Energy

Pull the Plug No More Data Centres Art by Mary Martin over train bridge near Kilmeadan.

Kilmeadan Stops Data Centre - Permission Denied - Victory for People Power

It's Kilmeadan 1 - Tech Billionaires 0: the controversial unwelcome data centre plan has been denied planning permission.

15 Oct 2026

Deputy Paul Murphy to join ‘Energy Vampires and Job Robbers Not Welcome’ protest at AI Summit - 11am tomorrow, Wednesday at the RDS, Dublin 4

Deputy Paul Murphy to join ‘Energy Vampires and Job Robbers Not Welcome’ protest at AI Summit - 11am tomorrow, Wednesday at the RDS, Dublin 4

AI data centres are the toxic waste of the 21st century. They consume almost a quarter of our electricity, paying just half the electricity rate that households must pay, and driving up electricity prices for everybody else.

13 Oct 2026

Public Meeting

Online Public Meeting: Make the Data Centres Pay

The Data Centres operating in Ireland can easily pay for normal Irish energy prices, but THEY get it HALF PRICE. Their prices should go up, and ours should come down through our plan for a 500 euro energy credit. It makes sense, so let's make it happen. Meet Monday 6pm on Zoom. Details below.

19 Sep 2026

Adrienne Wallace in front of a poster for the Affordable Ireland Pre-Budge Demo on September 19th in Dublin. Also an image of party reps from Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and PBP.

Left Parties Call for Budget for Hard Pressed Workers and Households

Public Transport Fare Hikes Must be Reversed. Parties call on the public to join Affordable Ireland Campaign Pre Budget Protest on September 19th.

8 Sep 2026

Cllr Conor Reddy Dublin City Council; background Zero Emissions buses owned by Transport for Ireland.

Public Transport Fare Hike in Cost-of-living Crisis “Outrageous” - Cllr Conor Reddy

People Before Profit calls for free, frequent public transport and major expansion of bus and rail network

4 Sep 2026

Paul Murphy with a poster for the Affordable Ireland Campaign's coming national demo 19 Sept in front of screen shot of SIPTU member protests.

Paul Murphy welcomes SIPTU vote for strike action over pay

Government fears cost of living protests. Urges people to turn out in their thousands at Affordable Ireland Campaign protest on Saturday, 19th September.

1 Sep 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

Carroll: Burnham Must Break with Blairism

Carroll: Burnham Must Break with Blairism

Real change has never been gifted from Downing Street. It has been hard won by workers and communities organising from below. Burnham will be judged not on his leadership style or personality, but on whether he breaks with interests of the big corporations

20 Jul 2026

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