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Independent Environmental Protection Agency needed to prevent another Mobuoy-scale disaster - Gerry Carroll MLA

Independent Environmental Protection Agency needed to prevent another Mobuoy-scale disaster - Gerry Carroll MLA

Mobuoy Dump is a health hazard, eyesore, and an enviromental timebomb, but says Cllr Shaun Harkin '...it's the capitalist way,' adding 'The Mobuoy dump ruling is a wake-up call for urgent action to protect our environment and on the need to hold government and polluters to account.'

9 Jun 2025

Cruel, Punishing Budget Won’t Deliver for Working Class People

Cruel, Punishing Budget Won’t Deliver for Working Class People

'No new mitigations for Labour’s brutal social security cuts... People are fed up of business as usual. There is plenty of wealth in our society that could be properly taxed and used to fund our public services,' says Gerry Carroll voting against the 2025/26 Budget today.

23 May 2025

Drop the Puberty Blocker Ban

Drop the Puberty Blocker Ban

Gerry Carroll calls on Executive parties to reverse harmful decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender young people ahead of today’s Assembly motion marking International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. 'Non-binding motions won’t cut it.'

12 May 2025

New Graffiti Intimidating Paul Murphy TD Removed Following Community Disgust

New Graffiti Intimidating Paul Murphy TD Removed Following Community Disgust

Almost exactly one year on from the death threat graffiti painted on a wall near Paul's house, new intimidating graffiti was painted this week. Local residents disgusted by graffiti expressed solidarity with Paul and the graffiti is now removed.

30 Apr 2025

20 Highest-paid Managers of State Bodies Promised Pay Rise by Government

20 Highest-paid Managers of State Bodies Promised Pay Rise by Government

People Before Profit have criticised government plans to increase the salaries of 20 of the highest-paid managers of state bodies. This comes on top of the announcement that the new ‘Housing Tsar’ is to be paid €430,000

30 Apr 2025

Paul Murphy to Speak at Dublin Counter Demo

Paul Murphy to Speak at Dublin Counter Demo

Paul Murphy TD to attend United Against Racism demonstration to counter far right hate agenda of racism, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia. Says the housing and other crises we face are not caused by asylum seekers - the Government is to blame.

25 Apr 2025

People Before Profit support the Counter Demo

People Before Profit support the Counter Demo

Far right 'independents' & parties are organising a march in Dublin this weekend. It's not a celebration of Irishness. It's about blaming the most vulnerable for problems caused here by our own Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael-led governments (who the far-right 'independents' actually keep in power).

23 Apr 2025

Bill to Turn Off Toxic Recommender Algorithms

Bill to Turn Off Toxic Recommender Algorithms

If passed, People Before Profit-Solidarity's bill will turn off recommender algorithms for under-18s, and establish opt-ins for algorithms that profile adult users based on sensitive personal data.

22 Apr 2025

Massive Black Hole in Climate Action Plan Leaves Ireland Facing Billions in Fines

Massive Black Hole in Climate Action Plan Leaves Ireland Facing Billions in Fines

Billion-Euro Government Fail: Report says 'Ireland will exceed the first two carbon budgets by a margin of 17%-27%'

16 Apr 2025