Anti-war demonstration against EU militarisation in Dublin falls on same day as public sector strike.
“Public sector workers and anti-war demonstrators will have common cause on the streets on 12th November... more spending on weapons means less for cost-of-living pay increases. "
Patients from South Armagh will reroute across the border to Drogheda’s Lourdes Hospital. Ambulance coverage in North already inadequate.
Over 70,000 people in the Republic use Daisy Hill Hospital as nearest acute hospital.
Investigation leads to Irish company compensating construction workers.
Paul Murphy seeks return of Tom Parlon to AI committee to clarify recent statement that Irish construction companies comply with employment legislation.
"...a community that organised, stood its ground and drew support from thousands of people across Ireland. That’s the real lesson of Garvaghy: when working class people stand together to oppose the politics of reactionary hate, they win."
The AI bubble is accelerating the rate of climate collapse with the global energy demand of data centres projected to double by 2030. The impact of this is particularly severe in Ireland, where data centres already use 21% of our electricity supply.
At a time when people who speak minority languages all over the world are being marginalised, People Before Profit recognise the importance of nurturing and protecting Irish speakers and those who seek to recover Irish for themselves and make it their own once again.
Everyone in our society, regardless of income, requires a decent and secure place to live. Housing should be treated as a universal public service like health and education. Public housing is the most effective way to deliver decent secure homes, based on need.
This Manifesto for Disability Justice seeks to incorporate the demands of disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and parents of children with additional needs - which People Before Profit believes must be central to any programme for a Left Government.