerations are of secondary importance to the interests of employers where Covid regulations are concerned. The relationship between government and business interests, both large and small, is increasingly being laid bare…
On Saturday 27th November Communists in Dublin helped to organise a market to fundraise for the plight of the Palestinian people. The indoor market took place in Dublin at the Connolly Bookshop in Temple Bar. Many people called in to offer their unwavering support and to condemn the continued oppression […]