June, 2009 Posts

Pride 09: Full Marriage Rights Now!

The Socialist Party supported last Saturday’s Pride parade in Dublin, standing in solidarity with the LGBT community in fighting for true equality. Here is th message distributed on the day. For a PDF of the leaflet as it was distributed click here Organise to Fight Back Against Homophobia I’m sure people knew I was gay you... More

Joe Higgins: How I’ll use the MEP seat

In course of the Dublin Euro Election Campaign our posters stated that, if elected, I would be a voice for workers and the unemployed. That is a crucial role that I will endeavour to fulfil. Although those elected on 5 June don’t become Members of the European Parliament until 14 July at the first plenary meeting of the Parliament... More

Socialist Party Election Analysis: Government on the ropes

IN 2007 Bertie Ahern won a third successive general election, bringing Fianna Fail close to an overall majority. In 5 June Bye Election Ahern’s nominee, his hapless brother Maurice, came fifth in the Bye Election in the Dublin Central constituency which they had dominated for decades! With 25.4% in the locals and 24% in the Euro’s,... More

Updated: Joe Higgins in the Media on Lisbon II

Joe Higgins will be on Questions & Answers on RTE 1 today (Monday 22nd June 09) today at the earlier than usual time of 9:30pm, discussing Lisbon. He was also on Morning Ireland on Friday. To listen to Joe’s interview on Morning Ireland click here. To watch Questions and answers online live log on to: www.rte.ie/live/.  After... More

Lisbon: Round Two – A bosses charter, despite ‘guarantees’

Less than two weeks after the Euro Election campaign a Euro related charade is about to be visited on the Irish people. We are now being told that the FiannaFail/Green Party Coalition Government will present us with the Lisbon Treaty for a vote in late September or early October as soon as the EU Heads of State agree ‘legal guarantees’... More

Why Socialists Oppose the Blasphemy Law

“A person who publishes or utters blasphemous matter shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €100,000.” An archaic, perhaps medieval hangover from the past? On the contrary – in fact, this is actually being proposed by Minister Dermot Ahern as a new crime of... More

Video: Joe Higgins on the Need for a New Workers Party

In this video from Joe Higgins MEP’s speech at Saturday’s Social & Rally discussing and celebrating the election result, Joe talks about the need for left co-operation and a new party in Ireland that will fight for the rights of ordinary workers, young people and the unemployed. As well as the full speech done through qik,... More

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