Jim O’Callaghan wants to talk about “social cohesion” breaking down, but he won’t talk about how his party shattered it. They created the housing crisis, sold the country out to the bankers, and continue to sell us out to corporations. They forced hundreds of thousands to emigrate because their econ

Workers are being told to pay more while big energy users and data centres get a free pass. A €19bn grid upgrade should be publicly owned and funded by the super-profits, not added to bills by FF/FG. 🗞️ Electricity bills to rise to pay for major grid revamp - RTE. www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

Corporations Should Not Make Money Off Suing The State. '[A] parallel justice system accessible only by corporations for corporations to sue states if they intervene and interfere with their “legitimate” expectation of making profits. That is what this is about. We should be having a referendum ...

City centre: The Complex is everything Dublin needs more of: a community space, a place for artists to thrive and grow, and somewhere people can enjoy life in the city. At a time when urban space is increasingly dominated by profit-seeking and speculation, we have to fight for every part of the ci

People Before Profit condemns Minister McEntee’s announcement of another large increase in planning military spending in the period to 2030. Minister McEntee stated that the planned €1.7 billion spend is a 55% increase on previous plans for military spending. People Before Profit says it will oppose

An important protest tomorrow. The owners gave notice to quit, stating that everyone must be out by 14 January. The Complex can still be saved if the Department of Finance steps in and commits to funding towards its purchase. They must #SaveTheComplex

North: Diageo workers in Belfast are striking for fair pay - People Before Profit sends our full support. Diageo made $2.5bn in global profits last year but is refusing to end the pay gap between workers in Belfast and their counterparts in Diageo in Runcorn, England. It's another example of how c

In Need Of A Cost Of Living Payment For Disabled People. "These are the people that the Government has made poorer, not just a little bit poorer, but a lot poorer. Disabled people are €1,400 worse off as a consequence of the last budget... Do not make disabled people poorer next year." - Paul Murphy

People Before Profit had a strong attendance at the event, with Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, musician and chosen representative for the Dublin Central by-election, being one of the selected speakers. He spoke about his involvement with the Dublin is Dying campaign which protected The Cobblestone pub and mu

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin for Dublin Central By-Election: www.pbp.ie/eoghan-o-cea... Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin has been selected as the People Before Profit candidate to contest the by-election in Dublin Central. Eoghan achieved 4.5% of first preference votes in Dublin Central in the general election in N

We’re glad to see The Irish Times finally taking an interest in foreign military use of Shannon, something we’ve raised for decades while calling for the eviction of the US military from the airport. But like every debate on neutrality, peace and security, this article uses a far-fetched imaginary s

“We must be prepared for the scale of war our parents and great-grandparents endured,” says NATO Chief Mark Rutte. The ruling class will not be satisfied until a new generation of working men and women is marched into the trenches, sent to kill another group of conscripts whose lives have been shape

Senior cabinet ministers told the Irish mail on Sunday anonymously that the occupied territories bill “is never going to happen,” that “the whole political climate has changed around this. There are myriad political reasons why this should not have been pursued, but now that the political situation

Corporations have more right and more security to a standard of constant profit than ordinary people have to a standard of life. Those are the priorities of the government: rich, capitalist elites who rob us blind over literally everyone else. CETA is a betrayal of everything our revolutionary mov

Corporations have more right and more security to a standard of constant profit than ordinary people have to a standard of life. Those are the priorities of the government: rich, capitalist elites who rob us blind over literally everyone else. CETA is a betrayal of everything our revolutionary mov

In the dead of night the government just signed away Irelands right to challenge corporations! Now the right to profit is the sole privilege of massive multinational companies and vulture funds who can drag the government to court if they harm their profits. For context, it’s easier for us to leave

Scandalously at 1am, the government has just pushed through a law with far reaching ramifications. It allows them to sign up to a parallel court process only accessible by corporations. There they can sue Ireland if we do anything to interfere with their "right" to profit.

Who’s afraid of Catherine Connolly? rupture.ie/articles/cat... "...the media has made crystal clear that, when it comes to the presidential election, they don’t think much of Catherine Connolly. Their dismissal, smears, and even complete erasure of Catherine’s campaign is a reminder that the media

We need a movement of all those abandoned by these mouthpieces for global capital and the landlords to resist every eviction, resist rent increases and fight back against the destruction of our communities by the precarity of insecure tenancies and landlord neglect. We have to say enough is enough,

On the United Front As the turbulence of Irish politics continues and debates abound about left unity, Kieran Allen sets forth his analysis of the united front and how it applies today. rebelnews.ie/2025/12/06/o... Full article at rebelnews.ie written by Kieran Allen December 6, 2025 I worked har

University of Galway: In the Name of BDS, Burn the Technion Deal. Oisín Ó Ceallaigh cuts through the University of Galway's recent doublespeak, exposing the institution's complicity in the genocide in Palestine, most explicit in its relationship with Israel's Technion.

Where COP Fails, Ecuador Leads: The General Strike in Defence of Nature. As COP30 in Brazil proved impotent in the face of climate catastrophe, Pádraig Mac Niocaill shares vital lessons from Ecuador where mass movements and general strikes have secured real victories for climate justice

Dáil: FG, FF & Independent Ireland block minimum BER standards for rentals. Another vote to leave renters in cold, damp, mouldy homes. The landlord parties always side with profits over people

FG, FF, SF & Independent Ireland just handed €100m of public money to horse & greyhound racing — 3x the funding for all sports. €20m for a cruel greyhound industry. This establishment has its priorities wrong.

Irish state-backed Analog Devices International is sending parts from its Limerick factory to the Israel Defense Forces' largest weapons supplier. IDA Ireland awarded Analog Devices International an €85 million grant last year – about €50,000 for each person it employs in Ireland.

