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Cost Of Living

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

Anti War

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

Education

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

Climate

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

News

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

Housing

Daft Q4 Rent Report Further Exposes Utter Failure Of Government To Address Rental Crisis

People Before Profit says Government refusal to introduce a proper regime of rent controls is turning a “housing crisis into a housing disaster” In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD,

9 Feb 2022

Climate

Trial Of XR Climate Protesters Starts Today – Defendants Speak Out

* Trial of XR Climate protesters starts today – defendants speak out * Solidarity protest outside court, “Protest is not a crime” * People Before Profit express solidarity with defendants and say “big business

9 Feb 2022

Health

Legalise Don’t Criminalise. Why Cannabis Needs To Be Regulated.

Tens of thousands of people use cannabis.  Even consuming or possessing a relatively small amount, people can get a criminal record. There is no more reason for cannabis to be

9 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit Welcome Dail Minimum Wage Motion

Government need to put their money where their mouth is and follow through quickly on measures contained in motion People Before Profit has welcomed the Dail’s passing of the

9 Feb 2022