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Twenty-five years ago this week, the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) was signed in Belfast.

Perhaps upon no point are the doctrines of Socialism so much misunderstood, and so much misrepresented, as in their relation to Religion. When driven into a corner upon every other point at issue; when from the point of view of economics, of politics, or of morality, he is worsted in argument, this question of Religion invariably forms the final entrenchment of the enemy of Socialism — especially in Ireland.

Perhaps upon no point are the doctrines of Socialism so much misunderstood, and so much misrepresented, as in their relation to Religion. When driven into a corner upon every other point at issue; when from the point of view of economics, of politics, or of morality, he is worsted in argument, this question of Religion invariably forms the final entrenchment of the enemy of Socialism — especially in Ireland.

Unlike many previous biographies of James Connolly, Liam McNulty’s tells us a story of Connolly evolving, and shifting and changing politically, under the diverse influences of the intense and lively socialist and revolutionary movements of his time, especially in Britain, in the USA, in Ireland, and in France.

Unlike many previous biographies of James Connolly, Liam McNulty’s tells us a story of Connolly evolving, and shifting and changing politically, under the diverse influences of the intense and lively socialist and revolutionary movements of his time, especially in Britain, in the USA, in Ireland, and in France.

Brendan Behan was born of republican parents Stephen Behan and Kathleen Kearney on 9 February 1923, in Holles Street Hospital, Dublin. The Civil War was at its height and Stephen was an IRA prisone...

This is the abridged text of a speech given by Workers’ Liberty supporter Edward Maltby to an AWL forum entitled “Our Remembrance: a working-class history of war” at the University of London Union on Thursday 15 November 2012. The meeting was attended by over 100 people, stirred up by a controversy around Workers’ Liberty member and ULU Vice President Daniel Cooper’s refusal to take part in an official University of London Remembrance ceremony.

THE Clare Labour Party will this Friday host a special event in Ennis to remember the life of Clare politician Patrick Hogan.

SCOTTISH actor and independence supporter Martin Compston has let it be known that he wants to play James Connolly in a biopic Irvine Welsh is…

Donal: Let's take the question of Protestant/Catholic unity. That's where you really show yourselves up. You accuse me of tail-ending the Republicans.