Yes to marriage equality in Ireland – an inspiration for battles to come
Irish socialist Jen O’Leary analyses the politics of the No and Yes campaigns, and argues that the Yes victory must be a step in the ongoing struggle for wider LGBTQ liberation. We received Jen’s article after the polls closed, but before the results started coming in. Around Saturday lunchtime, it became clear not only that Yes had won, but […]
Platform for Renewal emerges from Irish anti water charges movement
Shane Fitzgerald, a socialist based in Dublin, who will be speaking at They Don’t Represent Us, reports on the emergence of the Platform for Renewal from the water campaigns in Ireland This Friday in Dublin, the five trade unions involved in the Right2Water campaign in the south of Ireland are hosting a May Day Conference […]
‘The rocky road ahead…’ The movement against Irish Water
Five activists from rs21 spent a weekend in Dublin and took part in a city-wide demonstration against the Irish Government’s recent Water Charges bill, and spoke to several activists on the Irish left.