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Pal Zappone and the Political Frankenstein

Recently released WhatsApp screenshots have given the public a rare glimpse into the corrupt inner workings of the free state regime, and how it interlocks with global imperialism.  The revelations centre around scandal-ridden former minister Katherine ‘Capone’ Zappone and her quest to leverage her ‘service’ into a lucrative position within the worldwide NGO apparatus.  Zappone […]

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For Sovereignty and Self Determination- Britain Get Out Of Ireland

On this day in 1994, as a key part of Britain’s ongoing pacification process in Ireland, the leadership of the Provisionals announced a full cessation of military operations, largely without consultation with Volunteers across the country. From midnight on August 31 1994, all military operations were to be stopped, a decision that took the majority […]

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Day of Action against US Imperialism in Galway

Anti Imperialist Action Ireland held a day of action in Galway today against US Imperialism in Ireland, highlighting the presence of the US War Machine in Ireland. Starting with a campaign stall on Shop Street, the Socialist Republican activists distributed hundreds of leaflets engaging passers by on the issue with a very enthusiastic reception from […]

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Socialist Republican Commemoration- 40th Anniversary of the 1981 Hungerstrikes

To mark the 40th Anniversary of the 1981 Hungerstrike, Socialist Republicans are organising a commemoration in Dublin on Saturday September 25, 2021. The event will assemble at 1pm at Phibsborough Shoppong Centre, for a March to the grave of the first Republican Hungerstriker, Thomas Ashe, in the Republican Plot, Glasnevin, who’s anniversary also occurs on […]

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Afghanistan: A Major Defeat for Western Imperialism

The seemingly endless imperialist war in Afghanistan has finally concluded after more than 20 years of senseless slaughter. The fall of the NATO puppet regime in Afghanistan this week has been spectacular, the sight of fleeing Afghanis falling to their deaths while trying to cling to fleeing American airplanes a potent symbol of the disaster. […]

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The Omagh Bomb Reconsidered

On this day in 1998, a car bomb exploded in Omagh, County Tyrone, resulting in a devastating loss of life. The bomb was part of a campaign, then being waged by the RIRA against the British Occupation of Ireland, and a coded warning had been issued in advance of the explosion. Despite the precautions taken […]

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Keep Liam Home- Stop the Extradition of Irish Republicans

Moves by the Free State to extradite the Irish Republican Liam Campbell from Ireland to Lithuania at the behest of Brit Imperialism must be opposed by all who believe in Human Rights. Liam Campbell has never set foot in Lithuania. The European Arrest warrant issued by Lithuania has been done on the orders of British […]

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1914 Gun Running Remembered in Howth

On Saturday July 24, Irish Socialist Republicans gathered in Howth to mark the 107th anniversary of the Howth Gun Running, an event of key importance in the run up to the 1916 Rising. Led by a section of the Socialist Republican Colour Party, Dublin Socialist Republicans made their way down the East Pier, to the […]

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Remembering Vol. Martin O’Leary

50 years ago this month, IRA Volunteer Martin O’Leary gave his life for a Socialist Republic, when he was killed on active service, by a premature explosion, while engaged in Military Action in support of striking workers at Mogul Mines in Tipperary. Vol. Martin O’Leary came from Connolly Road, Ballyphehane in Cork, and would grow […]

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Canada, Catholicism and Colonial Monuments

In the past few weeks, indigenous and progressive forces in Canada have mobilised in response to further revelations about a mass genocide carried out against indigenous children. 215 unmarked graves of children were discovered in Kamloops Indian Residential School in May of this year These callous murders were committed by the Catholic Church, in collusion […]

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ANTI IMPERIALIST ACTION PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN DUBLIN

On Saturday July 10, members of Anti Imperialist Action Ireland staged a direct action against the presence of British Imperialists and the British Military at Island Bridge in Dublin. Despite the security at the event organized by the British Legion, the Revolutionary Socialist Republicans managed to get inside the security cordon and into the Imperialist […]

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Food Sovereignty, Monocrop Imperialism and Indigenous Resistance with Max Ajl

Max Ajl is a Marxist and a food systems researcher. He has recently published a book “A People’s Green New Deal”. We spoke with Max about Palestine, the Imperial “food” system which is killing the Earth, and some solutions we can work towards. This is a vitally important topic which Republicans and Socialists in Ireland […]

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Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown 2021

On Saturday June 26, Socialist Republicans from across Ireland gathered in Bodenstown, for the Annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration organized by the Seamus Costello Memorial Committee. Led by a lone piper and a section of the Socialist Republican Colour Party, the parade made its way from the crossroads to the cemetery. The Large crowd in attendance […]

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We are out for Ireland for the Irish. But who are the Irish?

“…Not the rack-renting, slum-owning landlord; not the sweating, profit-grinding capitalist; not the sleek and oily lawyer; not the prostitute pressman – the hired liars of the enemy. Not these are the Irish upon whom the future depends. Not these, but the Irish working class, the only secure foundation upon which a free nation can be […]