New revelations from The Ditch show exactly what we have been warning about. Leaked Israeli government emails confirm that the Israeli embassy was in constant contact with a Fine Gael councillor to help defeat a Kildare County Council motion calling for an end to purchasing Israeli military equipmen

How Catherine Connolly Won Ireland’s Presidential Election. By Cian Prendiville. Catherine Connolly’s presidential landslide shows what’s possible when the Left unites and organises from below. A people-powered campaign beat the establishment and the far right. No deals with Fianna Fáil or Fine Ga

Uber’s “fixed fares” are a race to the bottom for taxi drivers and a rip-off for the public. A not-for-profit, publicly run taxi app would protect workers and users. Transport should serve people, not tech giants. 🗞️ www.thejournal.ie/paul-murphy-...

Those who are here are us www.rundale.org/2025/10/01/t... three pieces focused on Ireland’s international protection system, two written from personal experience and one looking at the changes and continuities in the policy context over the last twenty years. In IPAS Centres: The Rising Emperor, D

Ireland’s Biogas Boom: A New Frontier for Green Extractivism? www.rundale.org/2025/12/01/i...

Ireland’s energy crisis shows the limits of capitalism: rising bills, corporate handouts and climate failure. We need public ownership, democratic planning and an ecosocialist energy system that puts people and planet before profit. www.rundale.org/2025/12/01/e...

Who has the power in Ireland’s energy? www.rundale.org/2025/12/01/t... Who really benefits from Ireland’s energy transition? Big tech, monopoly capital and private profit — while bills rise and communities lose out. We need public ownership, democratic control and an ecosocialist energy system tha

Struggle outside the workplace: women in the vanguard. By Jess Spear. rupture.ie/articles/stu... “It is workers’ strategic location at the point of production which gives them tremendous power to disrupt capital’s profits at the source. By using the power to strike, workers have historically forc

The Labour Party now says it’s a ‘Connollyite Republican’ party — but are they for real? At a recent conference, Ivana Bacik claimed the Labour Party were now a 'Connollyite Republican' party. The announcement reflects a wider shift in Irish politics, but questions how deep does the commitment go.

A World to Win: Marxism 2025 'We have the means at our disposal to make the world better, whatever the present tells us.' – Alexandra Day reports from the Marxism Conference which took place recently, organised by Rebel and the Socialist Workers' Network rebelnews.ie/2025/11/21/a...

The World Bank: Behind Paschal Donohoe’s Payday. Paschal Donohoe is being rewarded for years of loyal service to capital with a job at the World Bank. Andy Storey outlines the neocolonial politics of the World Bank and explains how the institution has been used to discipline countries in the Global

Introducing György Lukács – and why his ideas matter today. Stuart Scully outlines the main theories of the Hungarian philosopher, György Lukács, and explains why his ideas are still relevant today. rebelnews.ie/2025/11/28/i...

Ukraine War is a Glimpse of the Future Our Rulers Want for Us On the visit of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to Ireland, Kieran Allen discusses how the Ukraine war is being cynically used to whip up further militarism at home and abroad. written by Kieran Allen

Uber’s “fixed fares” are a race to the bottom for taxi drivers and a rip-off for the public. A not-for-profit, publicly run taxi app would protect workers and users. Transport should serve people, not tech giants. 🗞️ www.thejournal.ie/paul-murphy-...

Conflating Anti-Zionism with Anti-Semitism is Dangerous, Dishonest and Irresponsible Cllr Conor Reddy has criticised Government figures for portraying the proposed renaming of Herzog Park as anti-Semitic, calling the claim “an insult to Jewish people, to Palestinians, and to the basic principles of

The Government has now confirmed it plans to ditch the Occupied Territories Bill to keep American billionaires happy. A genocide goes unpunished and our political establishment rolls over. It is utterly disgraceful. The Palestine solidarity movement must be ready to step up pressure, organise, mobi

Senior cabinet ministers told the Irish mail on Sunday anonymously that the occupied territories bill “is never going to happen,” that “the whole political climate has changed around this. There are myriad political reasons why this should not have been pursued, but now that the political situation

Taken serious heat for standing with Palestine and refusing to be intimidated into silence. Legends.

This is a government that sides with landlords and developers. They won’t ban economic evictions, they allow rents to spiral, and they funnel huge sums of public money to the same developers. While their circle gets richer, families and children are left without homes. It’s time to remove FG/FF from

The housing crisis isn’t an accident - it’s the result of landlords price-gouging ordinary people for profit, while big investors and vulture funds snap up nearly 80% of homes sold in this state. On top of that, for every 1 long-term rental, there are 12 Airbnbs - a system that puts tourists ahead

Labour and the Greens have betrayed tenants in Dublin. Tonight they joined Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to raise rents on the poorest people in this city - rejecting a credible, fully costed People Before Profit alternative by a single vote. They had a fair, workable option in front of them: no rent h

Billionaire banquet at Windsor Palace shows us how organised and unified the billionaire class are. Their organisation is a challenge to the rest of us to build a counter-force for ordinary people. For all those whose lives are made harder by their companies pushing the cost of living through the ro

When this government talks about “deepening cooperation” with the EU and with our so-called allies - allies who, when you ask Fine Gael, all seem to be exclusively members of NATO, we should be very clear about who they’re aligning us with. These are military elites who dream of an endless supply of

Pascal has been the face of Irish austerity for years, he will be among friends and allies in the world bank who’s sole goal is to hook the poorest parts of the globe, underdeveloped by colonialism and exploitation, on western loans paid for in privatisation, worsening labour standards, unbearable c

Wednesday morning, 19 November, People Before Profit will use our Private Members’ Time to introduce a joint left opposition motion calling on the Government to strengthen its Israeli Settlements Bill - banning trade in services as well as goods from illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian terri