Sam Nolan, trade union leader and political activist, and my partner of many years, died this evening in Tallaght Hospital. Funeral arrangements will follow.

I'm 20 episodes into this tv drama on the tension between economic development and environmental protection in #China , Quite good. globaltimes.cn/page/202403/13…

A review of Until We Fall in Socialist Voice by Paul Dillon. socialistvoice.ie/2024/04/until-…

Emmet Stagg was once a leading figure of Labour Left. I knew him well during that time. I hadn't seen him much in subsequent years, as we parted ways politically. I am nevertheless sad to note his passing. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

At ⁦Dublin City University⁩ seminar on future of public service media.

What is wrong with Facebook? I am locked out of it on browser.

Today
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Dear Facebook, are you going to fix it or what? It's a mess right now.

Review of Lenin (and me) morningstaronline.co.uk/article/defend…

🚨🚨 New episode 😮
This week we interview Helena Sheehan to talk about her life on the left, how she became an activist and her inspirations. Truly an inspiring episode!

Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruptu…

What irony, hypocrisy and grotesque deceit, delusion and disinformation for the greatest purveyor of disinformation to lead an alliance against disinformation! theguardian.com/technology/202…

'Legal advice' re #RTE confidentiality agreements where public money is converted into private wealth demonstrates who makes the laws and in whose interests.

Time to deploy the concept of oligarchy in Irish political discourse. It is not just about swaggering men on yachts with Russian or Greek names. It is Dee Forbes, Moya Doherty, Breda O’Keefe, Geraldine O’Leary et al brazenly converting public resources into private wealth.

Some highlights:
1) Big book stalls from Connolly Books, Rebel & jfsantiago

2) Talks including CATU Ireland, IPSC,Jacobin, Left Bloc, as well as international guests from Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century & IIRE

3) Authors Daniel Finn, Helena Sheehan, patrick bresnihan & more

To my Chinese colleagues and comrades, I wish you the best in the coming year of the dragon. By that I mean success in advancing along the path of modernisation toward socialism. To those of us who see China as a horizon of hope, I wish interesting interactions.

Educide! defenddemocracy.press/killing-of-gaz…

This event is today at 18:00 in Cape Town / Athens, 16:00 in Dublin / London, 11:00 in NY / DC / Philadelphia. Other times in other places. Still time to register.

Check out a really imaginative book published today to commemorate 100 years since the death of #Lenin . I wrote a poem for it entitled 'Lenin's Battles'. darajapress.com/publication/le…

The brilliant Christy Moore singing my song 'Snowflakes' at Vicar Street in Dublin last night!!!

📅 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Join us on Monday, 22 January 2024 from 18h00 at AIDC Solidarity Centre and via Zoom for the book launch of Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left by Helena Sheehan. To join online register here: bit.ly/3RKQ5OV