Children's Rights

O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts

O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts

"Many girls were subject to discipline and left in fear for campaigning to wear trousers. Their bravery should be fully recognised."

14 Sep 2026

Screenshot from the cover of the CyberSafeKids 2026 Report

Paul Murphy Says Social Media Ban on 8 to 12 Year Olds "Designed to Fail"

Government "captured". Will introduce new online safety bill to ban toxic recommender algorithms for under 18s. Two-thirds surveyed support this action.

2 Sep 2026

E-scooter rider at the Samuel Beckett bridge in Dublin.

Paul Murphy Says Ban on E-Scooters for Under-18s is Wrong Response

Calls for ban on sales to children and stronger controls on maximum design speeds

21 Jul 2026

Pedophile, former NI First Minister, former DUP Leader Jeffery Donaldson and barristrer surrounded by PSNI officers and journalists outside the courthouse in Newry in 2024.

No More Cover-Ups, Release the Files

People Before Profit demand a thorough public inquiry following the Donaldson verdict and an end to inaction against women and girls.

30 Jun 2026

Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments

Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments

"We know that women and babies were transferred between jurisdictions, that records are held in the Republic, in religious archives, and in institutions with little appetite for transparency. This inquiry cannot be hamstrung at the border." Gerry Carroll MLA

19 May 2026

Black and White Shaun Harkin with microphone; Protestors in background one holds a party placard saying Build Homes Not Bombs - One World One Struggle.

Harkin: Invest in Jobs That Serve Humanity, Not War Industry That Destroys Humanity

"Instead of investing in a murder machine... we should and can be investing in jobs in health, in education, in building housing... The arms industry should be abolished, not normalised as an 'area of opportunity' and profit."

22 Apr 2026

Carroll Slams Special School Summer Scheme Fiasco

Carroll Slams Special School Summer Scheme Fiasco

U-turn on special school summer schemes threat... but this fiasco should never have happened.

28 Mar 2026

Gerry Carroll protest as Stormont blocks boy from playing with other children.

5,500 Children with Special Needs Abandoned by a Dysfunctional Executive

Carroll: “I’m calling on families and education workers to come together and make clear that this decision will not stand. If ministers won't act, people will take to the streets and force them to.”

27 Mar 2026

Maeve O'Neill over a photo the home of Amy Doherty with police cordon and car.

People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence

People Before Profit send our sincere sympathies to the children, family and friends of Amy Doherty. Undoing the scourge of gender based violence will only happen if its structural underpinnings are completely uprooted.

24 Mar 2026