South - Are Labour a radical alternative?

Written by Mick Barry, Councillor in Cork for the Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) Friday, 06 August 2010 12:55

An IPSOS/MRBI poll published in June in the Irish Tines showed Labour as themost popular party in the Irish Republic with 32% support. This had never happened before in the history of elections or opinion polling in this state.

This poll was merely the most dramatic of a series of polls showing a big increase in support for Labour since the 2007 General Election. This rise in support is particularly strong in Dublin here polls are consistently showing Labour with more than 30% support.

“How much longer can this government stagger from crisis to crisis?”

Written by Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP Wednesday, 04 August 2010 16:23

The Fianna Fáil/ Green Party Government has just about limped to the shelter of the Dáil summer recess, battered and severely frayed at the edges. Now there must be serious questions about how long more it can stagger from crisis to crisis.

This is the most despised government in the history of the Irish State. It is a government with not a shred of credibility or moral authority, elected three years ago on a programme that is utterly unrecognisable from the vicious policies of cuts that it has been implementing for the past two years.

Pensions face axe as Cowen orders €3 billion cuts!

Written by Stephen Boyd Thursday, 10 June 2010 11:07

Angela Merkel and the major EU governments are taking an interest in making sure Irish working class people pay up for the economic crisis. They are going to check Brian Lenihan’s budgets from now on, just to make sure they contain enough cuts. And to pacify their “European partners”, Brian Cowen has ordered his Ministers to come up with €3 billion in cuts by the end of the month.

Southern Government’s new gas field giveaways

Written by Sean Byrne Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:58

At a time when the government continues to implement savage cuts on working people on the one hand it is still in the process of giving away billions of euro worth of our natural gas to private interests. Two onshore gas fields are next to being a gift. One in Clare and one in the North West. The closing date for the licence applications is 11 June.

Gormley's announcement a 'cloak' to justify double taxation water charges

Written by Joe Higgins MEP Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:52

"Minister Gormley's annoucement that the funding necessary to improve the water infrastructure will amount to €1.8 billion comes as no surprise given the legacy of neglect and the absence of water conservation as well as rain and grey water harvesting measures advocated by myself and others during the buidling boom.

Public service deal - Why you need to Vote No

Written by Stephen Boyd Friday, 16 April 2010 08:30

The most important objective for public sector workers was the scrapping of the pension levy, restoration of pay cuts, protection of pensions and terms and conditions. None of these objectives are met by this rotten deal.

Public sector workers’ jobs, wages, pensions and services to the public are to be sacrificed to satisfy the greed of the international bond markets.

Southern Ireland Economy "Recession - no end in sight"

Written by Michael Murphy Thursday, 15 April 2010 08:30

New economic data shows… Recession - no end in sight

Recently released economic figures have given lie to the idea that Ireland is in the midst of an economic recovery and that the recession is over! Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan and the government emphasised this so called recovery to sell the harsh December budget. The theory went that if we pulled up our socks now and took our medicine, it will all be over soon, he was lying and now the reality is hitting home.