The word according to Mighty Stef the Baptist

The Mighty Stef has long been heralded as one of Ireland’s finest emerging troubadours, something his latest album ‘TMS & The Baptists’ has placed in stone. Here he speaks to Barry Healy.

LookLeft needed no excuse for a chat with Stef before the Newbridge leg of his Irish Tour. We sought sanctuary in the corner [...]

Dismantling our health service

Alan Myler:
Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, County Meath is yet another victim of the austerity measures which the Fianna Fáil/Green Party government is inflicting on society. The hospital is suffering death by a thousand cuts.
Emergency services for children were relocated sometime ago to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, followed earlier this year by [...]

Learning division

 
John Lowry
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson’s recent comments in support of integrated education have only served as a reminder of the extent of sectarianism and segregation in Northern Ireland.
The DUP leader has called for a commission to be established to examine the development of an integrated education system, stating: “The reality is that our [...]

Making communities work

“Cutting spending on disadvantaged communities will reduce the level of social and human capital in such communities and will have a profoundly damaging effect on the ability of people within those communities to break the cycle of disadvantage.”

New LookLeft out now!

The new issue of LookLeft is in shops now – including all Easons outlets in the North of Ireland and Easons in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. Full list here
Articles include interviews with the newly-elected ULA TD Joan Collins, band The Vagabonds and Comedian & activist Mark Thomas.
‘White Noise, bleak hope’, Irish media crisis: [...]