pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Come along for a chat, share your concerns, and connect with organizers. 📍Coffee Corner Cafe (Beside The Range) maps.app.goo.gl/rBDMsDSqogg9... 🗓️ Saturday, 10th October ⏰ 11:00 AM Sign the Petition: Use the Qr code in the video or visit: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... 110
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026on average. This Saturday at 11:00 AM we are having a coffee morning to discuss the expansion of the JCD Data Centre in Little Island. We need a moratorium on Data Centres. 110
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026enough power for 170,000 homes using a private gas plant to bypass the grid. It will use millions of litres of clean, public, drinking water. Irish consumers pay on average 40c per KWh for electricity contributing to the Affordability crisis. Data Centres like this one will only pay 20c per KWh 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026costs. While the government calls for reduced water usage and families are told to turn down their thermostats, this Government rolls out the red carpet for Data Centres, granting them resources and infrastructure that could have built 50,000 new homes. This Data Centre will consume 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026normalized. Tenants are paying increasingly extortionate rents with ordinary workers being squeezed and threatened with hikes of up to 36%. With public transport fares set to increase in a system that is not fit for purpose people are being forced to rely on cars, only to be hit with higher fuel 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In part 1 of this speech PBP member and Affordable Ireland organizer Maggie O'Kane outlines issues around: Homelessness, Rents, and Data Centres. Currently there are over 18,000 people homeless and living in emergency accommodation. 5830 of those are children. We cannot allow this to become 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026well-paid, unionized essential workers to maintain our infrastructure. Demand the fully funded public services we need and celebrate our neighbors in our communities! www.corkbeo.ie/news/watch-s...corkbeo.ieWatch: Sylvia and her brush are Cork's most effective flood defences'Nobody else will clear the drains - so I do it' 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sylvia, a Hungarian immigrant in Cork, has spent 5 years clearing storm drains by hand to protect her street from flooding. The City Council is letting her down, but she won't let her community down. This shows exactly why we need to properly fund our local councils and invest in 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026a cost-of-living crisis. We can't let unelected officials override the democratic process & push people further into poverty while neglecting housing maintenance. We need to fight back. Join PBP: www.pbp.ie/join/ #CorkHousing #RentHikes #PeopleBeforeProfit #CorkCity #HousingCrisis #CostOfLivingpbp.ieJoinWelcome to People Before Profit. 001
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026changes are reportedly in the works, and we need to be ready. Private rents in Cork City have already soared by 10% in the last year. Daft.ie has reported average rents in Cork City increased by €2,000. This is a nationwide drive to squeeze working families, pensioners, and lone parents during 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rents Hikes: The recent news out of South Dublin is wake-up call for Cork! Councillor Cllr Jess Spear is taking the council executive to the High Court for ignoring a 15-to-1 democratic vote and pushing through rent hikes for social housing tenants of up to 52%. Here in Cork, similar rentpbp.ieJoinWelcome to People Before Profit. 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.pbp.ie/councillor-t...pbp.ieCouncillor Takes High Court Legal Challenge as Council Executive Refuse to Implement 15-to-1 Vote to Halt Rent IncreasesCllr 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 budg... 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026to be built on the site. We cannot allow this development to erase their memory or build over our history. Just as Catherine Corless fought for the children of Tuam, we are demanding a full, independent excavation of the Bessborough site, the release of all burial records, and 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here in Cork, the fight for the mothers and babies of Bessborough continues right now. The burial places of 859 children and 19 women who died at Bessborough remain completely unaccounted for. Despite this, An Coimisiún Pleanála has cleared the way for 106 apartments 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Today, The Lost Children of Tuam is released in Irish cinemas. The film follows local historian Catherine Corless and her real-life campaign to uncover the truth about the nearly 800 children buried in unmarked graves at the former Mother and Baby 'Home' in Co. Galway. 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A special thank to Barry Gallagher, Rachael English and RTÉ Radio 1 for highlighting this vital campaign. Sign the Petition. Scan the QR code above or go to: www.change.org/p/save-bessb...change.orgSign the PetitionSave Bessboro - the former Mother & Baby ‘home’/Institution in Cork from being developed. 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Building on this site would erase the history of the mothers and babies who suffered there. Join Sarah, Carmel, the Bessborough Mother & Baby ‘Home’ group and all the campaigners in the demand for a halt to the building on Bessborough land so that truth and justice will prevail. 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yesterday on RTÉ Radio 1, one of our members, Sarah O'Herlihy bravely shared some of her experiences of being institutionalised in Bessborough alongside tireless campaigner Carmel Cantwell. They outline why the government needs to intervene and make a Compulsory Purchase Order on the land. 101
