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Firefighters douse a burnt car with water after Israeli militant settlers attacked a group of Palestinians harvesting olives near Turmus Ayya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 16, 20

Cllr Conor Reddy Condemns Dubliner Ian Hutcheson’s Arrest and Detention by Israelis in the West Bank

Dublin man has been in the West Bank for two weeks to provide solidarity and support to Palestinian farmers during the harvest. He was arrested and detained by Israeli police yesterday and has been transferred to a detention centre.

23 Oct 2026

Harkin: Home Care Workers Can No Longer be Ignored

Harkin: Home Care Workers Can No Longer be Ignored

"Workers should not wait on Stormont because that could be forever... I encourage all home care workers to join the trade union now... Employers are not gatekeepers on workers' rights."

23 Oct 2026

Richard Boyd Barrett Seeks Dáil Debate on Withdrawal of Sally Rooney’s Books From Sale In Britain

Richard Boyd Barrett Seeks Dáil Debate on Withdrawal of Sally Rooney’s Books From Sale In Britain

Highlights serious implications for freedom of speech and artistic expression. Government and opposition must stand with Rooney and demand end to British repression of Palestine solidarity movement and censorship.

22 Oct 2026

Sally Rooney; Women Crossing a makeshift bridge in Gaza; Derry's Guildhall.

Harkin: Council Motion Stands with Sally Rooney Against Hypocritical British Government Repression

Cllr Shaun Harkin: Rooney’s stand in solidarity with Palestine Action has exposed the pro-Israel hypocrisy of the British government and its continued attempt to criminalise opposition to genocide... We call on Council to stand in solidarity with Sally Rooney and oppose her criminalisation.

22 Oct 2026

Harkin: DUP Incitement of Sectarian Tensions Must be Challenged

Harkin: DUP Incitement of Sectarian Tensions Must be Challenged

Stopping cuts and jobs culls, providing for children and stopping the handouts to bosses... Cllr Harkin says "These are the demands and grassroots campaigns bringing working-class communities together. The alternative is working-class unity and opposition to toxic division and austerity."

22 Oct 2026

Image from the graphic advertising the Public Meeting: Lessons From Garvaghy PEOPLE POWER AGAINST SECTARIANISM Wednesday 21st October 7pm St Comgall's - Ionad Eileen Howell, Divis St (speaker

Carroll: “Garvaghy Shows What Working Class People can win together”

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll will host a public meeting tonight at 7pm at St Comgall's (Divis Street) on the lessons of the Garvaghy Road. Speakers include

21 Oct 2026

Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Campaign Organiser to address Derry Public Meeting

Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Campaign Organiser to address Derry Public Meeting

Emma Bally will join us in the Northern Counties Building, Waterloo Place at 6PM on Wednesday 21st October.

20 Oct 2026

Richard Boyd Barrett, Paul Murphy, and People Before Profit members facing off againt Ursula von der Leyen, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu over a three open locks on an Irish tricolor at

Government Denying Proper "End Triple Lock" Dáil Debate

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have determined they want Ireland to be full participants in Western imperialism’s militarism. Let's have a referendum to let the people decide.

20 Oct 2026

Pay The Workers: The Money is There

Pay The Workers: The Money is There

No pay offer is on the table. No guarantee from the Government that inflation busting pay increases will be delivered. What really is acceptable? The numbers show workers need 10% now as a bare minimum, and the money is there to pay for this.

18 Oct 2026