Cost Of Living

Maeve O'Neill in front of images of household bills and homes in Derry

O'Neill: Derry Families Being Hammered By Home Insurance Price-Gouging

Despite families being hammered by a cost-of-living crisis, insurance companies are engaging in what can only be described as price-gouging, says People Before Profit's Maeve O'Neill.

28 Jul 2026

Magee University Building, Strikers with placards, Cllr Shaun Harkin

Harkin: Stand with Workers to Defend UU Jobs and Magee Expansion

Derry City and Strabane District Council will hold a Special Meeting 2pm Tuesday 28th July to hear from Ulster University trade union representatives regarding proposed redundancies and Magee expansion.

28 Jul 2026

Join the Affordable Ireland Protest 19 September 2026

Join the Affordable Ireland Protest 19 September 2026

We Need a Cost of Living Revolt. Join The National Protest on September 19th 1pm Parnell Square Dublin.

24 Jul 2026

Conor Reddy Slams 'Data Centre Levy' on Soaring Household Electricity Costs

Conor Reddy Slams 'Data Centre Levy' on Soaring Household Electricity Costs

Conor Reddy has repeated the party’s call for a moratorium on data centre development. Demands price controls to reduce electricity prices for households.

28 May 2026

16 ambulance workers out on the Limerick Picket today.

Ambulance Workers Strike

SIPTU and Unite pickets today were big, determined, hugely supported by the public and extremely justified. We spoke to striking Ambulance Workers today. See what they said below.

12 May 2026

Denman Rooke in front of an image of Cúirt Éigis apartments in Ballybane.

People Before Profit to Host Public Meeting in Ballybane

Denman Rooke will host a special housing meeting where residents under eviction threat at Cúirt Éigis, Ballybane will speak out. “If there’s one thing that the fuel protests in April have proven to everyone,” said Rooke, “it is that collective and direct action works. We need to grow that fight..."

11 May 2026

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Calls for Price Caps and Rent Reductions to Make Dublin a City We Can Live In

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Calls for Price Caps and Rent Reductions to Make Dublin a City We Can Live In

Director of Elections Paul Murphy calls on RTÉ to ‘Let Eoghan be heard’ in by-election debates. Richard Boyd Barrett repeats call for ‘Vote Left Transfer Left’ pact.

6 May 2026

BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty

BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty

Cllr Shaun Harkin: "This is not just unethical; it is a direct assault on the well-being of millions. The continued reliance on fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis, yet companies like BP prioritise short-term gain over the planet’s future."

4 May 2026

Paul Doherty's Resignation from the SDLP

Paul Doherty's Resignation from the SDLP

"People Before Profit has long argued that these sort of stunts help get all the big Stormont parties off the hook – not just the DUP. Unfortunately, the cynical posturing over the Sands statue is nothing new, and will happen again. That’s why we will continue to take a principled stand."

27 Apr 2026