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People Before Profit To Bring Dáil Motion For Government To Oppose Gas And Nuclear Being Labeled As Green Investments By Eu Commission

People Before Profit have today announced that they will be bringing a motion to the Dáil calling on the government to oppose the EU Commission’s decision to include fossil

10 Feb 2022

Health

Legalise Don’t Criminalise. Why Cannabis Needs To Be Regulated.

Tens of thousands of people use cannabis.  Even consuming or possessing a relatively small amount, people can get a criminal record. There is no more reason for cannabis to be

9 Feb 2022

Climate

Trial Of XR Climate Protesters Starts Today – Defendants Speak Out

* Trial of XR Climate protesters starts today – defendants speak out * Solidarity protest outside court, “Protest is not a crime” * People Before Profit express solidarity with defendants and say “big business

9 Feb 2022

Housing

Daft Q4 Rent Report Further Exposes Utter Failure Of Government To Address Rental Crisis

People Before Profit says Government refusal to introduce a proper regime of rent controls is turning a “housing crisis into a housing disaster” In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD,

9 Feb 2022

Housing

Rent Freeze And Reductions Needed

* Independent Board need to adjudicate on rent reductions * Ban on Vulture funds Richard Boyd Barret TD has claimed that failures of government policy have led to the 10% rise in

9 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit Welcome Dail Minimum Wage Motion

Government need to put their money where their mouth is and follow through quickly on measures contained in motion People Before Profit has welcomed the Dail’s passing of the

9 Feb 2022

Palestine

Amnesty International ‘Apartheid State’ Report Vindicates Tireless Efforts Of Derry Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

𝗔𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 ‘𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’ 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Amnesty International’s newly published report is a damning documentation of the reality of Israeli apartheid. The report describes Israel as an ‘apartheid

8 Feb 2022

Climate

Bríd Smith TD: Carbon Budgets Show Limits Of Green Party In Tackling Climate Crisis

Bríd Smith The Climate Council’s carbon budgets will soon be passed by the Government and the Dáil. Eamon Ryan and the Greens will eulogise them as a major step

8 Feb 2022

Workers Rights

Stormont Must Prioritise Trade Union Rights

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll has called on the Executive parties to prioritise workers’ rights by passing the Trade Union Freedom Bill before the upcoming election. The Bill, which

8 Feb 2022