Energy

Paul Murphy in front of an aerial view of data centre in South County Dublin.

Paul Murphy Slams Government for Abandoning Climate Targets

Record May Temps and Record EU Fines: €26 billion in fines on the way for Ireland. Solution? Scrap FF/FG LNG plans. Invest hard to make home retrofitting our public transport system fast, frequent and free.

27 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

Gerry Carroll in front of cold houses

Carroll: Heating oil support package too little, too late

"The cost of living crisis didn't wait for ministers to get their act together, and neither did the debt that many families have accumulated just trying to keep warm."

16 Apr 2026

Fuel Protests In The North

Fuel Protests In The North

Urgent action is needed on skyrocketing fuel prices during a cost-of-living crisis that’s crushing ordinary people. Fossil fuel dependence leaves workers exposed every time there is a global shock. We need a wider fightback with workers and trade unions at the core.

15 Apr 2026

Denman Rooke on Protests: We Call it a Cost of Living Crisis, but Why Must We Pay To Live?

Denman Rooke on Protests: We Call it a Cost of Living Crisis, but Why Must We Pay To Live?

Denman Rooke has expressed support for the fuel protests and unequivocally condemned the authoritarian crackdown on peaceful protestors at the Galway docks, and the deployment of the army at Whitegate.

14 Apr 2026

Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA

Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA

Over 40% of people here are living in fuel poverty. 27% of households went without heating or electricity in the past two years because they couldn't afford the bills. 1 in 4 children in west Belfast and Derry are living in poverty.

14 Apr 2026

Abstract image of windmills and world map. Title CUT COSTS NOT LIVING STANDARDS followed by description 'An emergency plan to tackle the Fuel Crisis and break from Fossil Capitalism'.

Cut Costs Not Living Standards: Cost of Energy Action Programme

Download People Before Profit's 'Cost Of Energy Action Programme' here. It is our costed emergency action plan to tackle the Fuel Crisis and break Ireland from Fossil Capitalism.

13 Apr 2026

Tractors on a quiet O'Connell Street Saturday 11 April with the Jim Larkin Statue GPO and Spire in the background

The Fuel Protests: Blame The Government Not the Protesters

Back the basic demands. Defend the right to protest. Oppose the frauds on the far-right and discuss the protest leaders, but let's keep coming back to the real issue of unbearable price increases and where they come from. Workers, unions- let's deepen the movement for a country we can all live in.

12 Apr 2026

Tractor Jennifer Carroll-McNeil lHazel Norton Women's Meeting

Fine Gael Slate The Fuel Protests: But Since When Did This Government Care About Women’s Health?

"Fine Gael claim to care about women, but Ireland women’s healthcare is in constant crisis. Ireland consistently comes in as the worst country in Europe for hospital waiting lists and medical appointments" Cllr Hazel De Nortúin

10 Apr 2026