On Monday next People Before Profit will launch its North Tipperary Branch. The main speaker at the event will be Paul Murphy TD.
He said "People Before Profit is Ireland's largest socialist party. We seek radical change to ensure Ireland is run for the majority rather than the profits of the few.
"We have been to the fore in campaigning on the cost of living: for price controls on food and energy, for real wage increases for workers, affordable housing and an end to poverty level pensions and benefits.
"We have also been to the fore in defending Irish Neutrality and the maintenance of the Triple Lock. It is not acceptable that military spending is increasing at a time when we need housing and investment on public services".
He said People Before Profit is advocating a ban on data centres:
"We are calling for a ban on future data centres. These energy-hungry facilities place enormous demands on our electricity grid, at a time when households and small businesses are already struggling with the cost of energy. Our electricity supply is a public resource. It should be used to meet the needs of people and communities and not be dominated by the demands of big tech corporations.
"PBP stands with residents against the proposed Lough Derg-Dublin pipeline."
He said this not only poses environmental and ecological concerns, but neglects the needs of rural communities.
"Uisce Éireann would be better focused on fixing leaks across the network. We should also question the rationale for this project which will be used to provide water to the ever growing number of data centres."
People Before Profit is a fast-growing organisation and is launching the North Tipperary Branch on Monday November 16th.
The public is invited to come along and join the discussion about how we can change Ireland to put People Before Profit.