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Pulling down Statues in Ireland

01/07/2020 By admin 1 Comment

Sean Russell bronze statue Fairview park

By Shane McNally On 7 June 2020 the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol was toppled and then thrown in the harbour by Black Lives Matter Protestors Black Lives Matter. A call for something so simple such as the basic right to live should not need to be the cry of a movement in the […]

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Childcare Strike 2020 Dublin Wednesday 5 February Was a Huge Success

26/01/2020 By admin Leave a Comment

Creche worker and children

On Wednesday 5 February thousands of childcare workers went on strike to march in Dublin in protest at the crisis in childcare. Independent Left members fully supported this action. Yes, it was a challenge to arrange alternative childcare for the day but action was urgently needed and the march was a necessity. Not only did […]

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Damien Dempsey Live

22/12/2019 By admin Leave a Comment

Damien Dempsey

Review of the gig of 21 December 2019, Vicar Street, Dublin, by Aislinn Wallace and Niamh McDonald Damien Dempsey has been a powerhouse on the Irish music scene for nearly two decades. He brings a voice to the struggles of those suffering in Irish society and beyond with poetry and sincerity. Damien’s Christmas Vicar Street gigs […]

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Bolivia’s Coup of November 2019: where did it go wrong for Evo Morales?

14/11/2019 By admin Leave a Comment

Evo Morales waving the Whipla

On Tuesday 12 November 2019, Jeanine Anez, a fierce, right-wing opponent of socialist Evo Morales, took power in Bolivia with the backing of the police and the military. This represents a setback for the working class and indigenous people of Bolivia (and beyond). It was a setback that could have been avoided and the main […]

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Amy Dunne: her bravery helped change Ireland’s abortion law

20/10/2019 By admin 1 Comment

Amy Dunne

By Niamh McDonald, Chairperson, Dublin Bay North ‘Together For Yes’  ‘Repeal Changed My Life’ It is not easy to talk in public about personal experiences of abortion and enormous credit has to be given to those like Amy Dunne, who told their stories and helped change abortion law in Ireland. Ireland’s long journey from being […]

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