On Saturday 18 May a major ‘Raise the Roof’ demonstration took place in Dublin. There were some 15,000 – 20,000 participants on the protest, which was joined by participants wanting to challenge the government’s approach to housing and homelessness. The housing situation in Ireland is a scandal and the strongest evidence that the Fine Gael […]
Local Government in Ireland – Fórsa calls for reform
Fórsa, the new trade union formed out of a merger between Impact, the CPSU and the PSEU has heard at its 2019 conference in Kilkenny that Ireland has one of the weakest local government roles in Europe. Research commissioned by the union shows that local government spending here is just 8% of all public spending, […]
A liveable city means one with equal access to all
A recent infographic from the Disability Federation shows how the large numbers of people with a disability in Dublin are being failed.
Over 3,800 children homeless is a scandal.
This can be solved but we need to vote out those who refuse to fix the problem FG, FF & Labour.