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The third issue of Starry Plough magazine is out now. The magazine is available from all sections of the Irish Republican Socialist Party. Price is £1/€1.50 So for 28 pages of intelligent political analysis, argument and comment from a republican socialist perspective get the latest issue now. Email: starryplough@gmail.com for details of how to get the Starry Plough where you are.

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Click the link to the left to download the latest edition of the Starry Plough. In this edition we report on the current financial crisis facing the 26 County administration and the implications. We also ask whether the United Left Alliance can provide a revolutionary alternative to the current political system in Ireland. With the local elections planned for 05 May in the 6 counties the IRSP

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http://irspscotland.wordpress.com/Following a well attended meeting today, we are pleased to announce the launch of an IRSP Support Group in Scotland. The establishment of the support group is the first time in many years that the politics of Republican Socialism will be promoted in a coordinated way across Scotland.We welcome support from like-minded Republican Socialists in Scotland. Please get

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The Starry Plough Magazine Number 02 is now printed and ready for distribution. This issue contains details about the ongoing debate around the 1981 hungerstrike controversy, reports on the IRSCNA and RSYM conferences, An Bord Snip’s report, the Drugs Scourge and the first of a two part special on the 40th anniversary of the NICRA written by Peadar Dubh among other articles and letters. If you

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50 Years on from the Revolution we take a look at it’s ongoing impactOn New Year's Day, the people of Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. Back in January 1st, 1959 the US-backed dictator Batista was defeated and chased out of Cuba by Fidel Castro and the revolutionary guerillas of their 26th July Movement that included Fidel's brother Raul and the Ernesto

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False Hope & the Irish QuestionThe dust has barely settled on what many have cited as being the final stage of the total emancipation of African-Americans in the US, that being the election to the White House of Barack Obama. For centuries African-Americans have had to endure slavery, lynch mobs, segregation and racism, but with the appointment of Obama to the Oval Office it truly was a red

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End Occupation, End The Genocide! As mass demonstrations on the streets took place, creating what seemed to be the only voice expressing outrage at the Zionist attacks and solidarity with the people of Palestine. The people of Ireland played its role in their opposition to the unfolding carnage. In the capital hundreds marched to Government buildings as well as the Israeli Embassy to demand an

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A look at the recent popularity of MarxismA global trend has emerged in which people, without being told to by the Left, or any other "experts" are looking towards Marxism for explanations to the current economic crisis. In Japan, Marxist works have become massive best sellers, with socialist ideas even produced in anime comic book adaptations.In Britain Archbishop Rowan recently told a

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From street activism to the revolutionary partyIf we take an honest look at the state of youth politics in Ireland it's not surprising to see why the Xbox is preferred to the ballot box.Often the first introduction someone gets to politics these days is in university. Student politics is in equal measure both an uninspiring and inconsequential phenomenon. Some of the stalwarts of student politics

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In the media we hear about a phantom loyalty our elected representatives spew out to the public. They tell us to cast aside our consumerist instincts and restrain from shopping across the boarder. This capitalist call to arms attempts to play on peoples latent nationalistic instincts, a false call for patriotism. Surely our government can perceive the blatant contradiction that the people can see

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The motivation behind it & the input of former Prisoners Of WarOn a personal level I have seen a number of changes in the RSM since I became first involved with the Movement. The formation of the RSM was like a breath of fresh air to myself and a number of other comrades as we felt that the movement we were in,” The Officials”, had become stale and lacked motivation. The ideas and principles that

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The meaning behind our working class politicsWhat concrete difference could Republican Socialism make for ordinary people? To put it in simple terms, our fundamental political argument is that society has to chose whether it wants to promote sickness or promote health and the well being of individuals.The current social and economic system, capitalism, increases inequality, which results in more

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The recent decision by the Saville Tribunal to further delay the publication of its final report into the state murders on Bloody Sunday is nothing short of a shambles, despite of almost £200m legal costs since it got underway back in 1998, the report which had been planned to be released earlier this year is now thought to be published later next year. For the relatives of those both murdered

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In November of last year, following several months of discussion held across the country, Irish republicans made what has been described an historical announcement in Derry.At the first in a series public debates, the first of which was titled "The GFA: Ten Years On", those in attendance witnessed the formal launch of "The Republican Forum for Unity".Despite the usual torrent of abuse and media

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In it’s annual new year message, the Ard Comhairle of the Irish Republican Socialist Party points out that the year ahead will be a difficult one for many. However Republican Socialists remainconfident that the only viable alternative worth fighting for is Socialism.The Irish Republican Socialist Party send greetings to all our members and supporters as we enter 2009 . We send sincere solidarity

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By: Liam O'RuaircOne of the most visible signs of the 'new Northern Ireland' has been the immigration instead of the traditional emigration. It is estimated 35,000 people belonging to ethnic minorities have settled in the North and there are another 50,000 migrant workers.Their number has recently trebled. According to the Department of Social Development, 5826 national insurance numbers were

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By: Colm Mistéil In the last forty years of the struggle to see Ireland free from British and Capitalist oppression, at least 3,500 people have lost their lives (CAIN Web Service). In 1998 the Good Friday Agreement was signed. This ended virtually all support for traditional Irish Republicanism amongst the Irish working class. Gaining back working class support and building a

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A Cantabrian CommunistCantabria is a small country located in the north-central coast situated of the Iberian Peninsula with at no more less 600.000 citizens at the present. The Capital is in Santander the biggest city of the Country. The first evidences of human occupation in Cantabria went back to 100,000 B..C. In the industrial assemblies found in the cave of The Castle . Of the period

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