On June 26th five hundred people took to the streets of Dublin as part of a European-Wide week of Protest and Solidarity against the bank bail-outs, EU/IMF cutbacks and the dictatorship of the Markets. Here we post a video of the protest, for more information, check out our full report. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST... More

Two weeks ago, I spent Thursday and Friday in Dublin and Limerick with a delegation from the European Parliament, which included also, MEPs Marian Harkin and Proinsias de Rossa and involved Alan Kelly and Sean Kelly in consultations. The delegation was to assess if the European Union Globalisation Fund (EGF) was being deployed effectively... More

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Easter Monday night’s vigil in Tyrrelstown, west Dublin, for the slain 15 year old Nigerian lad, Toyosi Shitta-bey, was as uplifting as it was desperately sad. The attendance of about 1,500 braved the unseasonal, biting cold to pay their tributes and make a powerful statement about the kind of society in which they want to live. The... More

A Mafioso who controls your neighbourhood runs into financial difficulties, having lost heavily in the gambling casinos. He owes a fortune to bigger sharks. He shakes you and your neighbours down for 15% of monthly income. Naturally you feel aggrieved so you all get together and form an organisation to see what can be done. You... More

A further €16 billion of taxpayer’s money is due to be put into the country’s biggest banks in the hope that this gift coupled with NAMA will enable the banks to operate profitably and lend. The government’s whole approach is predicated on two fundamental beliefs which I challenge, namely that the bondholders... More

Here we post Joe Higgins’ article from Wednesday January 27th’s edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online. Last week in the European Parliament, during a debate on earthquake in Haiti, I heard what must have been the meanest, most disgusting and begrudging... More