Here’s to You Mr. Robinson

The defeat of DUP leader Peter Robinson provided a main talking point of the recent Westminster elections but with Tory cuts com­ing down the line John Lowry sees an opportunity, and a need, for the Left to come together and provide real representation for the working class in Northern Ireland.
The success of the Alliance Par­ty’s [...]

Mapping the Golden Circle

That a small clique dominated the board rooms of both major private and state enter­prises during the Celtic Tiger years is a now a proven fact thanks to exhaustive research by progressive think tank Tasc. 
In the report “Mapping the Golden Circle”, TASC has revealed the extent of the network across 40 of Ireland’s top private [...]

MV Linda bound for Palestine

A SHIP impounded in Dundalk last year after its owners were found to be exploiting the Lithuanian crew has been sold to the Free Gaza movement, who intend to sail it to Palestine.
The Latvian-owned MV Linda was seized by the International Transport Federation (ITF) last July after the owners were found to be withholding wages [...]

Cronyism in the Dublin Docklands

Fianna Fail cronyism in the Dublin
Docklands will cost the state billions,
Malachy Steenson reports
A report into the cronyism that blighted the work of the Dublin Dockland Development Authority is being withheld from the public by Green leader John Gormley in an attempt to cover up for widespread Fianna Fail aided corruption.
The report carried out by current [...]

No Pasaran, Rossport struggle continues

Despite an establishment and media onslaught a Mayo community still stands in the way of Shell’s Corrib Gas pipeline, writes Caoimhe Kerins

A tale of two health systems

Revelations about the goings-on at Tallaght Hospital have once again laid bare the reality of Ireland’s two-tier health system, where lower earning members of the working class must take their chances in an underfunded, demoralised public system, while those with private insurance are fast-tracked, Francis Donohue reports.

BNP Irish links revealed

LEAKED BNP accounts show the party’s links to a pro-life Businessman from Northern Ireland who it is believed virtually owns the fascist party.

The Sad Case of the Scrooge Board and the Grave Robbers

Ten years ago an elderly Dublin man was admitted to St James’ Hospital. His family had shared a nightly care roster, but he was now very unsteady on his feet and his sight was deteriorating.

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