Budget robs vunerable to bail out the banks

At a special press conference, held on April 9th, the People Before Profit Alliance were joined by other independent councillors and election candidates, Cllr Chris O’Leary (Ind) Pat Dunne (PBPA), Seamus Healy (former Independent TD) & others in condemning the recent budget.

Watch video of the press conference here

                       

Richard Boyd Barrett (PBPA), Cllr Joan Collins (PBPA) & Cllr Chris O’Leary (Ind)

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Support Maura Harrington

There will be a Seisiún Ceol (music session) outside Mountjoy Prison on Friday 27th March from 6PM to Midnight in support of Shell to Sea campaigner

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RTE Report

RTE Coverage unbalanced in favour of Yes side, says new report

RTE Falling at The Feet of Power

RTÉ’s Coverage of the Lisbon Treaty Campaign

 

The primary finding of this research is that on RTÉ’s leading news programmes from January 1st 2008 to June 14th 2008, 63% of the contributors to news items which focused on the Lisbon Treaty were supporting a Yes vote.

Three television programmes (Six One News, Nine News and Questions & Answers) and three radio programmes (Morning Ireland, News At One and Drivetime News) were analysed over this timeframe via RTÉ’s website. The following is a summary of the report’s main findings:

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