Anti-Poverty

'A Radical Budget For An Affordable Ireland'

Alternative Budget 2027

A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.

2 Oct 2026

Carroll Demands Recognition Payment for Fleadh Workers

Carroll Demands Recognition Payment for Fleadh Workers

A great event that should be repeated, but the work the workers put in to make it all happen should be recognised for them, for Belfast, and for unity that it helps build. "Belfast has shown what it is capable of. The challenge now is delivering it for the people who live here all year around."

7 Aug 2026

Galway Anti-Fascist Protest Today

Galway Anti-Fascist Protest Today

People Before Profit Activists will be supporting United Against Racism's counter demonstration today

1 Aug 2026

Cllr Conor Reddy in front of images from Newstalk's interview article with him an image of Zohran Mamdani

Ireland Should Go Further than New York’s Public Grocery Plan

A majority of those surveyed in TheJournal.ie think there should be public grocery outlets. How do we fund it? Fund it through a Public Nutrition Levy on the profits of the fast food industry and larger food retailers.

30 Jul 2026

20,000 Households in South Dublin County to Get Big Rent Increases - Cllrs to Fight

20,000 Households in South Dublin County to Get Big Rent Increases - Cllrs to Fight

People Before Profit Councillors to bring special resolution directing Chief Executive to suspend planned South Dublin County Council plans to impose big rent increases for over 20,000 households.

10 Jun 2026

BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty

BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty

Cllr Shaun Harkin: "This is not just unethical; it is a direct assault on the well-being of millions. The continued reliance on fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis, yet companies like BP prioritise short-term gain over the planet’s future."

4 May 2026

Cllr Conor Reddy in front of Axis Ballymun and Finglas Library

North West Councillors Back People Before Profit Emergency Motion on Chronic Underinvestment in Ballymun and Finglas

“The job of the Council is not to reproduce that inequality. It is supposed to correct for it. If Dublin City Council is serious about social inclusion and reducing inequality, it has to put its money where its mouth is...”

21 Apr 2026

Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA

Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA

Over 40% of people here are living in fuel poverty. 27% of households went without heating or electricity in the past two years because they couldn't afford the bills. 1 in 4 children in west Belfast and Derry are living in poverty.

14 Apr 2026

Gerry Carroll at Broadway Towers

Carroll: Working Class Communities Paying Price for New Era of Austerity

"Rather than begging Westminster for help that clearly isn’t coming, the Executive must step in today. It is entirely within their remit to provide the £15.8 million to keep these services afloat."

2 Apr 2026