Ireland
Ireland: Taxi strike, student protests after unions call off national strike
By Robert Stevens, March 31, 2009
Only a 24-hour work stoppage by Dublin taxi drivers and a lecture boycott by students at University College Dublin went ahead after the Irish Congress of Trade Unions called off the national strike sc...
Ireland: Trade unions call off March 30 national strike
By Socialist Equality Party (Britain), March 28, 2009
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called off its planned one-day national strike scheduled for March 30.
Ireland: Government to impose draconian austerity measures with opposition support
By Steve James, March 16, 2009
Ireland’s Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has warned of more savage cuts than expected in the emergency budget scheduled for April 7.
Northern Ireland: Anxiety over “peace process” following shootings of soldiers, police officer
By Julie Hyland, March 11, 2009
The media has been filled with near apocalyptic warnings of the potential breakdown of the Northern Ireland “peace process” following the shooting of two British soldiers.
Ireland: KPS unlikely to maintain production at occupied Waterford facility
By Steve James, March 6, 2009
Workers occupying the Waterford facility at Kilbarry, Ireland, face being left high and dry by its sale to KPS Capital.
Ireland: Buyout by KPS would be a defeat for Waterford occupation
By Steve James, February 25, 2009
Receivers for the failed Waterford Wedgwood company are reportedly on the brink of a deal with venture capitalists KPS Capital. Acceptance of the KPS take-over would represent defeat for this brave an...
Ireland: over 100,000 march against government in Dublin
By Chris Marsden, February 23, 2009
Up to 120,000 marched through Dublin on Saturday, in a massive protest against government attacks on working people.
ICTU protest in Dublin: Workers angry over pension levy, jobs and wages
By Elaine Gorton, February 23, 2009
A reporting team from the World Socialist Web Site spoke to workers taking part in Saturday’s 100,000-strong protest in Dublin.
Ireland: Waterford occupation continues as protests grow against cuts and closures
By Steve James, February 10, 2009
Workers are continuing to occupy the Waterford Wedgewood crystal factory in Ireland as protests over the economic crisis spread.
Ireland: Workers occupy Waterford crystal factory
By Steve James, February 3, 2009
Two hundred workers have occupied the historic Waterford Crystal plant and visitor centre at Kilbarry, Ireland.
Ireland: Anglo Irish Bank taken into state ownership
By Steve James, January 27, 2009
The Irish government was forced to take the Anglo Irish Bank into full state ownership on January 15. The move came as fears that a collapse of the bank, one of Ireland’s largest lenders, would brin...
Irish economy disintegrates
By Steve James, January 19, 2009
Ireland’s “Celtic tiger” economy has been thrown into reverse by the global financial crisis, with US PC maker Dell and Waterford Wedgewood closing their facilities, while the Tara zinc mine in ...
