In this interview, veteran republican activist Mitchel McLaughlin reflects on his involvement in running Number 1 West End Park, a semi-derelict Derry townhouse that was converted into a space for insurgent cultural and political organisations.

Under Macron, French workers face sweeping neoliberal reforms but have won key battles. Shane OCurry highlights the worker-owned Duralex glassware cooperative, showing how workers challenge neoliberal norms and hinting at a potential path forward for Europe.

Sinéad Mercier reflects on Ireland’s ecological, feminist, and republican legacies, from Celtic and Abrahamic kinship to the land wars and Rundale system, asking what kind of republic we live in and what kind we might still create.

A republic is more than identity or law, writes Claire Mitchell, author of The Ghost Limb. Seeking a republic giving real power to people, she finds hope in community initiatives in her hometown of Newtownards.

For decades, northern republican women’s stories were silenced by state censorship, academic neglect, and fear. Margaret Ward explores the barriers to uncovering this history, arguing that hearing these voices is essential to confronting the true legacy of partition.

Ireland’s housing crisis goes beyond high rents, says Cian O’Callaghan. Real affordability needs the State to take back land control, plan infrastructure, and end private speculation and public neglect.