Ireland
Israel to shut Dublin embassy over Irish intervention at ICJ

Israel has announced the closure of its embassy in Dublin following Ireland’s decision to intervene in South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice

Ireland faces continuation of status quo as center-right parties eye coalition government

Ireland’s center-right parties are set to form another coalition, with Sinn Féin remaining third in the Dáil

Irish women basketball players protest Israel’s genocide in Gaza at EuroBasket qualifier match

The Irish athletes refused to shake hands with Israeli players and five players on the team refused to play the match against Israel

The people reclaim the Dublin streets rampaged by right-wing mobs

Following the outbreak of violent riots perpetuated by far-right groups, Irish working class groups marched in solidarity with those affected by the xenophobic violence

Irish Left slams government for abetting Israeli war crimes

Legislative proposals by left parties called the Irish government to hold Israel responsible for its genocidal war were voted down by the governing coalition in the Irish Parliament

Chris Hazzard on Ireland’s solidarity with Palestine

Sinn Fein MP Chris Hazzard talks to Peoples Dispatch about the efforts of his party to call for a ceasefire as well as Ireland’s historic solidarity with Palestine

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Republican sections in Ireland observe 42nd anniversary of 1981 hunger strikes

10 Irish republican prisoners including 27-year-old Bobby Sands starved to death in 1981 at the HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland while on a hunger strike to protest the revoking of their status as political prisoners

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Peace groups protest Ireland’s involvement in Ukraine war

Protesters slammed the Fine Gael-Fianna Fail-Greens government for the decision to provide weapons training to Ukrainian army recruits and called for maintaining the traditional Irish policy of neutrality in international conflicts

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Students in Ireland protest housing crisis ahead of new academic year

Student groups have demanded effective legislation to protect students from exploitation by rent sharks and housing scams. A recent study showed that half the students surveyed were sharing a room with three or more people

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Anti-war groups in Ireland disrupt security conference at Cork University

Socialist and anti-war groups in Ireland are apprehensive of the nation’s engagement with the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation and other bids to weaken neutrality

On anniversary of Easter Rising, calls for Irish unity are strengthened

During Easter week in April 1916, Irish militant republican forces started an uprising against the British colonialists in Dublin, marking a new era in the Irish freedom struggle against British imperialism

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Progressives in Ireland protest austerity and xenophobic attacks on refugees 

A mounting cost-of-living crisis in Ireland has been used by far-right groups to fan the flames of xenophobia. Progressives have called out the government’s policies as the real reason