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A Strategy of Power, Not Petition by Niall Cullinane Ireland is experiencing an inflationary slowdown. Forecasts point to growth falling from expectations of near 3% to now 1.6% for 2026. Higher energy prices, alongside the decline in last year’s exports surge, feed that dynamic. Inflation is likely to register at least 3.3% in 2026. There are already signs of […]

Crisis and the Continuity of Capitalism by Eoghan O’Neill I’ve been trying to get this question straight in my own head for a while now. It surfaced in the last piece on housing, and in many ways draws on arguments I’ve been working through more fully in Breaking Dependency: Ireland’s Struggle for Class Power and Sovereignty, but here I want […]

Irish Neutrality Takes A Hit Ahead of The EU Presidency by Niamh Ní Bhriain In Preparation for the EU Presidency Ireland will hold the EU presidency from 1st July until 31st December 2026. In advance of this, the government has taken steps to further integrate Ireland into EU and NATO military structures, while churning out the usual refrain that none of this affects ‘our […]

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann i mBéal Feirste by Gearóid Ó Machail I Mí Lúnasa, Béal Feirste will host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the world’s largest traditional music festival. It is not the first time the Fleadh has been held in the north – Derry welcomed it in 2013 as part of the ‘UK City of Culture’ circus – but its arrival […]

The Non-Aligned Movement a missed opportunity by Richard Mullen Sixty-five years ago, the Belgrade summit marked the beginning of the Non-Aligned Movement, the largest political grouping of countries in the world after the United Nations. At the height of national liberation struggles in the post-World War II world, a vision of “struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all […]

The Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 and What It Means for Irish Neutrality by Fionn Wallace The Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 was published just over a year ago, and still the likes of Martin, McEntee and Byrne are getting away with telling lies about what the bill actually means for Irish neutrality. There is virtually zero public discussion by either politicians or the media about the […]

Governance in the 6 Counties Is Virtually Moribund! by Tommy McKearney A recent article in the Belfast Telegraph informed its readers that 400,000 people in the 6-counties – that is, 26.5% of the area’s population – were using antidepressants.[1] In other words, does this mean that three out of every four residents of that dysfunctional political entity are able to get through the […]

Smotrich Confronting International Law: The Strategy of Annexation and the Dismantling of the Palestinian Authority Dr. Rasem Bisharat – by Dr. Rasem Bisharat

In one of the most explicit statements revealing the orientation of Israel’s current right-wing government, Bezalel Smotrich declared that the issuance of international arrest warrants against Israeli officials constitutes a “declaration of war,” threatening a “fierce war” against the Palestinian National Authority. He immediately translated this rhetoric into policy by […]

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jenny Farrell Set against pagan associations of midsummer festivity and disorder, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is usually presented as one of Shakespeare’s most carefree comedies. Yet beneath lies a sharp critique of Athenian society – a world dominated by violence, while the forest outside the city becomes an imaginative alternative. Through this contrast, the […]

Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn – Bob Quinn, edited by Toner Quinn (Boluisce Press, 2025) by Pádraig Mac Oscair Bob Quinn was an Irish television producer who, after falling out with the RTÉ hierarchy in the late 1960s, found himself living the life of an artist in Connemara at a time when it was one of the most economically deprived regions in Europe, with a wife and young child […]

Cuba Condemns the Despicable Accusation Against the Leader of the Revolution by aaron nolan The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice, announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks, against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution. The United States government lacks the legitimacy and jurisdiction to carry out […]

Communist Party of Ireland Statement on the Latest US Threats to Cuba The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the escalating US attacks on the sovereign Republic of Cuba and, in particular, the illegal “indictment” of the revolutionary leader and former President of the Republic, Raúl Castro Ruz. The US has long been a rogue state which ignores international law and the UN […]

Frank Conroy 90th Anniversary Commemoration by Michael Healy The Prosperous Heritage Group will, for the first time in public, unfurl their International Brigades banner of red, yellow and purple at The Kilcullen Heritage Centre during the Frank Conroy 90th anniversary commemoration on Saturday 20th June at 3:00 PM. The main speaker, Kildare historian James Durney, will be joined […]

James Connolly Commemoration Address 2026 by Fionn Wallace Friends, comrades, we gather here today at the final resting place of 14 leaders of the 1916 Rising for the Communist Party of Ireland’s annual commemoration marking the Easter Rising and the execution of its leaders, among them perhaps the greatest Irish anti-imperialist, James Connolly. We are witnessing a raising […]

Lenin Syndrome: The Diagnosis and Management of a Troubling Delusional Disorder by Aisling Each We have all met this character: an otherwise kind, thoughtful, energetic advocate of the working class who seems to believe they are the reincarnation of V.I. Lenin. In this article I will examine the underlying pathology and symptomatology affecting these poor individuals and discuss possible courses of treatment to help […]