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Militant Left activists joined the successful counter demo against the far right in Coleraine. Called by the local trades union council, in response to a rally by a mish-mash of far right groups. The far right expected 2500 instead 150 demoralised participants turned up.

Programmatic Foundation of the CWI and the Historical Struggle for a Revolutionary Socialist International 2026 - socialistworld.net/2026/04/01/pro…

Trump's war on Iran: Hubris meets reality - socialistworld.net/2026/03/26/tru…

X (formerly Twitter)’s integrated AI, Grok, has been used to abusively edit women and children’s photos to show them in bikinis or naked. militant-left.org/public-ownersh…

The war in the Middle East and its dangers for an already weak world economy  - socialistworld.net/2026/03/13/the…

January 15, 2026 was the 107th anniversary of the torture and assassination in Germany of the Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.militant-left.org/remembering-ro…

Week one of Trump and Netanyahu’s war against Iran draws to a close. Intense aerial bombardment of Tehran replicates the genocidal violence inflicted on Gaza. militant-left.org/no-to-trump-an…

Education workers move to industrial action. NIPSA, UNISON, UNITE, GMB, AEP and Prospect are preparing for industrial action ballots in response to attacks on members income and a management ‘go slow’. Thousands of workers will be involved it is likely schools will close.

Militant Left joined tonight’s peace demos in Derry and Belfast. A mass movement against the conflict in the Middle East should be built.

Good turnout in Dublin today demanding an emmergency fuel payment for people with disabilities.

In mid-February the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) wrote to schools informing them of cuts to Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from next September. militant-left.org/backlash-force…

Socialism for MLAs and the hard road of capitalism for working class people - NIPSA's Patrick Mulholland says workers have to "fight like hell" to get the living wage as MLAs in line for 27% pay rise @nipsa | #NolanLIVE | @BBCiPlayer

SOAS campaigners took the fight for the future of the South West Area Hospital to the NI Assembly today. The message was clear the Assembly has the power to bring back essential services to the SWAH. It is time to do it. Militant Left activists are proud to support the campaign.

Elections for the executive of NIPSA the largest trade union in Northern Ireland resulted in a resounding success for the left. This reflects successes of the left led union. NIPSA maintained a combative approach to defending members and communities plus strengthening the union.

Prince of Darkness Peter Mandelson lobbied strongly to bring pollution to the Sperrin mountains of Co Tyrone. militant-left.org/mandelson-prin…

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Important rally this Sunday 3pm, The Diamond, Enniskillen.

In a gesture of solidarity with Birmingham’s striking refuse collectors, trade unionists from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland, descended on Birmingham on Friday 30 January.  militant-left.org/birmingham-bin…

Following Storm Chandra, homes across the Antrim area were inundated, with water from the Sixmilewater; water reached just below windowsills, trapping residents inside their homes. militant-left.org/storm-chandra-…