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Catherine Connolly wins: An historic victory for the left in Ireland

Paul Murphy — 2025-10-26T08:06:10Z

Catherine Connolly's resounding victory in the Presidential election in Ireland is a watershed moment. It is the first time that the left has won a majority of votes in a national election. This was not a narrow victory either; Catherine won the largest percentage and largest total vote of any Presidential candidate in history.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Ireland

Paul Murphy Detained in Egypt in Rafah Group

People Before Profit — 2025-06-13T17:28:16Z

UPDATE - Paul has been released and passport returned.
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy among a group detained by Egyptian authorities while travelling to Rafah. Contact embassy now.

- News from around the world / Palestine, Ireland, Egypt

Closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin: good riddance!

Awena Connolly — 2024-12-24T09:41:46Z

“Ireland's anti-Semitic actions and rhetoric against Israel are rooted in the delegitimisation and demonisation of the Jewish state, and in double standards.” This is how Gideon Sa'ar, the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin on 15 December, 2024.

- IV599 - December 2024 / Palestine, Ireland

GE24: Changing of the Mudguard

Diana O'Dwyer — 2024-12-12T10:47:48Z

People Before Profit's (PBP) slogan during the election campaign was “End 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael”. [1] But now we are facing into yet another Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael (FF-FG) government. Why has this happened? Are we stuck in a never-ending Groundhog Day or does hope for radical change remain?

- IV599 - December 2024 / Ireland

Time for a new united left alliance to topple Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Paul Murphy — 2024-07-05T07:36:31Z

“To overcome their opposition and actually implement the ecosocialist change necessary to resolve the crises faced by people would require a left government basing itself on people-power mobilisation from below.”

- IV594 - July 2024 / Ireland

Five Takeaways from the Recent Elections in Ireland

Diarmuid Flood, Paul Murphy — 2024-06-15T12:53:52Z

With the final tallies counted and remaining seats filled, PBP and RISE members Diarmuid Flood and Paul Murphy review the deeply polarised Local and European Elections which took place in the South of Ireland and outline five key takeaways.

- IV593 - June 2024 / Ireland

People Before Profit TDs condemn Minister Seán Fleming's McCarthyite ‘Putin's puppets' smear

People Before Profit — 2024-05-29T18:35:19Z

“In the Dáil this morning, Minister Fleming disgraced himself by again using the ‘Putin's puppets' smear. The Minister knows full well that we are relentless critics of Putin's invasion of Ukraine and his authoritarian right wing politics.”

- News from around the world / Ireland

Reflecting on the Rejected Referendums in Ireland

Diana O'Dwyer — 2024-03-21T13:37:44Z

“The far right and conservative Catholics claimed credit for the outcome but so have progressive disability rights and carers' activists. So who is right? Was this a victory for reactionary or progressive ideas, or is the truth more complicated? ”

- IV590 - March 2024 / Ireland, Women

Smoke and Mirrors – The Unionist Miracle – What's really happening in the North of Ireland?

Joseph Healy — 2024-02-03T08:58:00Z

The current political situation in the North of Ireland: the DUP's deal to return to power-sharing is merely political theatre to placate their base, while the long-term tide of Irish nationalism and eventual unity continues to advance.

- IV589 - February 2024 / Britain, Ireland, North of Ireland

The Ireland of Memory and the Ireland of Reality – Biden's Visit to Ireland

Joseph Healy — 2023-04-13T20:47:32Z

Analysing both the symbolic significance and the domestic and geopolitical shifts that underscore this significance, this article situates Joe Biden's upcoming presidential visit to Ireland in its historical and present context.

- IV579 - April 2023 / United States (USA), Britain, Ireland