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A breach of trust – children’s needs before profits
The nation watched in horror as the shocking truth about what happens behind closed doors at our privately owned crèches unfolded on Prime Time. Disturbing images of children being mistreated have enraged parents up and down the country, and all for some of the highest child care costs in Europe.
Austerity policies and the rise of domestic violence
‘Domestic violence is a serious crime against women and children in Irish society but one that is hidden and minimised.’ The words of Margaret Martin, the Director of Women’s Aid as she launched the organisation’s Annual Report 2012.
Frank Gallagher to step down as Councillor in Drogheda, but will continue the fight against austerity
In the next couple of weeks, Frank Gallagher, Socialist Party Councillor on Drogheda Borough Council, will step down. Since his election in 2009, Frank has been in the forefront of fighting all measures of austerity and for the interests of ordinary working people in Drogheda and the general Louth area.
Property Tax imposed
Bitter resentment is the over-riding feeling of the majority of people who have felt compelled to pay the property tax. Successive polls have shown mass opposition to this home tax. Unfortunately, people clearly lacked confidence about refusing to pay as their form of protest.
Abuse in private crèches poses need for public childcare system
The instances of neglect and maltreatment and the facts around the shoddy inspection regime that current exists are now well documented in the press and media.
$18.5 trillion being hidden in tax havens worldwide
For the second time this year, Oxfam has stepped into the political arena to slam the injustice of the richest people in the world owning, controlling and hoarding their wealth while more and more ordinary people are pushed into poverty worldwide.
Mass boycott the property tax forms
According to the RED C polling organisation 29% of households will not register with the Revenue Commissioners for the property tax.
Mass boycott the Property Tax forms
According to the RED C polling organisation 29% of households will not register with the Revenue Commissioners for the property tax.
The limits of austerity?
In the past weeks, European Commission President, Barroso has spoken about how austerity has “reached its limit”. At home, Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection, opportunistically declared that “we have reached the limits of austerity now”.
Socialist Party statement on bill to criminalise the purchase of sex
Socialist Party TD, Joe Higgins, abstained on the Dáil vote on the bill to criminalise the purchase of sex proposed by Thomas Pringle TD which took place on Tuesday 7 May 2013.
