Organisation: People Before Profit

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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STerry Prone: When all is said and done, TV debates won’t win you the votes
Irish constitution referenda
S Elaine Loughlin: Opposition let themselves down with attacks on Leo Varadkar in the Dáil 
It was one of those times politics should have been set aside but Labour, Sinn Féin, the Social Democrats, and People Before Profit could barely articulate a proper farewell to the departing Taoiseach

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Cannabis bill 'a stepping stone to debate about legalisation’
Cannabis bill 'a stepping stone to debate about legalisation’
Gino Kenny TD says public opinion has shifted, with more and more people being in favour of legalisation and regulation

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

Israel-Hamas conflict
PBP seeks opposition support for motion calling for Israeli ambassador to be expelled
Motion aims to 'exert pressure' on the Government to further denounce the actions of Israel in Gaza

Wed, 08 Nov, 2023

NI Council Elections 2023
McDonald says Israeli ambassador 'should no longer enjoy diplomatic status'
Ms McDonald said that ambassador Dana Erlich's position had become 'untenable'

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Sweeping change in the next Dáil as political dynasties end
Elaine Loughlin: Sweeping change in the next Dáil as political dynasties end
Getting the balance right will define the next Dáil, but ultimately that will be decided by the electorate

Sun, 22 Oct, 2023

People Before Profit bill would see mortgage interest rates capped at 3%
People Before Profit bill would see mortgage interest rates capped at 3%
TD Paul Murphy said mortgage holders were being 'absolutely crucified' with increasing costs

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Ireland's new constituency boundaries
Politicians are left surveying the lay of the new land
The constituency changes published by the Electoral Commission have been digested and parties have begun strategising for the future

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying - Group B - Aviva Stadium
Mick Clifford: Most of us are in favour of neutrality but not sure what exactly it is
With the Consultative Forum On International Security Policy beginning at UCC, and an opposition series of meetings already underway, MICK CLIFFORD asks if we are set to put in place another 'Irish solution to an Irish problem'

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

LEINSTER HOUSE; LABOUR PARTY; IVANA BACIK; GED NASH; AODHAN O RIORDAN
Labour calls for Taoiseach to 'take charge' of immigration issues
Meanwhile, Labour Party justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was “concerned” at conflicting statements on garda resources

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Taoiseach refuses Murphy's Jobstown Dáil deal
Taoiseach refuses Murphy's Jobstown Dáil deal
The Taoiseach has ruled out Niall Collins taking questions in the Dáil in exchange for People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy doing the same concerning the 2014 Jobstown protest

Thu, 04 May, 2023

Varadkar accused of 'scandalous' abuse of Dáil privilege
Varadkar accused of 'scandalous' abuse of Dáil privilege
During sharp exchanges in the Dáil, the Taoiseach made controversial comments to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who labelled it 'another abuse of Dáil privilege'

Wed, 03 May, 2023

'I truly believe she died alone': Families still wait for answers on covid-19 nursing home deaths
'I truly believe she died alone': Families still wait for answers on covid-19 nursing home deaths
Kerry Mescall is among a number of people still waiting for answers as to why they were denied the chance to be with their loved ones as they died 

Mon, 01 May, 2023

22/9/2015 Dail Returns From Summer Holidays
Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins to make Dáil statement this week over Limerick property deal
Mr Collins will make a Dáil statement on issues around his wife's purchase of a site in Limerick in 2008. He has maintained that he and his wife had no financial interest in the sale of the site

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Government to oppose rent-cap bill over fears of 'cherry-picking' tenants
Government to oppose rent-cap bill over fears of 'cherry-picking' tenants
The Rent Reduction Bill 2023 would direct that new accommodations charge rent at a maximum rate of 25% of monthly median household income

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Mary Lou McDonald interview
Left-wing coalition with Sinn Féin 'could be managed', says McDonald 
Ms McDonald said she would not rule any potential coalition partners out following the next general election, including current Government parties

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Terry Prone: Coalition parties may fear ‘populism’ but they dismiss it at their peril
Terry Prone: Coalition parties may fear ‘populism’ but they dismiss it at their peril
The word means nothing to the people being warned off voting, particularly for Sinn Féin and People before Profit

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Mick Clifford: Are Sinn Féin, the Soc Dems and PBP turning left or just being left behind?
Mick Clifford: Are Sinn Féin, the Soc Dems and PBP turning left or just being left behind?
Right now, this country has never been more receptive to the idea of a left-wing government that doesn’t include Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael — but can the left in Irish politics get its act together to form a cohesive government?

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

People Before Profit complains to Garda ombudsman over leaflet confiscation at rally
People Before Profit complains to Garda ombudsman over leaflet confiscation at rally
Videos taken at anti-racism rally in Dublin show party members having leaflets taken from them by uniformed gardaí

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Evictions ban
382 deaths among those using Dublin homeless services since 2018
The figure, obtained from Dublin City Council, does not include homeless people who may have died while sleeping rough.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Grocery Shopping With Reusable Shopping Bag At Supermarket
Government urged to cap price of food and subsidise essentials
Opposition parties call for the introduction of price controls on certain food items

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Gino Kenny says he 'will not be intimidated' by far-right threats to his home
Gino Kenny says he 'will not be intimidated' by far-right threats to his home
The Dublin Mid-West TD says he has received threats after he joined a counter-demonstration at a temporary centre for asylum seekers in Clondalkin.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
No sign of improvements in hospitals as over 100,000 go without a bed this year
It has also emerged that 232 of the promised 1,156 extra winter beds have not yet been opened in hospitals across the country

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept
Q&A: Why is the retrofitting scheme so far behind target? 
What is involved in the scheme, and what is hampering its rollout?

