Discontent in Irish Labour
The annual conference of the Irish Labour Party, (13-15 April) was the party’s first conference as a party of government in fifteen years, and the conference of a party founded exactly one hundred years ago by, among others, the two great heroes of Irish socialism; James Connolly and James Larkin. Some of us on the left, or even simply the cynical, wing of the party noted what an ignominious marker this really was, highlighting both how mundane the party’s accomplishments have been and how far it has drifted from the principles of its founders. Last February Labour achieved its best result...