Housing

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

Mass No-Fault Eviction in Swords Shows Government Must Close Eviction Loophole

Mass No-Fault Eviction in Swords Shows Government Must Close Eviction Loophole

Residents in Applewood in Swords face eviction by a multinational landlord with assets of over €6bn worldwide called LRC. It is using a legal loophole. Paul Murphy demands emergency legislation to end no-fault evictions and condemns ‘ruthless’ corporate landlord LRC for 100 no-fault evictions.

22 May 2025

Statement on Racist Posters in South Belfast

Statement on Racist Posters in South Belfast

Instead of challenging landlords, the Far Right hung racist posters in South Belfast. People Before Profit says organise against the landlords. It's the Landlords, not the Migrants.

22 May 2025

Belfast to March on 10 May: Ban Evictions Now

Belfast to March on 10 May: Ban Evictions Now

Tenants, Community & Housing Activists Demand Eviction Ban Now! Join the march on next Saturday 10th May

6 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

Paul Murphy: Housing election lies mean Government has No Democratic Mandate housing policies

Paul Murphy: Housing election lies mean Government has No Democratic Mandate housing policies

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy says record homeless figures mean the Government is knowingly and unnecessarily blighting the lives of thousands

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