Between King and Kaiser
The Great War spurred the separatist movement, but it also blurred the lines between nationalism and socialism on the Irish left.
- Issue No. 21
- Spring 2016
Between the Risings
Our Struggle Too
Ireland’s revolutionary women made the fight for emancipation their own.
Defending the Faith
The Catholic Church waged a century-long war against the Irish left.
The Catholic Cure for Poverty
Through the twentieth century, Irish elites treated poverty as a moral failing — and built a brutal carceral state to correct it.
Labour in Name Only
Despite its working-class roots, the Irish Labour Party never became an effective vehicle for social democracy.
Left Behind by Good Friday
Bernadette Devlin on her early activism and why the Good Friday Agreement brought some peace, but little justice.
Ghosts of the Paris Commune
The methods and politics of the Paris Commune served as inspiration for Easter Rising leaders like James Connolly.
Red Flag Times
In the years after the Easter Rising, Ireland saw a wave of worker militancy.
Between the Risings
As Ireland celebrates the centenary of 1916, the conditions on the island offer possibilities for socialist politics not seen in one hundred years.
The Red and the Green
Sinn Féin wants to be more than an opposition force — it wants to lead Ireland’s first progressive government.
The Adaptable Sinn Féin
Over its long history, Sinn Féin has shown itself to be a left-nationalist party that is more nationalist than left.
Ireland’s Unfinished Revolution
The revolutionary period sparked by the 1916 Easter Rising offered a vision of a truly democratic Ireland.