Dissident republicanism - Nothing to offer but a return to sectarian killings

Written by Gary Mulcahy, Socialist Party Monday, 30 August 2010 09:07

Accordging to the Police Federation of Northern Ireland, dissident republican groups have been responsible for carrying out an average of two attacks a day since the beginning of the year.

These attacks range from high profile car bombings targeted against the police and army to so-called punishment shootings in Catholic working class areas. Regardless of how “successful” they are in the attacks they carry out, socialistpartyni.net (website of the Socialist Party - CWI Ireland) argues they have nothing to offer but a return to sectarian killings.

Riots expose reality of sectarianism

Written by Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party Belfast Monday, 26 July 2010 12:16

Working class needs its own party

Fierce rioting erupted in Ardoyne after an Orange Order parade on 12 July and continued for three days. The period before, over and after this year’s Twelfth was also marked by rioting in other areas and a number of gun and bomb attacks. There was trouble across Belfast - including the New Lodge, Broadway, the Markets, Short Strand, Ormeau Road-and in Derry, Armagh, and Lurgan.

Dissident republicanism - Nothing to offer but a return to sectarian killings

Written by Gary Mulcahy, Socialist Party Monday, 21 June 2010 15:48

According to the Police Federation of Northern Ireland, dissident republican groups have been responsible for carrying out an average of two attacks a day since the beginning of the year. These attacks range from high profile car bombings targeted against the police and army to so-called punishment shootings in Catholic working class areas. Regardless of how “successful” they are in the attacks they carry out they have nothing to offer but a return to sectarian killings.

Bloody Sunday Saville Inquiry - Innocent protesters murdered by the British Army

Written by Gary Mulcahy, Socialist Party Thursday, 17 June 2010 23:40

Role of army chiefs and Establishment in killings and cover-up remains unanswered

The publication of the Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, more commonly known as the Saville Inquiry, has brought to light, once again, the murderous and brutal lengths the British capitalist state is prepared to go to defend its interests. The Saville Inquiry, which cost nearly £200 million and lasted 12 years, has officially confirmed what everyone has known all along - that those who were murdered by the British Army on Bloody Sunday were innocent. What the inquiry has failed to expose or even attempt to explain, is what was the role of the Edward Heath Tory government in 1972 and the British army chiefs, in the events of Bloody Sunday and in the subsequent cover-up. On these crucial questions, the Saville Inquiry is silent and has failed. In that respect, it is another form of an official cover-up of the role of the British state in the events of that day and their aftermath.

"They're all in this together" Fight their cutbacks

Written by Owen McCracken Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:51

The massive spending cuts the new “Con-Dem” government will announce in June’s emergency budget will be the first stage of an unrelenting attack on working class people, sustained over years. Despite the veneer of opposition from some MLA’s, the local politicians are fully committed to implementing this Thatcherite agenda.

This will amount to a colossal re-distribution of wealth away from workers to bail-out the banks and big business and will “Con-Dem” us to a future of attacks on vital public services, job losses, pay cuts, reductions in state benefits and increases in the retirement age, amongst other attacks.

NI General Election - Fall of the Robinson Dynasty

Written by Gary Mulcahy Monday, 24 May 2010 15:24

Socialist alternative needed

The general election results in Northern Ireland will be mostly remembered for the punishment the voters of East Belfast meted out to DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson who spectacularly lost the seat he had held for 31 years.

Northern Ireland: New party needed for working class

Written by Gary Mulcahy Tuesday, 13 April 2010 08:30

The general election in Northern Ireland looks set to be dominated by sectarian politics and deep divisions within unionism. Neither will inspire workers, Catholic and Protestant, to go and vote. Less than 43% turned out to vote in the European elections last year – an extremely low turnout by Northern Ireland standards.

Since that election, unionism has been shaken by a series of crisis and scandals. The rising threat of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) and the Ulster Unionists pact with the Tories has caused considerable distress for the leaderships of the DUP and the UUP.