All of us at Bookmarks are deeply saddened to hear that John Molyneux died suddenly in Dublin yesterday. For more than 50 years, in countless newspaper and journal articles and numerous books, many of them published by Bookmarks, John used his great skill and vast knowledge to explain the relevance of a Marxist understanding of the world and to deal patiently with the common objections to the struggle for socialism. And all of this while working as a college lecturer. Earlier this year, Bookmarks published John’s Selected Writings, covering everything from human nature, to religion, philosophy, the rise of Stalinism, the lessons of the Egyptian Revolution, the case for Irish unity, the climate crisis and much more. John was an activist as well as a writer. Just three days ago he was interviewed at a rally to welcome refugees in Dublin, in response to far right protests against asylum seekers in recent weeks. He played a prominent role in People Before Profit after he moved to Ireland a decade ago, was the editor of the Irish Marxist Review and was a founder of the Global Eco-Socialist Network. John will be greatly missed. The ideas that he fought so tirelessly for will continue to be carried into the struggle by all of those who learned from his writings and talks. Our deepest condolences to John’s partner Mary, his children and wider family, and to all who knew and loved him.