Cllr Shaun Harkin: "This is not just unethical; it is a direct assault on the well-being of millions. The continued reliance on fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis, yet companies like BP prioritise short-term gain over the planet’s future."

“The job of the Council is not to reproduce that inequality. It is supposed to correct for it. If Dublin City Council is serious about social inclusion and reducing inequality, it has to put its money where its mouth is...”

Over 40% of people here are living in fuel poverty. 27% of households went without heating or electricity in the past two years because they couldn't afford the bills. 1 in 4 children in west Belfast and Derry are living in poverty.

"Rather than begging Westminster for help that clearly isn’t coming, the Executive must step in today. It is entirely within their remit to provide the £15.8 million to keep these services afloat."

Dublin City Council tenants marched to demand DCC drops the Rent Hikes and takes care of the maintenance work council has neglected. CATU members and community and People Before Profit activists Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Cllr Conor Reddy believe the campaign can grow and win. Next protest 13 April.

Contrasts bravery of flotilla to Cuba with subservience of Micheál Martin. "As is invariably the case in relation to victims of US imperialism, the Irish Government’s response to the blockade of Cuba is silence or, at most, performative expressions of concern"

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin condemns Dublin City Council, calls for Government funding for acquisitions and “use it or lose it” policy, including punitive €1,000 a month vacant property tax. "Put Housing Needs First"

"Completely inadequate." It will not provide much relief to those in arrears for electricity or the 30% of households who are in fuel poverty. Experts are predicting that electricity bills could rise by €800 this year. Protest tomorrow at 5:30 at Dáil.

People Before Profit send our sincere sympathies to the children, family and friends of Amy Doherty. Undoing the scourge of gender based violence will only happen if its structural underpinnings are completely uprooted.

Cuts to Community and Voluntary Sector Will Have Devastating Impact on Support for Vulnerable People. Stormont Must Intervene

People Before Profit call for reintroduction of energy credits as prices soar. Call for maximum €1 per litre price cap on home heating oil.

People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett says Central Bank wealth report reveals ‘grotesque’ inequality. Repeats call for wealth tax on richest 1% to raise €9 billion

These workers are fighting to stop their employer denying their deserved pay rise. Get behind them.

People Before Profit has criticised the Government’s inaction on the cost-of-living as grocery price inflation reaches 6.8%
Tuesday at 12 noon the Affordable Ireland Campaign will be launched at an event outside Leinster House on Kildare Street.