John Whipple

CWU members on a Day of Action at Covalen in Sandyford. 10 Dec 2025

Tech Workers Organise, Unionise, and Strike

Pickets will be on Covalen, an outsourcing company operating for Meta in Sandyford Tuesday 6 January. Interview with CWU official and striking Covalen worker below.

5 Jan 2026

About 30 workers in hi-viz jackets holding Unite the union flags on strike in Belfast at an industrial park.

Support the Belfast Diageo Workers' Strike

"...an 8-day strike that will last until December 29th. The Belfast plant is the world's biggest producer of Guinness Zero and representatives from Unite the Union who are leading the strike have stated that this may lead to a shortage of Guinness Zero this Christmas, and rightly so."

15 Dec 2025

Collage of campaigners meeting and stills from of Richard Boyd Barrett and Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin's video asking people to attend the public meeting 11 Dec.

Save The Complex

A large public meeting was held at The Complex on Arran St yesterday evening and widely attended by industry and community leaders, artists and members of the public.

12 Dec 2025

Minister Helen McEntee next to an armoured personel carrier overwritten with Money For War Sorry For You.

People Before Profit Condemn Minister McEntee’s Plans for Big Military Spending Increases

Will steadfastly oppose more military spending and will defend the Triple Lock. Germany, France plan for 'voluntary' teen military service. "The more we involve ourselves in the imperial military plans and infrastructure of the EU and NATO, the poorer we will be and the more we will be at risk."

12 Dec 2025

Protestors on Dame Street Dublin holding baloon letters saying STOP CETA.

Corporations Should Not Make Money Off Suing The State

'[A] parallel justice system accessible only by corporations for corporations to sue states if they intervene and interfere with their “legitimate” expectation of making profits. That is what this is about. We should be having a referendum ... this could truly be catastrophic.'

11 Dec 2025

In Need Of A Cost Of Living Payment For Disabled People

In Need Of A Cost Of Living Payment For Disabled People

"These are the people that the Government has made poorer, not just a little bit poorer, but a lot poorer. Disabled people are €1,400 worse off as a consequence of the last budget... Do not make disabled people poorer next year." - Paul Murphy TD

9 Dec 2025

Conor Reddy in front of image of Finglas Supervalu and a graphic with a bus under the name Finglas Bus Action Group. Local Protest Mon. 8 Dec. 11am SuperValu Finglas Village.

Finglas Bus Action Group to Hold Local Protest in Finglas Village on Monday 8th, December at 11am

Cllr Conor Reddy: "We have no DART, no Luas and MetroLink and Luas Finglas have both been pushed back again. The only public transport we have is the bus and even that is not working."

7 Dec 2025

Palestine flag over Belfast City Hall

Palestine Flag Over Belfast City Hall

This week's small but important gesture demonstrates solidarity with the Palestinian people across Ireland. It also demonstrates how malleable our world is and why we must continue to organise.

5 Dec 2025

Cllr Conor Reddy in front of Richard Boyd Barrett in the Dáil and a Special Education Needs Campaign Protest with Bernard Mulvany

Councillor Conor Reddy - Minister’s Replies Show No Real Plan for Special Education

Submitted by Richard Boyd Barrett, replies to Cllr Conor Reddy's questions reveal a system that is still operating year to year, no long-term planning, no clarity about scale of need, no specific commitments for areas under most pressure. Full document available.

3 Dec 2025