Transport

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

US Warplanes Out of Belfast

US Warplanes Out of Belfast

Belfast City Council calls for an end of the US military's use of Aldergrove Airport. People Before Profit Councillor Michael Collins proposed the motion passed last night.

2 May 2025

SUV-free zones needed, as SUVs almost twice as likely to kill kids

SUV-free zones needed, as SUVs almost twice as likely to kill kids

Paul Murphy tabled the bill citing a 35-year long study looking at 680,000 road collisions has found that children are 82% more likely to die if they are hit by an SUV than by a regular car.

30 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

Take Back the Airport Bus

Take Back the Airport Bus

Councillor Dave O’Keeffe calls for direct Aircoach bus route from Shankill, Ballybrack and Loughlinstown to the airport to continue. Condemns the Minister for inaction as profit is again put before transport needs of communities.

11 Mar 2025

Dublin Bus Must Implement Pay Parity

Dublin Bus Must Implement Pay Parity

'People Before Profit support the workers in their industrial action and we will raise this matter in the Dáil' - Paul Murphy TD

3 Mar 2025

Public Funding for DublinBikes

Public Funding for DublinBikes

People Before Profit Councillors Conor Reddy and Hazel De Nortúin slam JCDecaux using ‘funding leverage’ over Dublin City Council to interfere in public spaces

11 Feb 2025

Go-Ahead Bus Services In Disarray

Go-Ahead Bus Services In Disarray

Go-Ahead bus services across Dublin are in complete disarray. Cancellations and disruptions are now commonplace and commuters are being left waiting for buses that never arrive. It seems an already unreliable service has become even worse in recent weeks.

5 Feb 2025

People Before Profit Is Your Ticket To Free Public Transport

People Before Profit Is Your Ticket To Free Public Transport

People Before Profit Environment spokesperson, Paul Murphy and party leader Richard Boyd Barrett visited St Stephen Green shopping centre Luas stop today to highlight People Before Profit’s election manifesto call for the abolition of all fares on public transport.

15 Nov 2024