28 May 2020 Edition
There is a better Ireland for us all
28 May 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic created a vocabulary of its own. Terms like ‘flattening the curve’, ‘social distancing’, ‘lock down’, ‘face masks’ and ‘the new normal’ filled our conversations. One term stood out. It was the fact that when it comes to tackling Covid-19, Ireland is one ‘epidemiological unit’. Partition is meaningless when confronting the Coronavirus, as it is for creating an environmental strategy, as it should be when it comes to planning for health, education, agriculture, housing and infrastructural development. Free article
Let us keep believing in a new Ireland
28 May 2020
Mary Lou McDonald writes exclusively on post Covid Ireland and how Sinn Féin will keep working to deliver change. Free article
Republican political ideas vital in this age of change
28 May 2020
Ruairí Creaney discusses the key components of Irish republicanism today. - "A conversation about what it means to be an Irish republican in the 21st Century is essential" Free article
Press freedom predators must be challenged
28 May 2020
Roy Greenslade catalogues the growing challenges to press freedom around the world. Free article
The challenge of EU reform
28 May 2020
New Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus takes on the EU. - "The definition of a ‘small farmer’ in Sligo is quite a different concept to the one considered in Bavaria or the Po Valley in Italy" Free article
Referendum on Irish Unity is achievable and winnable
28 May 2020
Gerry Adams outlines the road to the referendum for a United Ireland. Free article
An economic vision for post Covid Ireland
28 May 2020
A new business model involving workplace democracy, green programmes, public housing initiatives, increased supports for families and workers and a climate friendly agriculture initiative are just some of the possibilities outlined by SIPTU researcher Michael Taft, as he considers the post-Covid ‘new normal’. Free article
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We must have a recovery that builds a fairer society
28 May 2020
Caoimhe Archibald plans a post-Covid recovery that builds a fairer economy and society. Free article
From Spanish Flu to Covid-19 – lessons from history
28 May 2020
Caoimhe Archibald plans a post-Covid recovery that builds a fairer economy and society. Free article
Ní amháin Gaelach ach saor - Ní amháin saor ach Gaelach
28 May 2020
Scríobhann Erin Ní Bhroin faoi an-chuid staire a bhfuil bainteach le Shleacht Néill, agus ról an baile ó thaobh gníomhaíochas sa phobail agus i stair na hÉireann. Free article
A new wave of protest music is here
28 May 2020
Musician Andy McGibbon spells out the potential of protest music in these changing times. Free article
Compassion connects us to our people
28 May 2020
From the doorstep canvas to the council chamber, Councillor Grace McManus makes the case for compassion. Free article
Brazilian democracy under attack
28 May 2020
Human Rights activist and academic Conor Foley explains the crisis in Brazilian democracy. Free article