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TD Calls For Irish Government To Promote Peace Not War

TD Calls For Irish Government To Promote Peace Not War

People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett has attacked the ratcheting up of ‘war talk’ over Ukraine. ‘Every day we get military leaders of NATO talking up the prospect of

14 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living Crisis- We Can’t Pay

Cost Of Living Crisis- We Can’t Pay

The government’s proposals for tackling the cost of living crisis are pathetic. They have proposed ‘once off’ measures they can withdraw at a later stage. They keep pretending that

11 Feb 2022

Put In A Pay Claim

Put In A Pay Claim

When government’s refuses to act, workers have only one defence- put in a pay claim. Every worker needs a pay increase of at least 1% to cover past losses

11 Feb 2022

Bedroom Tax should have been binned long ago

Bedroom Tax should have been binned long ago

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “We join others in welcoming the news that Sinn Féin and the DUP have finally got round to ending loopholes allowing people here

10 Feb 2022

Predicted ‘Extreme Poverty’ Increase Underscores Need For People Power Action To Challenge Criminal Stormont Inaction

Predicted ‘Extreme Poverty’ Increase Underscores Need For People Power Action To Challenge Criminal Stormont Inaction

𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗥 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟲𝟳% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 “𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆” 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 – 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝗽𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The 67% rise in ‘extreme poverty’ predicted for the North in the National Institute of Economic and Social Research report is alarming beyond

10 Feb 2022

Defence Report: Attempt To Soften Public Opinion To Further Erode Irish Neutrality

Defence Report: Attempt To Soften Public Opinion To Further Erode Irish Neutrality

Government should pay defence personnel properly but increasing military spending by up €2 billion “totally unacceptable” People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has said, in reaction to the Commission

10 Feb 2022

Press Release: University Hospital Galway Has Longest Waiting List In The State

Press Release: University Hospital Galway Has Longest Waiting List In The State

It was recently revealed that University Hospital Galway has the longest waiting list for outpatient appointments of all hospitals in the State. Over 51,000 people are currently waiting to

10 Feb 2022

Derry Rail Upgrade Study Doesn’t Equate With Delivery

Derry Rail Upgrade Study Doesn’t Equate With Delivery

𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙪𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 People Before Profit Cllr Maeve O’Neill said, “On the back of massive people power climate actions, the demand for rail expansion has grown louder and more powerful right across

10 Feb 2022

People Before Profit To Bring Dáil Motion For Government To Oppose Gas And Nuclear Being Labeled As Green Investments By Eu Commission

People Before Profit To Bring Dáil Motion For Government To Oppose Gas And Nuclear Being Labeled As Green Investments By Eu Commission

People Before Profit have today announced that they will be bringing a motion to the Dáil calling on the government to oppose the EU Commission’s decision to include fossil

10 Feb 2022