Socialist Appeal
The British section of the International Marxist Tendency
Every year on 12 July, Ulster loyalists in the North of Ireland celebrate William of Orange’s victory at the Battle of the Boyne. In this article from 1913, Irish Marxist James Connolly explains the real meaning of these sectarian traditions.
This summer marks a century since the outbreak of civil war in Ireland, when fighting began between supporters of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and those demanding a sovereign Irish Republic. Today, the struggle for a Socialist United Ireland continues.
Following Thursday’s elections, Sinn Féin is now the largest party in Stormont. This will have explosive repercussions across Ireland and Britain: accelerating the crisis of unionism and sharpening UK-EU tensions.
Tensions are rising in the North of Ireland, with the Stormont Executive paralysed and unionism riven by the contradictions of Brexit. There is no solution to this crisis under capitalism. Only a Socialist United Ireland can offer a way out.
Irish activists Orla Murphy and Zac Lumley are facing trial – and possible severe punishment – this week for protesting against government inaction over climate change. We say: The capitalists are the real criminals! Solidarity with Orla and Zac!