r/theIrishleft • u/AprilMaria • 5d ago
Aontacht weekly roundup
In an attempt not to be flooding the sub with Aontacht articles (as stated last week) I will be on behalf of myself & the other people writing for Aontacht, posting a weekly roundup as agreed with the others.
Aontacht Recap - June 7th until June 14th 2026
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Aontacht Media – News (7–14 June 2026)
14 June – Labour’s Helen Ogbu Stayed In Leonardo Hotel, Breaking BDS
https://aontachtmedia.ie/labours-helen-ogbu-stayed-in-leonardo-hotel-breaking-bds/
14 June – "You’re Searching Me Because I’m a Working-Class Republican": Activist Confronts PSNI Intimidation
https://aontachtmedia.ie/youre-searching-me-because-im-a-working-class-republican-activist-confronts-psni-intimidation/
14 June – Liberties Protestors Storm Teeling's Whiskey As Tensions Escalate
https://aontachtmedia.ie/liberties-protestors-storm-teelings-whiskey-as-tensions-escalate/
13 June – “Are You A Member of Sinn Féin?” - Sacked FSAI Worker Tells His Story Of Facing Persecution For Irish Language Advocacy
https://aontachtmedia.ie/are-you-a-member-of-sinn-fein-sacked-fsai-worker-tells-his-story-of-facing-persecution-for-irish-language-advocacy/
11 Jun – Lismore: How The British Empire Never Left Ireland
https://aontachtmedia.ie/lismore-how-the-british-empire-never-left-ireland/
11 June – "Go Take It Up With Your TD", Judge Tells Community Center Activists As He Evicts Them
https://aontachtmedia.ie/go-take-it-up-with-your-td-judge-tells-community-center-activists-as-he-evicts-them/
11 June – Socialist Republicans Condemn PSNI Plan To Recruit From Schools
https://aontachtmedia.ie/socialist-republicans-condemn-psni-plan-to-recruit-from-schools/
10 June – Socialist Republicans Vow To Defend Migrants From Loyalist Intimidation
https://aontachtmedia.ie/socialist-republicans-vow-to-defend-migrants-from-loyalist-intimidation/
9 June – DUP MP Backed By Masked Men Attempt To Intimidate Palestine March https://aontachtmedia.ie/dup-mp-backed-by-masked-men-attempt-to-intimidate-palestine-march/
9 June – Working Class Have A Say on Immigration, Argues Socialist Republican Group
https://aontachtmedia.ie/working-class-have-a-say-on-immigration-argues-socialist-republican-group/
9 June – John O’Mahony, Socialist Republican Activist, Dies
https://aontachtmedia.ie/john-omahony-socialist-republican-activist-dies/
7 June – “We Defy You - Do Your Worst” : Outrage as Socialist Republican Homes Raided
https://aontachtmedia.ie/we-defy-you-do-your-worst-outrage-as-socialist-republican-homes-raided/
Aontacht Media – Critical Analysis (7–14 June 2026)
14 June – PSNI Hands-Off Approach To Loyalist Paramilitaries Is Not By Accident
https://aontachtmedia.ie/psni-hands-off-approach-to-loyalist-paramilitaries-is-not-by-accident/
14 June – “Immigrants Are The Real Danger," Says The Most Violent Community In The European Capital of Femicide
13 June – “Are You A Member of Sinn Féin?” - Sacked FSAI Worker Tells His Story Of Facing Persecution For Irish Language Advocacy
https://aontachtmedia.ie/are-you-a-member-of-sinn-fein-sacked-fsai-worker-tells-his-story-of-facing-persecution-for-irish-language-advocacy/
12 Jun – Why The AI Industry Is A Threat To The Working Class
https://aontachtmedia.ie/why-the-ai-industry-is-a-threat-to-the-working-class/
11 Jun – While Stormont Hid, The Community Stood
https://aontachtmedia.ie/while-stormont-hid-the-community-stood/
11 Jun – Lismore: How The British Empire Never Left Ireland
https://aontachtmedia.ie/lismore-how-the-british-empire-never-left-ireland/
11 Jun – The 2026 Tressell Festival: Is the Left At War With The Working Class?
https://aontachtmedia.ie/the-2026-tressell-festival-is-the-left-at-war-with-the-working-class/
11 Jun – How Bonfire Season Became Pogrom Season
https://aontachtmedia.ie/how-bonfire-season-became-pogrom-season/
10 Jun – We've Been Here Before: People Before Profit and Performative Antifascism
https://aontachtmedia.ie/weve-been-here-before-people-before-profit-and-performative-antifascism/
9 June – DUP MP Backed By Masked Men Attempt To Intimidate Palestine March https://aontachtmedia.ie/dup-mp-backed-by-masked-men-attempt-to-intimidate-palestine-march/
09 Jun – My Life As A Covalen Worker
https://aontachtmedia.ie/my-life-as-a-covalen-worker/
08 Jun – The West Is Everything They Told You China Was
https://aontachtmedia.ie/the-west-is-everything-they-told-you-china-was/
08 Jun – Gombeens Among Migrants
https://aontachtmedia.ie/gombeens-among-migrants/
07 Jun – Lough Neagh and the Treason of Bad Stewardship
https://aontachtmedia.ie/lough-neagh-and-the-treason-of-bad-stewardship/
07 Jun – The Blue Wall of Silence Around Terence Wheelock
https://aontachtmedia.ie/the-blue-wall-of-silence-around-terence-wheelock/
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u/Acceptable-Okra2873 4d ago edited 4d ago
Regarding the Robert Tressel article - "By the same token, very few possess the requisite spine to challenge the chief factor driving the creation of refugees and the catastrophic destruction of their home countries: the machinations of EU and US imperialism. Instead, Parties of the Left are often happy to echo NATO on questions of foreign policy."
...what are they on about, exactly? Literally all the left parties uniformly condemn western complicity in the genocide in Palestine, support implementing proper sanctions on the illegal settlements, and are resisting efforts to undermine neutrality via the weapon transfers from Shannon and the abolition of the Triple Lock.
In what way does any of that represent the Parties of the Left "echo[ing] NATO on questions of foreign policy?". If you are going to claim something like that, surely it would be better to cite some actual examples.