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Bríd Smith Outraged By Department Of Education’s ‘Return To School’ Direction To Pregnant And Medically Vulnerable Teachers

Bríd Smith Outraged By Department Of Education’s ‘Return To School’ Direction To Pregnant And Medically Vulnerable Teachers

Bríd Smith TD has expressed her outrage at the Department of Education’s recent direction that: “All pregnant employees up to 14 weeks gestation should attend the workplace unless they

19 Aug 2021

Afghanistan – A Major Defeat For US Imperialism

Afghanistan – A Major Defeat For US Imperialism

The dramatic collapse of the Afghan Government and the lightning fall of Kabul demonstrate the failure and futility of twenty years of American wars and military intervention as part of

16 Aug 2021

Public Transport In Galway Is Being Decimated

Public Transport In Galway Is Being Decimated

People Before Profit Galway representative Adrian Curran has slammed the cancellation of the Bus Éireann 20 and X20 expressway routes between Galway and Dublin, demanding that the government act to

12 Aug 2021

Planning Permission For Athenry Data Centre Means We Are Not Taking Climate Breakdown Seriously

Planning Permission For Athenry Data Centre Means We Are Not Taking Climate Breakdown Seriously

On the day the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a “code red for humanity” report on catastrophic climate breakdown caused by human activity, Galway County Council granted Apple

12 Aug 2021

People Before Profit Demands System Change Not Climate Change

People Before Profit Demands System Change Not Climate Change

Code Red for Humanity – UN Secretary General So, science is confirming what we are all seeing happen in front of our own very eyes. Governments paying lip service to Climate

12 Aug 2021

Why The Dublin Bus Dispute Is A Just Transition Issue

Why The Dublin Bus Dispute Is A Just Transition Issue

In late July, over 100 Dublin Bus drivers gathered outside the Dail to speak with PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett, and to vent their alarm at new proposals jointly agreed

9 Aug 2021

Kellie Harrington’s Olympic Win Is A Taste Of The Talent In Working Class Communities

Kellie Harrington’s Olympic Win Is A Taste Of The Talent In Working Class Communities

Dublin boxer Kellie Harrington has brought enormous pride to her Portland Row community, after winning Gold at the Tokyo Olympics this morning. The 31 year old boxer has worked extremely

8 Aug 2021

No Going Back To ‘Business As Usual’ – The Dfc Minister Should Rethink Imposing Public Transportation Charges

No Going Back To ‘Business As Usual’ – The Dfc Minister Should Rethink Imposing Public Transportation Charges

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon’s announcement that charges for public transportation will be imposed on health and social care workers starting August

3 Aug 2021

Awarding Capita Further Multi-Million Pound Pip Contract Unacceptable

Awarding Capita Further Multi-Million Pound Pip Contract Unacceptable

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “We welcome the unanimous support received in Derry and Strabane Council for our motion calling for the DfC Minister to end Capita corporation’

3 Aug 2021