Our inital reaction once it became clear that Trump was going to carry the electoral college vote. These 11 points were sent out via the WSM Twitter. 1. Reacting to Trump – part of pattern with Brexit – revolt against established neoliberal order led by reactionary super wealthy 2. Need to organise for massive transformation. […]
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Why didn’t RTE say teachers were locked out on November 7th?
Listening to Morning Ireland on regime radio on the 7th of November we were surprised to hear the word lock out used only in the context of pupils being locked out of schools. The term has been carefully avoided when it comes to the teachers locked out by their employers.] Thousands of teachers are locked […]
Repression escalates in Turkey with mass arrest of HDP MPs – protests held in Dublin
Over the night of 3rd November the Turkish state moved to deepen the repression directed against the HDP, the party that got the 3rd largest share of the vote in the last two elections. Arrest warrants have been issued for at least 15 of that parties members of parliament including it’s two co-chairs. At the […]
Anti racism campaigners demonstrate against Calais eviction at French embassy in Dublin
Monday night saw dozens of anti-racist campaigners gather at the French embassy to protest the eviction of Calais refugee camp. France is heading into an election and the eviction which will see thousands of people taken out of the camp is seen as an election stunt by President Hollande seeking to win right wing votes. […]
We have a world to change
So much to fight against If we were to bullet point everything that is wrong is this country we’d fill all 4 pages of this leaflet. From the denial of Bodily Autonomy to Direct Provision racism to the control of our media by one super rich villain we face a system of interconnected elements designed […]
Solidarity with the Dublin bus strike and the need for decent wages for all
The shutdown of Dublin bus services begins prematurely at 21.00 tonight thanks to management’s refusal to trust the workers to wind down the service ahead of tomorrows two day strike, the first of three scheduled. As our name suggests Solidarity Times stands in solidarity with the bus workers, just as we were in solidarity with […]
Not wanting Apples billions? The landlords agent is not our friend
The native Irish ruling class have long been prone to parasitical activity, enriching themselves by acting as agents of absentee landlords or today as law firms for multinationals keen to avoid and evade paying taxes. As landlords agents that involved breaking down the doors to evict those who were literally dying of starvation. The modern […]
Turkey invades Rojava as US looks away
A little over ten hours ago (24th August) Turkish tanks crossed the Syrian border to supposedly attack ISIS. For the last couple of years Turkish troops and ISIS militants have been exchanging hand waves across the border as month by month hundreds of ISIS recruits have been allowed to cross it.
Huge Grangegorman squat complex in Dublin evicted for second time
The massive complex of squatted buildings at Grangegorman was evicted for a second time in early August, this time its likely to be permanent at the plan is to build a huge number of expensive to rent student apartments on the site. The eviction was anticipated and a lot of material was moved over the […]
Protest takes place against homophobic attack in Phoenix park that the state is ignoring – video
Last night (18 August) saw a protest against homophobic attack in Phoenix park take place at the Central Criminal Court at Parkgate street.