Ecosocialism
In 2018, Bríd Smith and People Before Profit introduced a bill in the Dáil to ban any further exploration for oil and gas in Ireland. The Climate Emergency Measures Bill was part of a global campaign that many hoped would strangle the fossil fuel industry by cutting off investments and
Ecosocialism
The Irish Government survived a vote of confidence today, two days ahead of the lifting of the eviction ban. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin looks at the record of the Green Party and how they have kept this landlord Government going. When the Green Party were on the brink of entering coalition
Ecosocialism
As rumours abound that the Irish Government will attempt to ratify CETA later this month, Tom O’Connor argues that like many trade deals, the agreement between the EU and Canada is both anti-democratic and gives undue powers to international corporations. Breaking news! The Government has announced that in
Covid-19
2021 has started out with Ireland, north and south, being in its worst position since the pandemic began. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin takes both governments to task for their Covid response, arguing that it has been nothing short of neoliberal catastrophe. We have entered the year 2021 in total disaster. Ireland