Born on this day in 1868, the republican socialist James Connolly was Ireland's most famous revolutionary. Over a century after he was...
57 months ago

I believe Keir Starmer is the most likely candidate to lead a socialist Labour Party into government in 2024.
61 months ago

Chris Beausang, writer and socialist activist, revisits the politics of the signatories to the 1916 proclamation highlighting the sharp differences.
8 months ago

James Connolly was shot by a British army firing squad for helping to lead the Dublin Easter Rising. His execution shocked the labour movement across the world.
201 months ago

MP who defected to the Labour party from the Conservatives in 1999 has been appointed Northern Ireland secretary.
213 months ago

Bob Crow had not yet come out clearly for a new political alternative. Despite the friendly discussions that we had with him, he and other...
89 months ago

1. Connolly was driven by the idea of a Workers' Republic. Connolly would link the fight for Irish freedom to the need to uproot capitalism.
97 months ago

Use the links below to watch campaign broadcasts on the alternative vote referendum and the national and local elections.
167 months ago

949 ... SEATS ... 49.4 ... TURNOUT ... 31 ... COUNCILS ... FF ... 248 ... SEATS ... SF ... 102 ... SEATS ... FG ... 245 ... SEATS ... GP ... 23 ... SEATS ... LAB ... 56 ... SEATS ... SD ... 35 ... SEATS.
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Ógra Shinn Féin last weekend claimed back Omagh British Army base by erecting an Irish national flag at its front entrance.
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