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Independent Left statement on the launch of Le Chéile

04/12/2020 By admin 2 Comments

They Shall Not Pass Battle of Cable Street Independent Left and Le Chéile

The growth of fascism in 2020 was a disturbing development in Irish politics and one that needed a coherent response from the left. Fascists were able to capitalise on discontent at the COVID restrictions and insert themselves into anti-mask protests. At the same time, socialists, appreciating that anti-mask is anti-worker and insisting that the government […]

Filed Under: Independent Left Policies

Independent Left Reply to People Before Profit

02/07/2020 By admin 5 Comments

Independent Left banner Irish socialists protest

Socialists and left unity in Ireland 2020 To members of People Before Profit, We commend your initiative, ‘let’s bring the left together to fight this government’. Although the formation of a conservative government is a threat to working class communities, it is a threat that we can meet. The fact that Fianna Fáil and Fine […]

Filed Under: All Posts, Irish Political Parties

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 […]

Filed Under: All Posts, Protests Ireland

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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