Ireland’s Housing Crisis
Ireland’s Housing Crisis: A Marxist Analysis by John McAnulty reviewed by Glynn Robbins John McAnulty’s short, readable pamphlet couldn’t be timelier. On 3rd October, a […]
Ireland
A hidden history of British military repression against civilians
The Ballymurphy massacre has the simplest of all dramatic structures. It is a narrative built around a chronology – a three-day assault by the British […]
Landslide Victory for Abortion Rights in Ireland
“A stunning victory” was how I described the results from the referendum on removing the constitutional ban on abortion in an Irish Times article on […]
Repeal the north
The result of the referendum to repeal the constitutional ban on abortion was a huge step forward for the majority of Irish women writes Barney […]
Repeal the 8th
Seven days from now, on May 25th, Ireland will be voting on whether to repeal the part of their constitution that denies women control over […]
Labour for Irish Unity
At a packed fringe meeting at the recent Labour Party Conference a new campaigning organisation, ‘Labour for Irish Unity’ was launched. The headline speaker was […]
To Hell with Charity
Struggle or Starve: Working-Class Unity in Belfast’s 1932 Outdoor Relief Riots by Seán Mitchell. Published by Haymarket Books. Does intense class conflict with bosses, cops […]
Why is the DUP so reactionary?
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has attracted a lot of opprobrium for its reactionary positions on every subject you can think of and for their […]
Abortion in Ireland – anger hobbled by reformism
by John McAnulty On November 25, thousands of activists demonstrated in Dublin calling for the abolition of the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution – […]