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South Dublin County Councillor Jess Spear of People Before Profit. Image of the Four Courts Dublin.

Councillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent Increases

Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget.

29 Sep 2026

Extern Workers and Volunteers in front of their office

Carroll: Extern Offices Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

"People seeking help with housing are not a threat to children. Many are parents themselves. Treating them as a danger only deepens the stigma that stops people reaching out for help.”

23 Sep 2026

Harkin: Strike Action Can Put it Up to Stormont Political Establishment

Harkin: Strike Action Can Put it Up to Stormont Political Establishment

People power action can knock the powers in government to the sideline and overpower those outside it who want to incite division, scapegoat migrants and the vulnerable. Strikes are a force that people can use to challenge the political establishment. We're with the workers.

4 Sep 2026

Councillor Hazel De Nortúin with some gym facilities and

Important WRC Ruling for Social Housing Tenants

Social Housing Tenants excluded from benefits to private tenants should pay close attention to this important ruling says Cllr Hazel De Nortúin

7 Aug 2026

Cllr Conor Reddy in front of the publicity image for Glasnevin's Danestown Place development.

140 Glasnevin Social Homes Lost To Private Market Shows Need For State-Led Construction

Cllr Conor Reddy says the planned social homes at Daneswell Place show private developers can't deliver as these homes will now be rented on the private market at €2,400 per month for a one-bedroom apartment, €2,900 for a two-bedroom and €4,500 for a three-bedroom.

28 Jul 2026

Moygashel Bonfire a 'Naked Act of Islamophobic Intimidation' - Gerry Carroll

"It has been sickening to witness a repeat of last year's racist hate-mongering at the Moygashel bonfire. The burning of a model mosque on a bonfire

10 Jul 2026

Conor Reddy and image of Ballymun Shopping Centre Site

Councillor Conor Reddy Urges Residents to Engage with LDA Consultation on Future of Ballymun Shopping Centre Site

"There is no retail proposed here. No cafés, no restaurants, no butchers, bakers, local shops or services. Nothing to bring life back onto our main street. Nothing to make daily life easier for people, rejuvenate the local economy or create decent jobs." Cllr Conor Reddy

7 Jul 2026

Aerial view of the Cherrywood site; Cllr Dave O'Keeffe

'Public Land for Public Homes, Not Another Handout to Developers': O'Keeffe demands 100% Affordable Housing at Cherrywood Site

"The government's own legislation, the Land Development Agency Act, sets a benchmark of up to 80% social and affordable on public land in our cities. So we are not falling a little short. We are offering a quarter of what the state's own law holds up as the standard..." Cllr Dave O'Keeffe

7 Jul 2026

People Before Profit Councillors in South Dublin County Council Gino Kenny, Jess Spear, Kay Keane. Behind SDCC County Hall.

Major Rent Hikes Victory in SDCC - Councillors Pass Legally Binding Section 140 Motion Instructing Chief Executive to SUSPEND Planned Hikes

Section 140 "provides that the elected council may by resolution require the manager to carry out any executive function as may be specified by them" "The Chief Executive needs to commit to follow the law, halt the rent hike" Cllr. Jess Spear

25 Jun 2026