Yesterday, the hypocrisy of the political establishment was on full display.  For weeks Fine Gael have been taunting the left and challenging them to form a government. But instead of abstaining to allow this to happen, they voted against Mary Lou … Continue reading Back To Their Old Tricks

The latest Red C poll shows that the country is split evenly between supporting a left coalition or a grand coalition of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Exactly 26% of the people backed one of those options. Significantly, just 20% … Continue reading Poll Shows Strong Support For Left Wing Government

“With a population boom in the area, local services are struggling to keep pace with youth needs” Lucan and its surrounding areas have been pinpointed by planners for almost 20 years to help accommodate a growing population. South Dublin County … Continue reading Gino Kenny calls for more youth services in Lucan

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny made the comments following the revelation that Thornton’s are increasing their green bin charges by 50 cents to €1.75 per lift. This comes after a recent increase last September of 25 cents. The recycling … Continue reading Waste service provider criticised for increase in recycling charges

Solidarity- People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny has slammed the government and Health Minister Simon Harris over the “chronic problems in the Heath system that never seem to end”. The TD for Dublin Mid-West said that despite regular promises and … Continue reading Gino Kenny TD slams Government and Health Minister for “chronic problems in the Health system that never seem to end”

Gino Kenny TD has criticized Irish Water for failing to communicate information about issues at the Leixlip plant. It was recently revealed that Irish Water was aware of problems with filters at the plant six years ago. However, when elected … Continue reading Gino Kenny criticizes Irish Water over water quality at Leixlip plant

Taken from echo.ie THE €10m that South Dublin County Council is planning to spend on the development of a visitor centre at the Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill “could be used for better things”, according to a local councillor. … Continue reading Hell Fire €15m fund ‘could be used for better things’

Campaigners and sufferers of the condition known as Endometriosis gathered at a press conference today in Dublin to convey the debilitating nature of the illness and to outline their view that there needs to be more awareness of the condition.   … Continue reading Endometriosis Sufferers Call For Greater Awareness Of The Condition

Government offer spurious reasons for blocking Medicinal Cannabis Bill Gino Kenny TD says: “I put forward solutions over three years ago and they completely ignored them” People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny said he received a letter today from the … Continue reading Spurious Reasons For Blocking Medicinal Cannabis Bill

Gino Kenny TD welcomes news that cannabis-based products are now available to be prescribed in Ireland People Before Profit TD for Dublin Mid-West, Gino Kenny, has said that the news that medicinal cannabis products are available now to be prescribed … Continue reading Welcome News That Cannabis-Based Products Are Now Available To Be Prescribed In Ireland

“No blacks, no dogs, no Irish!” read the signs in Britain in the 1970s. The history of Ireland as a victim of Empire meant Irish workers were often the target of racism in Britain. But because of that it was … Continue reading Stand Up To Racism And The Far Right – Join The Protest Dec 14th 1pm Dail Eireann

Gino Kenny TD says “It is completely unacceptable for students and teachers to work in substandard buildings” The Government have just announced cuts of over a third to the budget that funds small and medium scale building works that improve … Continue reading Cuts to Summer Works Scheme detrimental to local schools

Statement from People Before Profit Councillor Madeleine Johansson in regards to last nights SDCC budget which is controlled by the ruling group of FF/FG and the Green Party. Pretty shameful stuff from the alliance of the extreme centre. There were … Continue reading Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil & Greens united to vote for an increase in rents on the poorest people in our community.

Next week, a writ will be moved in the Dail for four by-elections which will probably take place at the end of November. The constituencies concerned are Dublin Mid West. Wexford, Fingal, and Cork North Central. People Before Profit has … Continue reading By-Elections: A Chance To Challenge The FF-FF Alliance

Campaigners for medicinal cannabis have called on the government to give a definitive time frame for the commencement of the proposed Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP). The programme was announced in late June. Legislation to underpin the programme for the … Continue reading Campaigners for Medicinal Cannabis call for the immediate commencement of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme

On Wednesday 6th November the Dail will debate a People before Profit motion that can restore some basic democracy to this country. The motion will prevent the Government using a procedural trick called the “money message” that has stopped over 55 … Continue reading End The Money Message: Stop The Attack On Democracy

Last week, Martin Kenny, made a strong speech in the Dail condemning those who said that asylum seekers were being ‘dumped’ in Ballinamore. ‘Dumping’, he said, is a term you use about garbage – not about human being beings who … Continue reading Attack On Sinn Féin TD Shows Agenda Of The Far Right

