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

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

Stormont Must Prioritise Trade Union 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

Return To Dole At Post Office Criticised ‘Waste Of Money, Time & Co2’ To ‘shame People’

Return To Dole At Post Office Criticised ‘Waste Of Money, Time & Co2’ To ‘shame People’

* No reason why Jobseekers payments shouldn’t continue to be paid into bank account * Forcing people to make journey to collect payment “completely unnecessary” and “wasting money, time and polluting

8 Feb 2022

Minimum Wage ‘In The Spotlight’ Says Esri Director

Minimum Wage ‘In The Spotlight’ Says Esri Director

* Workers deserve a raise – PBP call for an increase in minimum wage ahead of Dail debate this week * “The current minimum wage is a poverty wage which barely covers rent”

7 Feb 2022

Harkin: We Deserve Better – Seize Opportunity For Real Alternative

Harkin: We Deserve Better – Seize Opportunity For Real Alternative

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 – 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The DUP’s decision to collapse the Stormont Assembly over the protocol is a reckless opportunistic stunt aimed at provoking sectarian tension.

4 Feb 2022

Piecemeal Measures Won’t Protect Households From Spiraling Energy Price Hikes And Cost Of Living Crisis

Piecemeal Measures Won’t Protect Households From Spiraling Energy Price Hikes And Cost Of Living Crisis

People Before profit repeats call for energy price caps and proper rent controls Richard Boyd Barrett TD has accused the government of “fiddling around with piece-meal measures while spiraling energy

4 Feb 2022

Fiddling While Energy Prices Soar

Fiddling While Energy Prices Soar

The government is fiddling around while energy prices are causing a crisis for many households. They originally told us that the price hikes were ‘transitory’. Then they announced a tiny

4 Feb 2022

People Power Action Crucial To Reorder Government Priorities

People Power Action Crucial To Reorder Government Priorities

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The DUP’s attempt to cause political chaos over the Protocol underscores their complete disregard for people facing hardship amidst a cost of

4 Feb 2022

Dup Is Playing Sectarian Games

Dup Is Playing Sectarian Games

The resignation of Paul Givan as First Minister is nothing more than a bid to save DUP seats in the upcoming election. It is transparent, desperate, and divisive. Poll after

4 Feb 2022