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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 1h
This winter, the rich get another break while working-class people are told to tighten our belts, accept less, wait patiently and, above all, not expect the government to spend too much on us, while billions and billions are set aside for tech billionaires. The wages we deserve and the relief we nee
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 11h
The Zionist state is a settler colony built on genocide and ethnic cleansing. There has never been, and there never will be, a “progressive” occupation, a better occupation, or a more “amenable” Zionism. We reject entirely the idea, pushed by the Irish government, that this genocide can be understoo
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 12h
This winter, the rich get another break while working-class people are told to tighten our belts, accept less, wait patiently and, above all, not expect the government to spend too much on us, while billions and billions are set aside for tech billionaires. The wages we deserve and the relief we nee
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 15h
€550 childcare cap from JANUARY 2027 — not September. c.org/7r9JVD2bg7
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 18h
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 18h
Orange Order: The Birth of a Counter-Revolutionary Force. It is fashionable today to describe the Orange Order as an expression of Protestant culture and to advocate respect for ‘both traditions’. Kieran Allen in an excerpt from his new book, Wolfe Tone: Irish Jacobin describes how it was used as a
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Orange Order: The Birth of a Counter-Revolutionary Force - REBEL
The Orange Order did not start as a gentry project but arose…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 22h
This budget abandons workers and tenants. It is an insult, and a challenge to workers to force change on the streets. Our unions should, and many are, take their historic mandates for mass action, for all-out strike. Every tenant, every student and all working-class people should take the opportuni
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We don’t lack money in Ireland - we lack a government willing to tax the multi-millionaires. 🔹 Tax the top 5% 🔹 Fund 100% public housing 🔹 Slash energy & transport costs www.pbp.ie/alternative-...
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our alternative budget says first and foremost, your needs should come first. We lay out our programme for massively redistributing the wealth in our society back to the people who create it. To implement a real wealth tax, confront and challenge once and for all the rotten commodification of our ho
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The movement sweeping Spain is what’s needed in Ireland. A policy package delivered from the Dáil will never equal the strength of a social force willing to confront the market logic imposed on our housing system, and to say clearly that homes are for people, not for corporate vultures.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
rte.ie
PBP proposes tax on millionaires, corporation tax hike
People Before Profit is proposing a new tax on multimillionaires as well as increasing the corporation tax to 20% as part of its alternative budget package.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TD Paul Murphy said the Irish people should not accept being "held hostage to the demands of US corporations that are using Ireland as a conduit to a corporate tax haven". Amongst other measures proposed by the party include a 10% pay increase to public sector workers, raise disability payments to
rte.ie
PBP proposes tax on millionaires, corporation tax hike
People Before Profit is proposing a new tax on multimillionaires as well as increasing the corporation tax to 20% as part of its alternative budget package.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
rte.ie
PBP proposes tax on millionaires, corporation tax hike
People Before Profit is proposing a new tax on multimillionaires as well as increasing the corporation tax to 20% as part of its alternative budget package.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
People Before Profit is proposing a new tax on multimillionaires as well as increasing the corporation tax to 20% as part of its alternative budget package. The document - entitled A Radical Budget for an Affordable Ireland - also proposes a €500 electricity credit for every household funded by a l
rte.ie
PBP proposes tax on millionaires, corporation tax hike
People Before Profit is proposing a new tax on multimillionaires as well as increasing the corporation tax to 20% as part of its alternative budget package.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
irishexaminer.com
Budget 2027: People Before Profit proposes ‘millionaires’ tax’ and €1.75 fuel price cap
The party’s alternative budget proposes higher taxes on wealth and corporations alongside major increases in welfare and public services
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Budget 2027: People Before Profit proposes ‘millionaires’ tax’ and €1.75 fuel price cap. The party also suggested a price cap of €1.75 per litre for petrol and diesel and €1 per litre for home heating oil. People Before Profit also suggested introducing a universal €500 energy credit for private ho
irishexaminer.com
Budget 2027: People Before Profit proposes ‘millionaires’ tax’ and €1.75 fuel price cap
The party’s alternative budget proposes higher taxes on wealth and corporations alongside major increases in welfare and public services
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PBP’s Alternative Budget 2027 is fully costed. By taxing multi-millionaires & big business, we raise tens of billions to fund: 🏠 Public housing 🚌 Free public transport ⚡ Lower energy bills Another Ireland is possible. www.pbp.ie/alternative-...
