JOHN MOLYNEUX 1948 – 2022

We are greatly saddened by the passing of People Before Profit member John Molyneux.

John became a socialist in 1968 and already had a lifetime of campaigning behind him by the time he moved to Ireland in 2010. But far from slowing down when he arrived here, he threw himself into building People Before Profit and the struggle for socialism from below in this country.

He was a fantastic writer who wrote many books and articles on wide-ranging topics, which remain a rich resource for those who are trying to build the struggle today. He was deeply committed not just to write about ideas, but to put them into practice. This was evident in particular in the work he did to build the environmental movement, the anti-racist struggle, and in his tireless building of his own local People Before Profit branch in Drimnagh.

His loss is an enormous one, both for the wider socialist movement and for everyone who knew him as a friend. We extend our deepest sympathies to his partner Mary and to all of his family and friends.