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Stop the War: Online Meeting

Monday March 30th at 6:30 over Zoom People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett will speak with Azadeh Soubout, Zeina Faris, and Farah Parvazi about resisting the US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon and the need to STOP THE WAR. Register at the link below.

26 Mar 2026

Dozens of protesters holding TUI 'Official Protest' Signs and Umbrellas in Athenry at the local GRETB centre.

Galway & Roscommon ETB Teachers Protest, Denman Rooke Says 'Follow Their Lead'

Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) held a lunchtime protest over cuts to the (ESOL) and adult literacy programmes in their Education and Training Board (GRETB). Rooke: "Principled workers... organised in their unions... standing up for services in the community... It's the best answer to austerity."

25 Mar 2026

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris squared off against Bríd Smith and other left supporters behind Affordable Ireland Campaign's banner WE DEMAND AN IRELAND WE CAN AFFORD.

Affordable Ireland Campaign says Government Package Completely Inadequate

"Completely inadequate." It will not provide much relief to those in arrears for electricity or the 30% of households who are in fuel poverty. Experts are predicting that electricity bills could rise by €800 this year. Protest tomorrow at 5:30 at Dáil.

24 Mar 2026

Maeve O'Neill over a photo the home of Amy Doherty with police cordon and car.

People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence

People Before Profit send our sincere sympathies to the children, family and friends of Amy Doherty. Undoing the scourge of gender based violence will only happen if its structural underpinnings are completely uprooted.

24 Mar 2026

Communities Minister Can't Be Trusted on Extent of Defective Block in Derry

Communities Minister Can't Be Trusted on Extent of Defective Block in Derry

People need assurances that government will be ready to support those potentially impacted, instead the Minister is eager to say "nothing to see here".

24 Mar 2026

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Protest to Demand Real Action on Energy Costs

People Before Profit strongly supports the Cut Energy Costs protest Wednesday organised by the Affordable Ireland Campaign

24 Mar 2026

Image of petrol prices at 2.36 diesel and 1.99 unleaded matched with two home heating oil trucks.

Cost of Living Measures ‘Woefully Inadequate’

Expected measures show government doesn’t care: we call for call for €500 electricity credit funded by a levy on data centres, €400 cost of living payment to disabled people, extra week of social protection payments, and price controls. Support Wednesday's Affordable Ireland Protest at 5:30.

23 Mar 2026

Toothless Voluntary Contributions Scheme Lets Developers Off the Hook

Toothless Voluntary Contributions Scheme Lets Developers Off the Hook

Gerry Carroll: " the Finance Minister has decided upon a toothless voluntary developer contributions scheme. The few developers who choose to make a minimal voluntary contribution will bask in the glow of good PR, while our public infrastructure continues to collapse."

19 Mar 2026

The Premier Periclase site under the slogan Louth Doesn't Need A Data Centre and headlines from the local and national papers.

Data Centre Planned for Drogheda Premier Periclase Site

Renaghan: "Data centres are consuming more and more of our grid capacity, with approximately 22% of overall energy spent on data centres in 2024. This figure is constantly rising, and is expected to rise to more than 30% before the end of the decade, where the grid will struggle to meet demands."

19 Mar 2026