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
rebelnews.ie
Talk Politics and Join Demonstrations - REBEL
We live in paradoxical times. You don’t have to convince many that…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Talk Politics and Join Demonstrations We live in paradoxical times. You don’t have to convince many that Trump is terrible or the planet is burning or about the gross inequality in the world. Yet there is often a fatalism, a feeling that we cannot do much about it. How often have socialists heard
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Talk Politics and Join Demonstrations - REBEL
We live in paradoxical times. You don’t have to convince many that…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
rebelnews.ie
Carbon Taxes Are A Dangerous Distraction - REBEL
The reformist left play an irresponsible game. They claim to support progressive…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Carbon Taxes Are A Dangerous Distraction- So Why Do Social Democrats Still Support Them? (link to read in full in comments) - The reformist left play an irresponsible game. They claim to support progressive social change, but they often throw their weight behind policies that are regressive and sho
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Carbon Taxes Are A Dangerous Distraction - REBEL
The reformist left play an irresponsible game. They claim to support progressive…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
rebelnews.ie
Coat of Many Colours: Celebrating the Life of Dolly Parton - REBEL
Dolly Parton died on 25 August, at the age of 80, after…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Coat of Many Colours: Celebrating the Life of Dolly Parton A tribute to a working-class icon who never disowned where she came from. Nigel Gallagher explores the legacy of Dolly Parton. He argues that the left has much to celebrate in this great American singer. Link to read in comments. Dolly Pa
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Coat of Many Colours: Celebrating the Life of Dolly Parton - REBEL
Dolly Parton died on 25 August, at the age of 80, after…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
rebelnews.ie
Gavin Bazunu is an Irish hero. - REBEL
Last Sunday night, the Irish men’s football team played Israel. This was…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gavin Bazunu is an Irish hero. The Irish football team has lost many supporters, at least for the moment, because they played against Israel. Here Mark Walsh, an Irish football fan and Palestinian activist, salutes Gavin Bazunu. Link to read in comments. Last Sunday night, the Irish men’s football
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Gavin Bazunu is an Irish hero. - REBEL
Last Sunday night, the Irish men’s football team played Israel. This was…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
pbp.ie
People Before Profit Councillors Stand with Council Staff as They Begin Work to Rule
Cllr Melisa Halpin "If disruption occurs as this dispute escalates, responsibility lies with the Government for allowing matters to reach this point. The Minister needs to engage seriously with the unions and put forward a pay offer beyond inflation.”
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People Before Profit Councillors Stand with Council Staff as They Engage Industrial Action/ Work to Rule. South Dublin County Council Group Leader Jess Spear said: “Years of under-resourcing has placed enormous pressure on local authority staff. The fact that so much continues to get done is testam
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People Before Profit Councillors Stand with Council Staff as They Begin Work to Rule
Cllr Melisa Halpin "If disruption occurs as this dispute escalates, responsibility lies with the Government for allowing matters to reach this point. The Minister needs to engage seriously with the unions and put forward a pay offer beyond inflation.”
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
rebelnews.ie
Garvaghy Road: There Are Not Two Sides - REBEL
The clashes in Portadown between Orange marchers and nationalist residents have widely…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Garvaghy Road: There Are Not Two Sides. The mainstream media present the standoff on Garvaghy Road as a clash between 'two sides' and urge 'calm'. Here Eamonn McCann disputes the 'two communities' approach and explains why the Orange Order is a deeply sectarian organisation. Link to read in comment
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Garvaghy Road: There Are Not Two Sides - REBEL
The clashes in Portadown between Orange marchers and nationalist residents have widely…
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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ontheditch.com
IDA CEO planned to discuss OTB with Trump’s ambassador
The state agency declined to release the names of the people who attended the meeting.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The IDA’s CEO prepared to discuss the Occupied Territories Bill and the “impact of US FDI” during a meeting earlier this year with US ambassador Edward Walsh. Government later weakened the bill before it finally passed this summer. www.ontheditch.com/ida-chief-di...
ontheditch.com
IDA CEO planned to discuss OTB with Trump’s ambassador
The state agency declined to release the names of the people who attended the meeting.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alternative Budget 2027 A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
pbp.ie
Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.pbp.ie/proposed-com...
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Proposed "Commission of Investigation" into Child Spinal Care Yet Another Failure For Children
Paul Murphy TD says "Public Tribunal of Inquiry necessary to get to the bottom of systematic failures"
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Paul Murphy TD says "Public Tribunal of Inquiry necessary to get to the bottom of systematic failures"
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
pbp.ie
Councillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent Increases
Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Councillor Jess Spear of People Before Profit has launched a legal challenge against South Dublin County Council and its chief executive over their refusal to respect the democratic wishes of council members who voted overwhelmingly in June to halt rent increases for more than 20,000 social housing
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
pbp.ie
Data Centres - People Before Profit
People Before Profit calls for ban on new data centres - ‘the toxic waste of the 21st century’.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PULL THE PLUG ON DATA CENTRES! Public meeting on halting the reckless expansion of data centres! Data centres are driving up household electricity bills, delaying vital housing delivery, and pushing up carbon emissions. It’s time to put communities and the planet before big tech profits. Ban all n
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.pbp.ie/councillor-t...
pbp.ie
Councillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent Increases
Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget. (Link to read in comments). Councillor Spear is asking the High Court to quash the council's n
pbp.ie
Councillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent Increases
Cllr Jess Spear says executives unilateral decision will bring hikes of up to 52% for some lone parents and 41.5% for pensioners. Campaigners vow to fight on in the courts and in the 2027 council budget.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
irishtimes.com
More than 100,000 public sector workers to begin industrial action on Wednesday
Move comes as unions exert pressure on Coalition to start talks on new pay agreement
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Muhammad Khalifa Cup Takes Place In Honor Of Gazan Footballer. The event is run by the Love Rovers Hate Racism, a group of Rovers supporters who, since 2021, have been building a strong anti-fascist presence at Rovers and mobilising the Rovers fanbase for many different causes. Link to read in comm
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