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No to EU militarisation

The People’s Movement organised a protest today Wednesday 8th December against the Irish state’s participation in the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) military initiative and the creation of an EU army. The Communist Party has opposed the Role of the Imperialist nature of the EU since Ireland joined the EEC […]

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Peace activity and Free Julian Assange campaign

Members of the Communist Party of Ireland were active on Saturday 4th December in supporting the Free Julian Assange campaign and also highlighting the continued use of Shannon Airport as a refuelling base for the the US military, facilitating its continued war crimes globally. Activists also condemned the warmongering and […]

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Julian Assange court decision

The decision by the British High Court to allow the extradition of Julian Assange should not come as a big surprise to Irish people. Many of our fellow citizens have suffered greatly at its hands. There are many who still labour under the Illusion of the “great British justice system.” […]

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¡No pasarán!

A wreath laying and commemoration event took place in Dublin today to mark the departure of the first contingent of volunteers to the International Brigades . Activists within the Communist Party of Ireland took part. It is worth bearing mind that Fascism is on the rise again globally. This Party […]

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COPOUT26 in Glasgow comes to a close

The grotesque jamboree that was COP26 has closed and statements have been issued to the press. The carefully-choreographed opinion pieces, the television news features claiming that “western democracies” are leading the fight to save the planet while portraying selected nations as villains, exist to reassure the gullible that capitalism is not […]

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Protest against PESCO and an EU army outside the Dáil

The People’s Movement organised a protest on Wednesday 10th November against the Irish state’s participation in the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) military initiative and the creation of an EU army. These developments are a further repudiation of the Irish state’s neutrality as outlined in its constitution. Communist Party of […]

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Solidarity with President Michael D. Higgins

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland, 17 September 2021 The decision by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, not to attend the religious service in Armagh in October to mark the establishment of “Northern Ireland” was the correct one. And he has clearly set down the reason why […]

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Housing demonstration outside the Dáil

The Communist Party of Ireland took part in a demonstration outside the Dáil on Wednesday, 15 September, and distributed leaflets to highlight our demands. Our message was clear: Government housing policy is not broken, it is working: for landlords, speculators and vulture funds. The recently announced ‘Housing For All’ strategy […]