News 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
News 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
News Facing Down the Far Right Coleraine was a defeat for the ONIV's 'bizarre' would-be campaigners this weekend. Less than 1 in 10 of their projected numbers actually turned out and they were outnumbered by a vibrant counter-protest organised by Causeway Trade Union Council union members and members of People Before Profit. 7 Apr 2026
News Denman Rooke Condemns Government Failure to Act on Climate Impacts Government’s slow response to warnings about Ireland’s roads and bridges leaves us all at risk. Transport Infrastructure Ireland notes Ireland’s national road network — a €31 billion asset carrying more than 3.5 million vehicles each day — is at serious risk of intensifying climate impacts. 3 Mar 2026
News Stealth Privatisation of Irish Water In the most recent annual statement for Irish Water, the single biggest item in operating costs (€335 million) was ‘Hired and Contracted Services’- companies, private builders, and contractors. It's privatisation through the back door. That is why Government refuses the referendum. 22 Jan 2026
News Government Has Given Up On Climate Change Paul Murphy slams Government for ‘giving up’ on climate action. Calls out double standards of Micheál Martin’s speech at COP30 in November. The State faces potential fines of up to €28 billion by 2030. Calls for LNG plans to be scrapped and for massive investment in public transport and retrofitting 7 Jan 2026
News 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
News Rise to Challenge of Billionaire Musk and Fascist Robinson Alliance Derry Cllr Shaun Harkin comments on the London rally organised by British fascist Tommy Robinson where Billionaire Musk was a featured speaker arguing that the working class can stop them when we organise and fight. 18 Sep 2025
News South Dublin County Council Passes Motion on Data Centre Moratorium Cllr Jess Spear submitted motion after government overturned Council ban. “The government can say 'We don’t have to choose between housing and data centres,' all they want. But the maths say otherwise.” 9 Sep 2025
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