John Whipple

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Government accused of siding with 'low pay bosses' against workers

The Fine Gael-Lowry Group-Fianna Fáil Government look set to vote against People Before Profit's Trade Union Recognition Bill which would get Irish workers a right to trade union recognition at thousands of workplaces around the country.

14 May 2025

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Immediate Action Needed as EU member Bulgaria Rejects Asylum for Saudi Political Activist

Former member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Assn., Abdulrahman left Saudi Arabia in 2013 over fears for his safety and lived in exile in Qatar, Egypt and then Turkey. After Jamal Khashoggi's murder in Istanbul in 2018 he began went underground. He now faces EU deportation to Saudi Arabia.

14 May 2025

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Irish Neutrality League to March 14 June to Save Irish Neutrality and Triple Lock

On Saturday 10 May, Irish Neutrality League put on a cross-party 'Rally for Peace' in the Gresham Hotel on Dublin’s O’Connell St. Over 200 people attended. The meeting agreed to publicise a march on Saturday 14 June.

13 May 2025

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Drop the Puberty Blocker Ban

Gerry Carroll calls on Executive parties to reverse harmful decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender young people ahead of today’s Assembly motion marking International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. 'Non-binding motions won’t cut it.'

12 May 2025

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Time to Stand with Workers – Not with the Bosses

Trade Union Recognition Bill to Be Debated and Voted on in the Dáil This Wednesday.

12 May 2025

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Starmer’s Crackdown on Immigration Fuels the Far Right

Gerry Carroll MLA says the UK Labour Party's new immigration crackdown agenda is a racist response to the Reform Party's policies, which suits the far-right- not what is 'fair' or 'right'. The MLA says 'communities across the North will continue to challenge state-sanctioned racism.'

12 May 2025

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Dublin Public Meeting: Malcolm X at 100– Racism and Revolution today

'You can’t have capitalism without racism,' stated Malcolm X, and 100 years on from his birth racism is again on the rise in the context of heightened capitalist exploitation, oppression and crisis. Meeting upstairs Bar Rua in Dublin, Tuesday 20 May 7pm.

9 May 2025

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No To War - Defend Irish Neutrality!

31-page pamphlet ‘No To War - Defend Irish Neutrality!’ is available today.

7 May 2025

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Belfast to March on 10 May: Ban Evictions Now

Tenants, Community & Housing Activists Demand Eviction Ban Now! Join the march on next Saturday 10th May

6 May 2025