Housing NEARLY A THIRD OF TDs ARE LANDLORDS – NO WONDER THERE IS NO RENT REGULATION People Before Profit activists in the Rathmines area of Dublin are helping to set up a Dublin Tenants Association. A launch meeting attended by Richard Boyd Barret TD, local councillor, 18 Feb 2015
Housing NOONAN’S TAX SUPPORTS TAX DODGE ADVISORS Minister of Finance, Michael Noonan, has stood over his appointment of the former HBSC boss Michael Geoghegan as the chair of the advisory board to NAMA. Geoghegan was the CEO 11 Feb 2015
Housing Press release 10 February 2015 – WHY DID THE IRISH STATE APPOINT HSBC EXECUTIVES TO KEY POSITIONS? People Before Profit has condemned the decision of Finance Minister Michael Noonan not to sack Michael Geoghegan from the advisory board of NAMA. In a statement, Brid Smith for People 10 Feb 2015
Housing NO ROOM AT THE INN The bible story of Christmas tells of the parents of Jesus searching for accommodation and finding that there is no room at the inn. What an appropriate parable for modern 22 Dec 2014
Cost Of Living PBPA TD calls for emergency debate in Dail on the housing and homeless crisis following tragic discovery of homeless man opposite Dail Government plan to collect water charges from private tenants through private landlords will worsen already disastrous housing crisis In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett has called on the government to 1 Dec 2014
Health PROTEST AT CHERRY ORCHARD HOSPITAL The Rowan Unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital in Ballyfermot is to close its doors to HIV/AIDS sufferers after over 25 years of respite service provision to clients from all 8 Aug 2012
Housing Budget 2012 Death by a thousand cuts. This is a mean and cruel budget. Once again, it is those on low to middle incomes, and the poor who will take the biggest hit, people who bear no 6 Dec 2011
Workers Rights 200 people take part in emergency protest in solidarity with the MV Saoirse and Tahrir Tonight around 200 people took part in an emergency protest, supported by the Irish Anti War Movement & Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign in solidarity with the MV Saoirse and Tahrir 4 Nov 2011
Housing Richard Boyd Barrett TD calls on Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore to intervene Protest in Solidarity with Freedom Waves at 6pm today A protest will take place at 6pm at the Spire, O’Connell St., Dublin in solidarity with the MV Saoirse and 4 Nov 2011