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South Dublin County Councillor Jess Spear of People Before Profit. Image of the Four Courts Dublin.

Councillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent Increases

Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget.

29 Sep 2026

SNAs behind a Fórsa union banner saying #RespectForSNAs United We're Stronger at a Dublin march

SNA Climbdown Big Win, Threat Remains, Protests Today

Government climbdown is a win for SNAs and parents, but threat of cuts remains. Government must engage with SNAs, their unions and advocacy groups on redeployment proposals and the wider crisis in special education. Protests to go ahead including at 5pm today outside the Dáil

25 Feb 2026

Hunger Striker Supporters marching in the UK holding images of Teuta Hoxha Hema Muraisi and others

Support The Hunger Strikers

Cllr Shaun Harkin statement on what Paul Murphy TD described in the Dáil this week as a "significant decline in basic civil liberties that is happening in the UK", which includes censorship, arrest, delay and denial of rights for a fair trial.

17 Dec 2025

Cllr Conor Reddy in front of Richard Boyd Barrett in the Dáil and a Special Education Needs Campaign Protest with Bernard Mulvany

Councillor Conor Reddy - Minister’s Replies Show No Real Plan for Special Education

Submitted by Richard Boyd Barrett, replies to Cllr Conor Reddy's questions reveal a system that is still operating year to year, no long-term planning, no clarity about scale of need, no specific commitments for areas under most pressure. Full document available.

3 Dec 2025

March on Gardiner Street behind a banner saying 'Justice 4 Terence Wheelock', 2006.

Wheelock Family Respond to Withdrawal of Diamond Park Renaming from Dublin City Council Agenda

Terence Wheelock, a young man from the North Inner City, died in 2005 after being taken into Garda custody. His death, and the unanswered questions surrounding it, remain a defining wound for the community.

1 Dec 2025

Melisa Halpin in front of a banner reading End Gender Based Violence.

Cllr Melisa Halpin Wins Agreement for Domestic Violence Service within DLR County Council from January 2026

"I am delighted that the meeting and the council executive agreed to have this service in place next year with the first member of staff in place in January 2026. This is one tiny step in the support of those fleeing abuse".

26 Nov 2025

Cllr.s Conor Reddy and Hazel De Nortúin of People Before Profit in front of Council Housing in Dolphin's Barn Dublin.

People Before Profit Councillors To Vote Against Dublin City Council’s Budget Over Planned Rent Hikes

Will join tenants’ protest at City Hall on 24 November

21 Nov 2025

Paul Murphy next to the familar Building Energy Rating Scale in front of a terrace of homes.

Paul Murphy's BER Bill Goes to Vote Next Week

Requires landlords to retrofit private rented accommodation by 2030. Councillor Conor Reddy says BER Bill would reduce the cost of living.

21 Nov 2025

Picketing Health Workers at Altnagelvin Hospital & Cllr Shaun Harkin: Pay Healthcare Workers What They Are Owed! 'The Stormont Executive must halt broken pay promises etc...' Motion PASSED.

Motion Backing HSC Workers Receives Unanimous Support In Derry City & Strabane District Council

'The Stormont Executive should prioritise fair pay for HSC workers and stop running down the health service through privatisation and the siphoning out of hundreds of millions in public funds.' Cllr Shaun Harkin

4 Nov 2025