The pro-Lisbon political parties do not need to raise funds for the ‘Yes’ to Lisbon campaign. Big business is directly funding their side of the debate. The announcement that Intel and Ryanair will spend hundreds of thousands of euro to try to achieve a Yes vote in the upcoming Lisbon Treaty represents an unconcealed... More

The leaked recommendations of the Commission on Taxation point to a raft of new charges on wide swathes of the population. Here Joe Higgins outlines why these must be met with mass opposition. The Commission on Taxation is continuation of the strategy of hammering low and middle income workers and their families to pay for the crisis... More

The economic crisis in the US and Ireland have huge similarities, from their causes to their impacts. Just back from the US, here Joe discusses these parrallels, and how they can help build international workers solididarity and struggle. Irish visitors moving from city to city in the United States this summer will be struck by the... More

Joe Higgins spoke at a press conference today launching the broad left Vote No to Lisbon (SayNo.ie, formerly Campaign Against the EU Constitution). Click Image to Watch RTE News Coverage of Launch Joe was intereviewed on RTE radio about the launch of the campaign and why he will be campaigning against Lisbon. Listen to the interview... More

The health service is a key topic of debate in the US, where Joe is currently visiting, so here he discusses the need for proper, public health care system, which is also very relevant here in Ireland. Right across the United States, a debate is raging over the future of health care. The catalyst is President Obama’s election campaign... More

Here Joe Higgins discusses the situation in California & the US, where he is currently visiting, in particular the brutal cut backs and right wing policies being implemented Schwarzenegger. Anybody visiting San Francisco from Ireland last week would feel right at home, not so much because of the striking courtesy and friendliness... More

At approximately 5am over 80 Gardai began to force entry into the occupied Thomas Cook store on Grafton Street, after physically removing over 30 supporters from in front of the premises. Since Saturday, over 40 workers have been occupying the store, protesting against job losses and claiming for improved redundancies. Gardai smashed... More