Conor Kelly People Before Profit

Conor Kelly People Before Profit

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People Before Profit Fighting For Workers & Eco-Socialism. https://conorkellypbp.start.page

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Cllr Kay Keane said greater clarity was needed on how applicants transferring to south Dublin would be assessed once they joined the council’s housing list. “What’s going to happen when they come into South Dublin County Council? It will be the same as it is now,” she said. “It will be very hard

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Millions taking to the streets across Europe. Trade unions linking arms with students, tenants and communities in revolt against capitalist rentierism. A generation beginning to challenge the entire social order, with the possibility of a radical break coming into view. On the 29th of October, we’r

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People Before Profit councillor Kay Keane called on the local authority to ensure victims and survivors of domestic violence are “explicitly recognised and appropriately prioritised” in social housing allocations. Her motion follows the introduction of a new protocol this summer allowing victims an

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Homes should be for people not for European and American billionaires to hoard. We’ve been fighting against the commodification of our homes for decades but in 2013 the rules were re-written to enable massive firms to purchase our homes and pay no tax on their profits, this invited in countless expl

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The fight to save the triple lock isn’t over. The government won a vote to advance their bill to the next stage but the fight continues! We cant allow the government to destroy our neutrality or drag us into alliances with warmongers. We can’t allow them to put Irish troops into the firing line in d

Conor Kelly People Before Profit
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The fight to save the triple lock isn’t over. The government won a vote to advance their bill to the next stage but the fight continues! We cant allow the government to destroy our neutrality or drag us into alliances with warmongers. We can’t allow them to put Irish troops into the firing line in d

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It's galling to hear government trot out the same Triple Lock spin that's been disproven time and again. "There's a veto" - There isn't "It's a reform" - They're scrapping it "We've a mandate" - They don't "It's for peacekeeping" - Why does it say 'peace enforcement' then? "You don't trust us" - Thi

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Can you guess who said this in 2013?? Despite all the government's years-long militaristic spin, people want to keep the Triple Lock, and Irish neutrality. This is not the end. It still has to get through multiple stages of the Oireachtas. We need to build pressure to stop them and allow the peopl

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The government will not tell us what they mean by “peace enforcement,” and when we raised the question in committee we were told that it means the government could essentially sign up to any war it likes, including the invasion of Iraq, this is why we can not allow them to gaslight the country into

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🗞️ Disapproval of increase in public transport fares

echo.ieDisapproval of increase in public transport fares | Echo.ieSOUTH Dublin County Councillors shared their disapproval of the government’s decision to increase the cost of public transport fares, passing a motion in the chamber to call for the reversal of this decision. Councillor Jess Spear raised the motion at this month’s meeting and shared her party’s proposed plans for free public transport, which can […]
Conor Kelly People Before Profit
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The government will not tell us what they mean by “peace enforcement,” and when we raised the question in committee we were told that it means the government could essentially sign up to any war it likes, including the invasion of Iraq, this is why we can not allow them to gaslight the country into

Conor Kelly People Before Profit
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The government is determined to dismantle Irish neutrality, making it easier to drag us into the imperialist conflicts of powers like Trump and Von der Leyen. They want working-class people and young people put in harm’s way in conflicts that serve the interests of powerful states and ruling classes

Conor Kelly People Before Profit
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SOUTH Dublin County Councillors shared their disapproval of the government’s decision to increase the cost of public transport fares, passing a motion in the chamber to call for the reversal of this decision. Councillor Jess Spear raised the motion at this month’s meeting and shared her party’s pro

Conor Kelly People Before Profit
@conorkellypbp.bsky.social

Millions taking to the streets across Europe. Trade unions linking arms with students, tenants and communities in revolt against capitalist rentierism. A generation beginning to challenge the entire social order, with the possibility of a radical break coming into view. On the 29th of October, we’r

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Beyond Affordability: The Housing Crisis as a Problem of Freedom. Link in Comments! There is a particular kind of email or text that anyone who has rented in Dublin will have written. The fridge has been broken for a week. You have drafted the message three times. You have removed the word "again".

rupture.ieBeyond Affordability: The Housing Crisis as a Problem of FreedomBy Michael Coleman Even aside from the financial toll of renting, consider the psychological hardship of trying to make a life for yourself and your family in what is ultimately someone else's spare house. Your home — your place in the world, your refuge, the stage for all the private dramas of
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The start of an unprecedented movement in France. This movement began in working-class neighbourhoods, where secondary school pupils face the harshest study and living conditions in the country, with a lack of resources – including staff shortages and the poor state of school premises – that underm

rupture.ieThe start of an unprecedented movement in Franceby Antoine Larrache and Elsa Collonges Originally published in Inprecor (the French language magazine of the Fourth International ), and translated by International Viewpoint (the English language online magazine of the Fourth International). The day of action on 6 October was
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Workers are being squeezed from every direction. 📈 Home heating oil up 58% ⚡ Energy products up 15% 🚍 School transport costs up 77% 🏠 Mortgage payments up 10% 🛒 Grocery prices rising again Public sector workers have already lost ground to inflation. A pay deal that fails to address the cost-of-liv

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More than 300,000 workers took strike action last Wednesday. That strength must be maintained throughout negotiations. Workers and unions need to keep up the pressure, organise meetings in workplaces, and be ready to take further industrial action if the Government offers a bad deal. No deal that

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Government projects budget surpluses of €6.7 billion in 2026 and €9.6 billion in 2027. The question is not whether workers deserve a decent pay rise. It is why the Government is refusing to put the money on the table. Tax wealth, make big business pay its share, and fund a fair pay deal.

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Public sector workers’ wages fell 5.5% behind inflation between 2021 and 2025. In 2026, inflation has reached 4.1%, while workers received just 2% in the first half of the year. Workers need at least a 10% pay rise to catch up and stay ahead of inflation, alongside protection if prices rise further

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The money is there. The government will run a budget surplus of €6.7b in 2026 and another €9.6b in 2027. The last budget saw a handout of €1.2b (full year cost) given to developers and highly profitable fast-food chains. We could take that back. The rich are getting richer. A report from the ERSI

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The rich don’t have to go on strike to get a pay rise. They don’t have to worry about making ends meet. This system works for them, and the government makes sure it stays that way. Social partnership asks workers to accept less while the cost of living keeps rising. We can’t afford to play along. W

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Workers Need At Least 10% and They Need It Now. Call Meetings in Your Job on Monday: "Union leaders have called off the action for next Wednesday, but they cannot deliver on the basis of what the Government has put on the table. Pressure must be sustained to ensure workers get at least 10% and get