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With a growing international movement for the legalisation of both medicinal and recreational cannabis use, Aisling Hudson makes the case for recreational use here in Ireland. There have been incredible campaigns in Ireland over the past few years to change policy around medicinal cannabis. Often these specific campaigns highlighted complex
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The courage and tenacity of the Debenhams workers has been a sight to behold. Eddie Conlon assesses the impact of the strike and argues that there are five key lessons to be drawn. The Debenhams strike has been truly remarkable and will go down in the history of the Irish,
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Socialism 2021 | A Summer School of Radical Ideas Friday 4th – Saturday 5th June, on Zoom. The Covid-19 crisis has tragically exposed the endemic inequality at the heart of the capitalist system, and its inability to sustain humanity on a just and sustainable basis. Where there is injustice, however, there
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Many claim the recent shaky ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians is the result of a call by Joe Biden to halt hostilities. But this is to misread the situation. A poll published on Israel’s Channel 12 indicated that 72 percent of Israelis thought the air campaign in Gaza
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European governments have long given Israel political cover for their occupation of Palestine and the violence that comes with it. Adrienne Wallace looks at another aspect of this support for Israel: massive arms sales. While news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine will stop the immediate bombardment of the
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Over ten thousand people gathered in protest across Donegal this past weekend as anger grows over the massive mica homes crisis. Protesters are demanding suitable government intervention that is accessible and does not leave homeowners destitute. Homes built with defective blocks containing mica or, in a small number of homes
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In the wake of the latest assault by the Israeli state on the Palestinian people in East Jerusalem and Gaza, Rebel News is launching a series on Palestine. Here John Molyneux examines the often-used smear against pro-Palestinian activists that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic. The argument, almost invariably
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Bread shelves in supermarkets are going empty as workers at the Hovis plant in Belfast continue their ongoing strike action for a 10% pay rise. Represented by Unite the Union and The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), the workers at the Apollo Road site began their picket on
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“Why won’t she just leave him?” This is a question I asked once when hearing of a woman living with a man who was abusive to her and her children. I don’t fall into the statistics of the one in four women in Ireland who have suffered physical
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The couldn’t-care-less attitude of many Unionist representatives to the interests – even the lives – of their “own” community has never been more evident than in their reaction, or lack of reaction, to the inquest on the victims of the Ballymurphy massacre. Not one of them stepped forward to
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As the verdict from the Ballymurphy Massacre Inquest deems all victims were innocent when murdered by British soldiers, Mike Milotte’s account of the transgressions of the British state during the troubles is a clear argument against Boris’ amnesty. Boris Johnson and his Tory henchmen in Westminster want to ban
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In the second part of a series, Jim Larmour and Hannah Kenny assess how the permanent crisis of unionism has failed communities, arguing that workers’ unity, rather than division is the way forward. Part one can be read here. Riots earlier this month showed us where stoking tensions and sectarian