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026discuss how we can build the campaign further. Sign up using the form to receive the Zoom link. petitions.pbp.ie/data-centres...petitions.pbp.ieOnline Public Meeting: Make the Data Centres Pay - Workers Petition 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026on public services. The question of who pays for this expansion is also a question about what kind of economy we want, and who it is being run for. The campaign against data centres is growing in communities around the country. Come along, hear from people involved in the fight, and 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026 for building the wider campaign against the expansion of data centres. We’ll be joined by: • Paul Murphy TD • Dr Patrick Brodie • Ann Louise Bresnehan (Save the Moat) Data centres are putting huge demands on our electricity system and infrastructure while households face rising costs and pressure 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026MAKE THE DATA CENTRES PAY Join us online at 6pm on September 21st for an online public meeting on the upcoming Dáil motion on taxing data centres at the same rate as ordinary consumers. The motion will be voted on in the Dáil on September 23rd, and we want to use it as a springboard 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026 transport and services needed to live with dignity. Sign the petition here: petitions.pbp.ie or use link in bio. Join the PBP Bloc at the Affordable Ireland protest: 📍Parnell Square, Dublin 📆September 19th at 1p.m. Enough is Enough. It's time to make Ireland affordable!!petitions.pbp.iePETITION: Workers' action on the cost of living - Workers Petition 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026- A cost of Disability Payment - An end to college and childcare fees - A freeze and reduction of rents Bring down the cost of the essentials through price controls. Take energy and basic services out of the grip of profiteers. Guarantee everyone access to the housing, heating, food,petitions.pbp.iePETITION: Workers' action on the cost of living - Workers Petition 111
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As the cost of living crisis gets worse, we need to be on the streets again to demand that the government implement much needed reliefs, including: - Energy credits for all - Price caps on food, fuel and electricity - Inflation-busting pay, pensions and benefit increases - Free public transportpetitions.pbp.iePETITION: Workers' action on the cost of living - Workers Petition 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026prioritize community awareness and ensure maximum accessibility. As a result, the event has been made entirely free to attend. Limited tickets available. Go to www.eventbrite.com/e/1997555451... or Scan the QR code above. @richardboydbarrett.pbp.ie @pbp.ieeventbrite.comStolen Documentary Screening + Panel Q&APeople Before Profit Cork are screening 'Stolen' + Q&A with Richard Boyd Barrett, Sarah O'Herlihy, Noelle Brown & Director Margo Harkin. 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026shocking details of their treatment in a scandal that sparked a government inquiry into the fate of unmarried women who fell pregnant in 20th century Ireland. Given the current situation surrounding the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Institution in Cork, organizers felt it was crucial to 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026story. Others were fostered out as cheap farm labour from the age of six, often in circumstances abysmally devoid of care and love. 9,000 enfants died in these institutions from 1922 to 1998, a rate that, on occasion, was five times the national average infant mortality rate. Survivors reveal the 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Catholic Church. Over 80,000 unmarried mothers were incarcerated in mother and baby institutions run by nunsfrom 1922 to 1998. Most were cruelly separated from their babies after birth. Many of the children were adopted within Ireland and abroad – rendered untraceable and unaware of their birth 110
