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2013 ended and 2014 began with a number of significant struggles of the working class around the world. These workers are reaching conclusions that they will have to take to the streets and fight for a future for themselves and their families. They are aware that in the drive to increase profits the market system will drive down their wages and living standards for them and their families >> Read more >> | This month marks 5 years since Dell closed their factory in Limerick, resulting in Limerick becoming the biggest unemployment blackspot in the country, with twice the national rate of unemployment. Below we publish a Socialist Party leaflet published at the time. PDF of Leaflet Here Put workers' livelihoods before super-profits SAVE ALL JOBS AT DELL "This is not about … Read more. | Thomas, Why don't you meet up with one of our members to discuss these articles, and how you can get involved with the Socialist Party? | These elections come at an important time. Every time we turn on the TV or read the papers we will see the government and many of their friends in the right wing press trumpeting a "recovery" in the economy. However, where is the recovery for working people who are suffering under viscous neo-liberal austerity policies? Emigration is at record levels, our public services are at breaking point, despite the smoke and mirrors from the Labour Party social welfare is being slashed, there is a housing crisis with soaring rents and house prices, unemployment is high and the only jobs available are low paid with yellow pack conditions. Read more. | With the stroke of a pen, the highly profitable ESB tried to change the pensions of its workforce from defined benefits (DB) to defined contributions (DC) and also claim that they had no more responsibility toward the financing of our pensions. Read more. | The butcher of Sabra and Shatila has died. Ariel Sharon, once known as the "father of Israeli settlements", died after eight years in a semi-coma, following a stroke while still prime minister in January 2006. Read more. | The above is a clip from the Tipp Today show on Tipp FM where Anti-Austerity Alliance candidate, and member of the Socialist Party, Cian Prendiville, debates against a representative from a new anti-immigrant party 'National Independent Party'. The AAA stands for a united movement of all those affected by austerity, and rejects all divisions based on race, nationality, gender or … Read more. | | |
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