John Whipple

Time for Stormont DFI Minister to End Derry Rail Timetable Disparity

Time for Stormont DFI Minister to End Derry Rail Timetable Disparity

"The Council backed our motion calling on the DFI Minister to provide funding to equalise train access on the Derry line. Translink estimate this will cost a mere £1m... compared to the hundreds of millions announced to upgrade rail services between Belfast and Dublin." - Cllr. Shaun Harkin

2 Jun 2026

Carroll: Givan's Education Bill is a Trojan Horse Attack on Teachers

Carroll: Givan's Education Bill is a Trojan Horse Attack on Teachers

"When teachers take industrial action, they're doing it on behalf of their whole school community. They're saying enough is enough to a Stormont establishment that wants education on the cheap. That's exactly what Paul Givan is afraid of and it's why he's making this vindictive move."

31 May 2026

Empty roads around Stormont with a Give Way sign and the statue of Carson

Milestone of Shame: 50,000 on Housing Waiting List

50,000 households on housing waiting list exposes decade of failure. Gerry Carroll says. "It is the direct result of years of inaction, underfunding and political ineptitude."

29 May 2026

Conor Reddy Slams 'Data Centre Levy' on Soaring Household Electricity Costs

Conor Reddy Slams 'Data Centre Levy' on Soaring Household Electricity Costs

Conor Reddy has repeated the party’s call for a moratorium on data centre development. Demands price controls to reduce electricity prices for households.

28 May 2026

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, his campaign team, and supporters holding red cavassing clipboards standing in front of a brick wall covered with street art saying One Race Human Race.

What the By-Elections Show, and What We Do Next

The two by-elections point to an Irish politics that is shifting fast. The old centre is weaker than it has been in a century, but what takes its place? Pulled between a growing soft left and an emboldened far right, there's an opening for the socialist left if we organise to take it.

26 May 2026

Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments

Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments

"We know that women and babies were transferred between jurisdictions, that records are held in the Republic, in religious archives, and in institutions with little appetite for transparency. This inquiry cannot be hamstrung at the border." Gerry Carroll MLA

19 May 2026

Supporters of the Palestine solidarity protesters holding Palestine flags

Harkin: We Make No Apologies for Trying to Stop War Crimes

The cases against all protestors will go ahead though a judge had decided to drop prosecution against Derry & Strabane People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin alone. The challenge will continue. The legislation is as wrong as Starmer is, who's banned solidarity instead of arms sales, says Harkin.

19 May 2026

Richard Boyd Barrett: Irish Government Must Demand Release of Irish Citizens Illegally Abducted by Israel

Richard Boyd Barrett: Irish Government Must Demand Release of Irish Citizens Illegally Abducted by Israel

Urges people to protest at Dáil at 5.30pm on Wednesday to demand sanctions on Israel.

18 May 2026

Conor Reddy over an image of Ballymun

Cllr Conor Reddy: Violence Spreads, But It Can Be Interrupted - Ballymun Needs a Public Health Approach to Violence

“For too long, communities like Ballymun and many others have experienced violence while lacking sustained investment in prevention, healing and evidence-based intervention. We have expected communities to absorb trauma without the structures needed to interrupt the cycles that cause that harm."

15 May 2026