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026People Before Profit Cork are screening 'Stolen' + Q&A with Richard Boyd Barrett TD, Sarah O'Herlihy, Cllr. Noelle Brown & Director Margo Harkin. ‘Stolen’ tells the story of how women who had the misfortune to fall pregnant ‘out ofwedlock’ were treated in an Ireland that heavily influenced by the 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Statement on the horrific killing of Jamey Carney. www.pbp.ie/people-befor...pbp.iePeople Before Profit representative Teresa Collins extends deepest sympathy to those affected by the horrific killing of Jamey CarneyEpidemic of domestic violence against women is a consequence of deeply misogynistic attitudes to women 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 16/06/2026interests of big tech over the right of Irish workers to affordable electricity, clean water and a sustainable future. So join us as we take the fight to the tech oligarchs and put an end to their profiteering in Cork. " Link to online petition: forms.gle/PZX1uwwk5Q1T... Join: pbp.ieforms.gle"Price Controls, Not Data Centres"JCD Group have been granted planning permission to expand their Data Centre site in Little Island. Demand the council rescind their permission! By simply signing the form your name will be added to t... 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 16/06/2026expand the Data Centre site in Little Island. This comes at a time of record high electricity bills, which are now some of the highest in Europe. As well as this, as of 2025, 22% of the Irish Electrical grids output goes straight to Data Centres. We need to stop prioritising the economicforms.gle"Price Controls, Not Data Centres"JCD Group have been granted planning permission to expand their Data Centre site in Little Island. Demand the council rescind their permission! By simply signing the form your name will be added to t... 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Data Centres: "We were out last Friday gathering signatures for our "Price Controls, Not Data Centres" petition, demanding that the city and county councils implement an immediate moratorium on the building of Data Centres in Cork. Just last year JCD Developments got extended planning permission to 110
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 17/02/2026We were outside the Dáil today to meet Threshold and Housing Rights on their important report that shows the grim reality renters face in Ireland, both north and south. The Irish government's 'Raise the Rent' bill will come into effect on the 1st of March, which will throw renters to the vultures. 174
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 17/02/2026The government is waging an attack on children with additional needs and our SNAs who are so important in our schools. The cuts must be reversed. Please sign and share this important petition. www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...change.orgSign the PetitionStop the cull of Special Needs Assistants - Protect Ireland’s Most Vulnerable Pupils 195
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 17/02/2026Micheál Martin just said in the Dáil that it's important to say "no SNA is being removed from any school during this school year." Yeah... Everyone knows it's September that they are being cut!🤦♂️ Parents, children, teachers, SNAs are being failed by this government. #SpéirGhorm 2204
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 16/02/2026Instead of taking on the problem at the source, the government is trying to say "not our problem" by banning under 16s on social media. We must fight the problem at it's source - we need turn off these toxic algorithms. We need to pass the "Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2025". 23210
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialDublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... 011
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 14/02/2026Out building for the Affordable Ireland Campaign protest. The cost of living crisis has not gone away. The rich are getting richer while the rest are getting poorer. We need to be on the streets in two weeks time. 1pm Saturday 28 February at Parnell Square. 093
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialDublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 13/02/2026End The Cost-Of-Living Crisis - Join The Affordable Ireland Campaign www.pbp.ie/end-the-cost... FF & FG act like Robin Hood in reverse – tax breaks for landlords and big business, nothing for workers. Join Affordable Ireland. Cut prices, raise wages, freeze rents and deliver emergency supports for 011
Reposted by @pbpcork.bsky.socialDublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Landlords, who could not even be bothered to stay awake for the vote, passed a bill last night designed to make themselves wealthier. Our politics will not change until renters, people crushed by mortgage repayments, those trapped in homelessness and emergency accommodation, and everyone else being 011
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Solidarity means showing up and speaking out. After traveling to the West Bank, I’m sharing a few snippets of what I witnessed and why justice and dignity for Palestinians must remain central to our politics. Muireann Walsh - PBP Member www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... 010
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 08/02/2026ensure their stories are heard globally. #RedRibbonsCampaign #FreePalestinianHostages 000
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Human Rights Association website. Their reports can be accessed on Addameer.ps The Red Ribbons Campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about the 9,100 Palestinians held unlawfully in Israeli captivity. We advocate for their immediate release and work toaddameer.ps| Addameer 100
pbpcork.bsky.social @pbpcork.bsky.social · 08/02/2026psychological torture, medical negligence, solitary confinement, and the mistreatment of released prisoners and their families, amid continued international silence, demands immediate action. Further details can be assessed on the ADDAMEER Prisoner Support andaddameer.ps| Addameer 100
