Housing TAKE BACK CLERY’S FROM THE PROPERTY SPECULATORS The treatment of the Clery’s staff is a dramatic illustration of the rot that lies at the heart of Irish society. The workers are the victims of successive government 16 Jun 2015
Housing RENTAL PROPERTY SUPPLY LOWEST IN A DECADE: RADICAL SOCIAL HOUSING PLAN NEEDED NOW In a statement People Before Profit spokesperson and general election candidate, Cllr Bríd Smith, has described the reports that rental property supply is the lowest it has been in a 11 May 2015
Housing Why Bus Workers are Right to Strike; Why Bus Workers are Right to Strike; The National Transport Authority tendering plan will decimate workers livelihoods and do nothing to improve public transport. Bus workers are absolutely right to 30 Apr 2015
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