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Irish legislation criminalizes poverty
Recent legislation meant to reform the Vagrancy Act, recently struck down as unconstitutional, will effectively target beggars for the crime…
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Irish national liberation activists stand up to state repression
In recent months, there has been a wave of state repression sweeping over progressive forces in Ireland. In the past…
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Irish rejection of Treaty of Lisbon a victory for European workers
In a June 12 referendum, Irish voters soundly rejected the Treaty of Lisbon, a repackaged version of the European Union…
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New phase in Ireland’s long struggle for liberation
A number of events took place in May in Ireland that will radically change the centuries-long struggle for Irish national…
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‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’ examines Ireland’s national and class struggle
Almost one year ago, Ken Loach’s film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" won the Palme d’Or at the 2006…
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Leonard Peltier’s statement to commemorate the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
On Sunday, Aug. 13, more than 20,000 people in Belfast, Northern Ireland commemorated the 25th anniversary of 1981 Hunger Strike…
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