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In a response to the 'Occupy Dame Street' camp which has been stationed outside the Central Bank since Saturday afternoon Socialist Party/United Left Alliance TDs Clare Daly and Joe Higgins will seek a debate in the Dáil this week around the demands of the camp.

Dublin West By-election an opportunity for people to cast verdict on Fine Gael and Labour government of austerity and broken promises

Will attend protest organised by supporters at ESB HQ in Stephen's Green today at 12pm noon

A by election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Brian Lenihan is set for 27 October. The Socialist Party has selected Cllr Ruth Coppinger to contest it and will be undertaking a major campaign to win this seat.

Austerity madness must end

Talk of eurobonds won't be sufficient to stave off crisis

The Government plan to introduce a property tax on the family home and a water tax by 2014. They are introducing a household charge in January as an “interim measure” for 2012 and 2013. The charge will start at 100 euro for 2012. It will be levied on 1.6 million households or 86% of all households in the state.

Since publication of this article, further details of how the tax is being introduced have come out, these can be read in this article by Joe Higgins TD.

Sinn Féin's opposition  to household and water taxes worthless if not matched with call for mass boycott

200+ people from 12 counties gathered in Dublin on 9 September for a national meeting of the Anti Household and Water Tax Campaign. Attendees included members of left parties, community activists and people angered by the governments policy of austerity including some from Donegal who have been agitating agains the proposed tax on septic tanks.

Plans announced for a campaign against cuts and budget 2012