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Why Is Varadkar Hiding His Role In National Children’s Hospital Scandal?

The announcement that the National Children’s Hospital will cost €2.4 billion is shocking. Shocking – because it is the dearest in the world. Because it will not open in

14 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

Rents Are Rising Much Faster Than Wages

New figures from Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) show that national average rents for new tenancies were €1,598 per month last September, up 11% on the previous year. Existing tenancies

9 Feb 2024

Arts And Culture

Press Release: Long Fought For Irish Film Industry (Section 481) Stakeholder Forum Must Resolve Issues Of Employment Rights And Blacklisting For Film Crew And Ending Use Of Unfair Buy-Out Contracts For Actors And Other Creatives

In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, for People Before Profit and member of the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight committee has said the “long fought for” Irish Film industry (Section 481)

8 Feb 2024

Palestine

Basketball: Israel Should Be Boycotted

The Irish women’s basketball team will play Israel in this week’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier on Thursday. But there is big opposition to the match taking

7 Feb 2024

Climate

Bríd Smith TD Slams Watering Down Of EU Green Deal With “Carbon Capture Pipe Dream”

People Before Profit TD and candidate for Dublin in the upcoming European elections, Bríd Smith, has slammed the watering down of the EU’s Green Deal. She noted that the

6 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

Pay Deal Does Not Add Up

The leaders of the ICTU are saying the pay negotiations are over and they have got as much as they can get from the current process. But it still leaves

5 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

Chaos In Cork With Water: Residents To Protest At Uisce Éireann

Residents will be protesting at Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) on Saturday 10 February in Cork at 12 at the Eglington Street offices on Saturday. People Before Profit calls on

1 Feb 2024

Workers Rights

People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Translink workers have refused to back down or remain silent. They are right to strike and have our full support. They were right

1 Feb 2024

Migrant Rights

Government Failure On Gender Based Violence

Since 1996, 265 women have died violently in the Republic of Ireland. This year alone there have been 12 cases of femicide. Violence against women is a major problem in

1 Feb 2024