Tomás Ó Flatharta

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Labour Leadership Offensive to the Left, Offensive Against the Left

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Thanks to Des Derwin for this article, also published here :

http://www.irishleftreview.org/2011/01/25/godsend-sinn-fin-left/

The Finance Bill stroke is the latest, but greatest, in a line of indications that Labour in government will be on the good ship Austerity.

Until fairly recently I would have counselled my friends on the left against rejecting calls for an all-left alliance out of hand and, instead, for saying to Labour and Sinn Féin, ‘reject coalition and austerity and we can all ally’. The clarity of Labour’s intentions makes this position redundant. More, the Labour leadership has now gone on the offensive against the ULA and Sinn Féin, against the rest of an all-left alliance.

http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/talk-away-mister-higgins/

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Jan 25, 2011 at 6:57 pm

Posted in Abortion, Feminism, Fianna Fáil, Financial Crisis (September 2008 onwards), Fine Gael, General Election 2011, Ireland, Labour Party (Ireland), People Before Profit, Sinn Féin, Socialist Party, Trade Unions, UNITE, United Left Alliance

Legislate for abortion rights for Irish Women now – A call for Action

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FEMINIST OPEN FORUM

After the ABC case . . .

Legislate for abortion rights for Irish Women now

A call for Action

Thursday 27th January, 7.30pm in the Central Hotel

Speakers include representatives from the Irish Family Planning Association, Alliance for Choice, Choice Ireland and People Before Profit


The recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of ABC v Ireland is an important victory for Irish women in their fight to secure their right to access abortion in their own country. In particular the ECHR unanimous criticism of the Irish government’s failure to provide legislation in line with the X case Judgement, highlights decades of political cowardice and active negligence by the state.

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Jan 23, 2011 at 7:24 pm

Posted in Abortion, Feminism, General Election 2011, Ireland, People Before Profit

General Election Challenge of United Left Alliance Strengthens

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This is a very useful news summary published on the Socialist Party Site.

If any readers attended the Cork ULA meeting this week, please consider mailing a news report for this site.  We hear the event was very well attended – one comment mentioned a crowd of over 200 – exaggeration or truth?

http://socialistparty.net/elections/575-general-election-challenge-of-united-left-alliance-strengthens

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Jan 15, 2011 at 11:58 am

Posted in Abortion, Ireland, People Before Profit, Socialist Party, United Left Alliance

Building the United Left Alliance: reflections on the past and proposals for the future

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Building the ULA:

reflections on the past and proposals for the future.

Brendan Young. People Before Profit and the Campaign for an Independent Left.

It is just over a month since the United Left Alliance was launched and the paucity of organised resistance to the deepening economic crisis has made the alternative offered by the ULA all the more urgent. So the formation of the ULA is very welcome. Also welcome is the public commitment to the ULA by People Before Profit, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Workers’ Party and the Tipperary Unemployed and Workers’ Action Group. Such co-operation amongst the Irish left is a very big step forward and every effort should be made to ensure that it is a success, up to and after the coming election.

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Jan 7, 2011 at 8:24 pm

Posted in Financial Crisis (September 2008 onwards), General Election 2011, Ireland, People Before Profit, Socialist Party, United Left Alliance

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