Fianna Fail are up to their old tricks. Recent revelations that the Fianna Fail TD, Timmy Dooley, was voting in the Dail when he was not present illustrate the party’s approach. But there is an even bigger scandal which the … Continue reading Dail Voting – There Is An Even Bigger Scandal

A Planet to Save – A World to WinThe often-quoted warning from revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg that society is at a crossroads, either Socialism or Barbarism, is obviously incredibly relevant today. Each week brings new reports and figures showing how … Continue reading MARXISM 19 | November 22nd-24th | Alex Hotel Dublin

People Before Profit response to Brexit deal between Boris Johnson and the EU:  People Before Profit do not support a no deal Brexit. We are resolutely opposed to it, and support moves to avert such a scenario. We do not … Continue reading People Before Profit Responds To Brexit Deal

In a statement Gino Kenny People Before Profit TD said figures he has received from the HSE following a Parliamentary Question (attached) on the numbers of children awaiting Assessment of Need, beyond the statutory (legally required) timeframe are “shocking”. The … Continue reading HSE figures reveal Government is Breaking the Law in terms of Assessment of Need for thousands of vulnerable children.

Continue reading Gino Kenny TD: Budget 2020 proves that this government and Fine Gael are no friend of workers!

Pascal Donoghue is being praised in the mainstream media for his ‘prudent’ budget. The reality is however, that it is a blatant class biased budget that is using the Brexit and climate crisis to hit workers and the poor. Here … Continue reading Budget Tries To Shift Cost Of Brexit And Climate Change On To Workers

People Before Profit TD says: “The area desperately needs to retain the premises as a community resource.” Dublin Mid-West TD, Gino Kenny, has submitted an objection to the change of use of the existing building at 32 Ballynakelly Edge in … Continue reading Plans to change use of Newcastle building from a community centre to dwellings deemed “completely inappropriate”.

Deputy Gino Kenny has expressed grave concern at the unsafe levels of air pollution in estates near to the M50 in Palmerstown and Clondalkin. The People Before Profit TD said that Traffic Infrastructure Ireland (TII) monitors a number of locations … Continue reading High levels of air pollution in Palmerstown and Knockmitten, Clondalkin. Gino Kenny TD expresses alarm at the unsafe levels

Gino Kenny TD supports striking school secretaries in Dublin Mid-West and calls on the Government “to do the right thing” Deputy Gino Kenny has expressed his full support for the industrial action that school secretaries have been forced to take … Continue reading “School secretaries’ pay and conditions are a disgrace”

Workers are facing unprecedented attacks on their pay and conditions. Despite the growth in the economy, and with housing costs rising, many workers are denied a living wage. Growing numbers of young workers have insecure jobs. Research by People Before … Continue reading Building Grassroots Activism In The Unions: PB Workshop For Trade Unionists – Sat October 5th

In a statement, People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has slammed comments by the President of the EU Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, who stated categorically that the EU will insist that border posts be erected between the North and … Continue reading PBP Slams Juncker’s Betrayal

Organisers of a medicinal cannabis conference at Limerick University this Saturday 21st September have said they are delighted at the level of interest there has been in the event. Speakers at the sold out event include medical practitioners, parents, policy makers … Continue reading Medicinal Cannabis Symposium To Take Place This Saturday At The University Of Limerick

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny has called on the government to drop its appeal of the landmark 2016 ruling by the European commission that found that the company Apple owed €14.3 billion to Ireland. Gino Kenny TD said: “It … Continue reading Gino Kenny TD calls on the Irish government drop the appeal against the European Commission’s ruling on Apple Tax case

People Before Profit is in desperate need for money. Our printing press has broken down and cannot be fixed. We need a quick replacement Each month, we print tens of thousands leaflets for our many local branches and for wider … Continue reading An Urgent Appeal From People Before Profit

State should cover 100% running costs for public schools Regulate text book companies to and make school books free People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny has called on the government to give children their constitutional right and provide genuinely free … Continue reading TD calls for government to commit to genuinely free education in Budget 2020

Government decision to add private wing on new National Children’s Hospital solidifies two tier model. People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny has called on the government to end the two tier health system by decoupling the private for profit model … Continue reading PBP TD calls for ending of two tier health system following de Buitléir report

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny says it is incredible the HSE has awarded a €14 million contract to Western Building Systems to build a new wing at University Hospital Limerick despite being sued by the Department of Education for … Continue reading TD wants HSE to cancel Western Building Systems contract to build hospital

Taken from echo.ie: THE €10m that South Dublin County Council is planning to spend on the development of a visitor centre at the Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill “could be used for better things”, according to a local councillor. … Continue reading Hell Fire €15m fund ‘could be used for better things’