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Mick Clifford: Shambolic housing policies here to stay
S Mick Clifford: Shambolic housing policies here to stay
On October 4, 2018, the Dáil declared housing to be a national emergency. Earlier that day, over 10,000 people protested about the prevailing situation on the streets of Dublin.

Sun, 16 Oct, 2022

CC PBP THINK IN
Boyd Barrett calls for immediate caps on energy and electricity 
The People Before Profit TD called for the State to take direct control of the energy sector which he said would ensure affordable heating and electricity prices for households

Wed, 14 Sep, 2022

Let Me Tell You: Episode 3 - Paul Murphy says he has no regrets over Jobstown protest 
Let Me Tell You: Episode 3 - Paul Murphy says he has no regrets over Jobstown protest 
The People Before Profit TD tells Irish Examiner podcast that he and others put shape on the controversial protest in 2014 

 Listen | Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

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Fergus Finlay: Some Irish politicians refuse to applaud a man fighting for his life
Fergus Finlay: Some Irish politicians refuse to applaud a man fighting for his life
We know, or we suspect, that one of Putin’s objectives right now is to see Zelenskyy killed, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

People Before Profit TDs explain refusal to applaud President Zelenskyy's Dáil address
People Before Profit TDs explain refusal to applaud President Zelenskyy's Dáil address
PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett said: "Russia must end this bloody invasion and allow the people of Ukraine to determine their own future".

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022

Opposition TDs call for Nama to exit the housing market
Opposition TDs call for Nama to exit the housing market
It comes after reports that Nama had left 26 apartments in Finglas idle for a decade

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021

Housing activists poster dozens of derelict Cork sites in advance of protest 
Housing activists poster dozens of derelict Cork sites in advance of protest 
Community Action Tenants Union believes many of them are owned by wealthy people waiting for property values to go up

Sat, 11 Sep, 2021

Renewed calls to stop letting US troops use Shannon Airport
Renewed calls to stop letting US troops use Shannon Airport
US military use of Irish airport denounced in light of events in Afghanistan and Ireland's position on UN Security Council

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

March calling for change of Government in Dublin
Three extra bank holidays proposed in new bill
People Before Profit, which has proposed the bill, says Ireland currently lags behind many EU countries in bank holiday entitlements. 

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Paul Murphy's party joins forces with People Before Profit
This will be Mr Murphy's fifth political group in 10 years

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

Leaving Cert results
Education minister to meet opposition over plans to reopen schools
Schools are due to reopen on Monday, January 11, but there is increasing doubt about this plan as Covid-19 case numbers increase to record levels.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Sun Aug 23, 2020
Government risks 'losing the dressing room' if PUP not restored to €350 a week
'Now is not the time to be cutting supports,' says Mary Lou McDonald

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Green party members raise concerns about complaints handling process
Green party members raise concerns about complaints handling process
Members of the Green Party say they have been increasingly concerned about how the party handles complaints.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Sinn Féin 'ready to lift the phone' and engage with other parties if govt deal rejected
Sinn Féin 'ready to lift the phone' and engage with other parties if govt deal rejected
Sinn Féin say they are "ready to lift the phone" to other parties if the Programme for Government is rejected on Friday.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Programme for government fails on health, housing and climate, People Before Profit claim
Programme for government fails on health, housing and climate, People Before Profit claim
The proposed coalition pact fails to deliver on housing, health, climate and the cost of living, all of which were demanded by voters in the election.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Clear messaging was the key to SF electoral gains - Doherty
Clear messaging was the key to SF electoral gains - Doherty
Sinn Féin's Director of Elections, Pearse Doherty, feels the party's social media strategy was not the main driver of the party's success, in the last general election.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Government urged to intervene to save Debenhams workers jobs
Government urged to intervene to save Debenhams workers jobs
According to People Before Profit TD Mick Barry, it would cost the State about €19m to save the 2,000 jobs lost after the company folded last month.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

'Unsafe, unregulated': People Before Profit blasts reopening of construction sites
Brid Smith said that “light touch” regulation was a real concern despite new protocols agreed between employers and the government last week for people returning to work.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Treatment of asylum seekers during crisis to be raised in Dáil
Treatment of asylum seekers during crisis to be raised in Dáil
The government is to be grilled about the treatment of asylum seekers in Direct Provision during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Dáil.

Tue, 12 May, 2020

Sinn Féin agree to People Before Profit proposal to resume government talks
Sinn Féin agree to People Before Profit proposal to resume government talks
Sinn Féin have agreed to People Before Profit's letter proposing to resume talks to form a left-led minority government, and say they have been in contact with the Green Party about doing so.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

People Before Profit criticise 'tapering off' of Covid-19 payments
People Before Profit criticise 'tapering off' of Covid-19 payments
Tapering off Covid-19 unemployment payments would destroy goodwill, says People Before Profit.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

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