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Workers Rights

Body Shop Closure: Workers Can Fight Back

Workers in Body Shop heard yesterday that all Body Shop stores in the republic are set for closure by 29 February –  a week from today. Workers can fight for an

22 Feb 2024

News

This Is Why We Need A State Construction Company

We need more homes – especially with a rising population. But the private sector is not delivering. For over a decade, governments have repeated the line ‘it is a supply issue’

21 Feb 2024

News

RTÉ Golden Handshake Is What The Elite All Expect

Most of the country is angry with the revelations that RTÉ Executives were given golden handshakes. The chief financial officer Breda O’Keeffe walked away with a €450,000 exit

20 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

Solidarity With Julian Assange

Julian Assange is having an appeal hearing today and tomorrow 20 and 21 February in London. He has been held for over 5 years in Belmarsh Prison in the UK,

20 Feb 2024

News

Get Organised Against Racism – Stand Together

Racism and fascist violence is on the rise in Ireland. Hiding from this fact will not make it disappear but allow it to grow stronger. Across the island, there have

19 Feb 2024

Palestine

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It is happening before our eyes – on our screens. Israel’s attack on 1.4 million people in Rafah is utterly horrific. They aim to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza.

14 Feb 2024

News

Why Is Varadkar Hiding His Role In National Children’s Hospital Scandal?

The announcement that the National Children’s Hospital will cost €2.4 billion is shocking. Shocking – because it is the dearest in the world. Because it will not open in

14 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

Rents Are Rising Much Faster Than Wages

New figures from Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) show that national average rents for new tenancies were €1,598 per month last September, up 11% on the previous year. Existing tenancies

9 Feb 2024

Arts And Culture

Press Release: Long Fought For Irish Film Industry (Section 481) Stakeholder Forum Must Resolve Issues Of Employment Rights And Blacklisting For Film Crew And Ending Use Of Unfair Buy-Out Contracts For Actors And Other Creatives

In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, for People Before Profit and member of the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight committee has said the “long fought for” Irish Film industry (Section 481)

8 Feb 2024