Archive
This is a selection of articles from past issues of Red Banner.
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The Hidden Connolly
Articles by James Connolly published by Red Banner for the first time since his execution
RB 1-34
Back to basics
Joe Conroy restates some of the fundamental principles of revolutionary socialism
RB 1: November 1997
It hasn't gone away, you know
In the aftermath of the C case, Rosanna Flynn discusses the fight for abortion rights
RB 2: May 1998
“Socialist trade unionism, not trade union socialism”
An interview with ATGWU leader Michael O’Reilly, covering the North, social partnership, left unity, the Euro and more
RB 3: November 1998
Socialism beyond the Pale
Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh argues for socialists to take a stand on the problems facing the working people of rural Ireland
RB 4: May 1999
Socialists in the unions
Alan MacSimóin argues a socialist strategy for the trade union movement
RB 5: November 1999
Marxism and cellulite
Catherine Lyons gives a consumer's guide to marketing
RB 6: March 2000
The gene is out of the bottle
Tomás Mac Síomóin gives a scientific perspective on the menace of genetically engineered food
RB 7: July 2000
Matt Merrigan: A wonderful legacy
Michael O’Reilly remembers a life dedicated to the working class
RB 8: November 2000
Through fire and water for the cause of socialism
A selection of articles by the great socialist Rosa Luxemburg published for the first time in English
RB 9: March 2001
Unmasking the real enemy
Kevin Higgins calls on anti-racists to direct anger at those really responsible for society's problems
RB 10: July 2001
Tears of sadness, and possibilities
Maeve Connaughton responds in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks
RB 11: November 2001
Full Spectrum Domination
The offensive of US capitalism
John Throne reports from the United States on the international and domestic offensive of the American ruling class
RB 12: March 2002
Wresting the possible from the impossible
Lessons from Barcelona
Tomás Mac Síomóin reports from protests against an EU summit, arguing for opponents of capitalism to come together
RB 13: July 2002
O’Donnell abú?
Joe Conroy assesses the political activism of Peadar O’Donnell
RB 14: November 2002
The Man Who Lost His Voice
A poem by Mike Jenkins
RB 15: March 2003
Reflections on the anti-war movement
In the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, Paul Moloney offers a perspective on the opposition in Ireland
RB 16: July 2003
Which side are you on?
The commodification of sport
Emmett Farrell calls for opposition to the capitalist takeover of sport
RB 17: November 2003
Refusing to yield
The fight against the bin tax
The campaign against refuse charges in Dublin is discussed by Colm Breathnach, one of the activists imprisoned during it
RB 18: March 2004
The Plough and the Stars
Sixteen characters in search of analysis
Joe Conroy casts a critical eyes on the politics of Seán O’Casey’s classic play
RB 19: July 2004
The left and the racist referendum
Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh looks back at the campaign against the referendum and criticises much of the left's response
RB 20: November 2004
“Organise or die”
An interview with Mick O'Reilly
The former Irish Secretary of the ATGWU discusses his suspension, social partnership and prospects for the trade union movement
RB 21: March 2005
Ireland and the miners’ strike
Des Bonass tells the untold stories of Irish solidarity with the British miners in 1984-5
RB 22: July 2005
From New Orleans to Dublin
Neo-liberal chickens come home to roost
From the US, Joe García shows that the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina flowed directly from the political project of the capitalist right
RB 23: November 2005
Venezuela at a turning point
Daniel Finn reviews an account and analysis of the unfolding revolutionary developments in Venezuela
RB 24: March 2006
Socialism or barbarism
Can the world afford capitalism any longer?
Paul O’Connell argues that capitalism has to be overthrown if the planet is to survive
RB 25: July 2006
Poems of Hitler and his war
The first English translation of some classic political poetry by Bertolt Brecht
RB 26: November 2006
The Brazilian crisis and the land struggle
Rosa M Cañadell examines the fight of the landless in Brazil and the dashing of the hopes placed in Lula
RB 27: March 2007
socialist classics Che Guevara, ‘Socialism and the New Man in Cuba’
Forty years after Guevara’s death, Joe Conroy examines the vision and the weaknesses of his great essay
RB 28: June 2007
Israel, Palestine and the middle east: Reversing recolonisation
An interview with leading peace activist Michel Warschawski, director of the Alternative Information Centre in Jerusalem
RB 29: September 2007
Caithfidh cumannacht a bheith ar bun
Altanna ó pheann an tsóisialaí dhearmadta Peadar Ó Maicín, foilsithe den chéad uair óna bhás in éirí amach 1916
RB 30: December 2007
Kurdistan: A people in revolt
An interview with Adnan Mohammedi, a Kurdish political refugee who has succeeded in winning asylum in Ireland
RB 31: March 2008
The long Good Friday
Ten years after the Good Friday Agreement, Maeve Connaughton argues for a socialist approach to northern politics
RB 32: June 2008
Remembering the Irish Women’s Franchise League
A hundred years after its foundation, Mary Muldowney looks back at a pioneering group in the fight for women's rights in Ireland
RB 33: September 2008
The one that got away
Labour and the 1918 election
Noel McDermott investigates how Labour sidestepped a crucial electoral battle, and its lessons for today
RB 34: December 2008
Getting with the programme
Labour, the Dáil and the Democratic Programme of 1919
Ninety years after Dáil Éireann was founded, Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh examines how Labour made its way on to the agenda
RB 35: March 2009
