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The Rearm Europe plan, now underway, marks a decisive moment. It puts the EU on a war footing. The hawks are in charge. Von der Leyen’s commitment to a surge in European defence signals the arrival of a centralised European defence policy, even though this is supposed to be
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This article was originally posted on Aaron Maté’s Substack. Shortly after Israel began a devastating attack on Iran – which has so far killed top Iranian military leaders, nuclear scientists, scores of civilians, destroyed vital military assets, and damaged nuclear energy sites – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech
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On the 23rd of November 2023, a knife attack in Dublin City Centre precipitated what the Gardaí described as the most violent public disorder event in modern Dublin history – the Dublin riots. It was largely controlled and directed by a few online far-right agitators. So how did we get
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On 7 May 2025, Trade Unionists for Trans Rights held a day of action across Britain to defy the 16 April, UK Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. The ruling they opposed was the unanimous determination that when The Equality Act
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‘Burn them all out!” This was the soundtrack to the racist riots that shook Ballymena in recent days, set to a spasm of street violence and the torching of homes, carried out by masked-up hordes forcing midnight evacuations. Families hid in attics. Vulnerable tenants were forced to approach landlords
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There is a mood for left unity among activists and reasons are not hard to find. We have one of the most right-wing governments in Irish history. For the first time, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rule alone with no progressive mudguard and can no longer dominate both the
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The scenes of fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles being pelted with rocks, bricks, and any other makeshift projectiles by lines of people taking aim at the despised migra agents inflicting so much harm and terror in their communities. A burning ICE vehicle in the middle of an intersection,
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The latest stage of Israel-US genocide presents itself as humanitarian aid. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a Trojan horse aid distributor backed by the US and reportedly financed by the Israeli ‘defense establishment’, has been condemned by aid agencies after the gunning down of starving civilians. According to Al
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In recent years, Ireland has witnessed an unprecedented surge in solidarity with the Palestinian cause, marked by the largest mass mobilisations and widespread public support since the Water Charges campaign. After the announcement of a ceasefire and the election of a right-wing Irish government, this movement became cloudy, lacking
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You can read this article in English here. “If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem.” De réir na dtuairiscí, sin a dúirt Kwame Ture, gníomhaí de chuid na gluaiseachta Black Power, tráth.
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Is féidir an t-alt seo a léamh i nGaeilge anseo. If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. So the Black Power activist, Kwame Ture, is reported to have once said. There
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As Israel reaches its 77th year of existence, its endgame for the Palestinians looks closer than ever. Unbelievable as it may seem, Israel is moving steadily towards emptying Gaza and the West Bank of their native inhabitants – a Palestinian eradication from the land it has pursued since before its inception.