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Irish Political Parties

What can Irish anarchists offer Revolutionaries?

August 14, 2020 By Conor Kostick 2 Comments

Irish socialists Independent Left discuss revolution with Irish anarchists

Conor Kostick of Independent Left, former member of the SWP, and Kevin Doyle, a long time anarchist, former member of the Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM), in conversation about the question of how socialists and revolutionaries in Ireland – and beyond – should organise in order to be effective. And how Irish anarchists can contribute to […]

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Socialism and Sinn Féin

July 14, 2020 By Ciarán O'Rourke 1 Comment

Sinn Fein press conference during COVID19

“Sinn Fein has won the election,” declared party leader Mary Lou McDonald (with some justice) in early February, as results confirmed that for the first time in the history of the Irish State, neither Fianna Fail nor Fine Gael had achieved a clear majority or path to forming the next government, while “Ireland’s left-wing nationalist […]

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Independent Left Reply to People Before Profit

July 2, 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 […]

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Pro-Life Fianna Fáil Mayor of Dublin elected with the support of the Greens and Social Democrats

February 25, 2020 By Conor Kostick 1 Comment

Tom Brabazon pro-life Fianna Fail mayor of Dublin

On 24 February 2020, Raheny Fianna Fáil councillor Tom Brabazon was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin at a special meeting of Dublin City Council. His victory came in a vote of 34 to 26 (three absences) against independent candidate Anthony Flynn. In 2015, Tom Brabazon let slip an extremely conservative view of women, when he […]

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What can we learn from election 2020 and the Dublin Bay North results?

February 11, 2020 By Conor Kostick 4 Comments

Independent Left members at the count 11 February 2020

Fine Gael called this election and rubbed their hands with excitement. Full employment, Leo Varadkar looking great in dealings with Boris Johnson over Brexit, property incomes soaring. What could possibly go wrong? Pretty much everything that can go wrong when you live in a champagne bubble and have no insight into the struggle of those […]

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