Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland abortion law changes are a victory—but the struggle goes on

abortion will be decriminalised in Northern Ireland on 21 October—if a devolved Northern Irish government does not meet before then.

Britain’s Irish war - fifty years after troops went into Derry

On 14 August 1969 Harold Wilson, then Labour prime minister, deployed British troops to the streets of Northern Ireland.

Tories cry Wolff over EU

Harland and Wolff, the Northern Ireland shipyard, is facing closure. The remaining workforce are fighting bravely to defend their jobs 

Occupation continues at stricken Belfast shipyard

Workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast have voted to continue their occupation of the site.

Harland and Wolff workers take action to save Belfast shipyard

31 July 2019
Boris Johnson was hounded by protesting Harland and Wolff shipyard workers during his visit to Northern Irelandon Wednesday.

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What’s behind the hard border debate in Ireland?

05 February 2019
Tomáš Tengely-Evans unpacks the arguments around the “backstop” agreement and what it means for ordinary people

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The first Dail—when Ireland defied Westminster

22 January 2019
The story of the first Dail shows it’s possible to break the rule of Westminster, writes Simon Basketter

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Massacre in Ballymurphy at the hands of the British state

18 November 2018
After decades of campaigning a new inquest into the killings has begun. Simon Basketter says British attempts to crush Catholic resistance in Northern Ireland lay behind the massacre

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October 1968 - when Derry dared to revolt against British imperialism

02 October 2018
Fifty years ago this week an attack on a Derry civil rights march led to one of the biggest revolts against British rule in Northern Ireland. Simon Basketter tells the story

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Remembering Derry 1968 - ‘This is not a riot. It is an outburst of rage’

02 October 2018
The week after the Derry events Socialist Worker ran a front page story by Eamonn McCann. We reproduce an abridged version below

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Riots erupt around annual festival of anti-Catholic bonfire celebrations

17 July 2018
Rioting broke out around the annual expression of sectarianism in Northern Ireland.

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