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People Before Profit Dublin South-West is a branch of the 32 county @PB4P Alliance. neon.page/PBPTallaght

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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 7h
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 9h
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 15h
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 22h
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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
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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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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
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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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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
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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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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-...
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Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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...
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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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alternative Budget 2027 A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Alternative Budget 2027
A Radical Budget for Radical Change. For an Affordable Ireland tax the multi-millionaires.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Programme for Think Left!! Kicks off 6.15pm on Friday in St Columb's Hall, Derry. See you there! Register here 👇🏼 www.eventbrite.ie/e/think-left...
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.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
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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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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"What an impressive man. How is it that saving a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo at the age of 19 is only the second best thing you’ve done in sport. The stand for something bigger he decided to take required him to confront the structures and systems that dictate life around us. These structures e
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Comment: Thank you Gavin Bazunu
He turned his character to action, in a decision that was deeply personal but also collective.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The campaign against data centres is growing in communities around the country. Please share and come along to our public meeting in Tallaght. Data centres are putting huge demands on our electricity system and infrastructure while households face rising costs and pressure on public services. The q
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mount Melleray: How a Right-Wing Catholic University Has Taken Over. Link in comments. Supporters of the Ave Maria Univerisity founded by religious billionaire Tom Monaghan were welcomed by Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan. The institution will have no educational status, no plan
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Mount Melleray: How a Right-Wing Catholic University Has Taken Over
Supporters of the Ave Maria Univerisity founded by religious billionaire Tom Monaghan were welcomed by Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan. The institution will have no educational status, no planning for education and avail of tax free status to create a MAGA beachhead in Ireland.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Public meeting 🕙 7 pm 📅 Tuesday, 29 Sept 📍at the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght To discuss the social & environmental impacts of data centres, how they are driving up everyone's electricity bills, and why we urgently need a moratorium.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Public meeting Tuesday! A new report from Maynooth has just determined that 50,000 homes could have been built instead of data centres over the past 5 years. We need to pull the plug on these energy leeches and build a state construction to prioritise tackling the biggest crisis facing millions acr
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great response to our stall against any more data centres. More and more people are waking up to the cost they impose on all of us - higher electricity bills, unbuilt housing, missed climate targets. Come to our meeting Tuesday night 7pm in the Plaza Hotel.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong."
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Branch members up on Garvaghy Road. Latest news at Garvaghy Road is very hopeful. It appears the PSNI have told the Orange Order they won't be able to march because of the size of the protest. It's not clear if there will be an attempt later or not. Residents are continuing to protest. People po
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Shamrock Rovers 💚☘️ Gavin Bazunu. Incredible statement from Gavin Bazunu. "My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong." Sometimes it's just that simple. A hero.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last week Kay joined CATU & residents from Mac Uilliam outside South Dublin County Council to the years-long neglect of their living conditions. We've seen issues around maintenance day in, day out, year in, year out. SDCC has a clear duty of care, and they are not meeting it.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The government has given you their answer, they do think that data centres should be treated better than hard working Irish households, that our motion to make them pay the same rate for energy as the Irish public are expected to pay was a bridge too far. Ireland has a reckoning coming that the gove
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new report from Maynooth has just determined that 50,000 homes could have been built instead of data centres over the past 5 years. We need to pull the plug on these energy leeches and build a state construction to prioritise tackling the biggest crisis facing millions across this country, the hou
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s in the hands of the players to do the right thing, to shame this Government and to show the whole world where the Irish people and our support lies.
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Data centres are putting huge demands on our electricity system and infrastructure while households face rising costs and pressure on 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
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our housing system is empowering corporate landlords organised in an apartheid state and not ordinary working people struggling to get by in Ireland and put a roof over their heads. Ireland needs a fundamental break with the rot of landlordism and a shift towards a genuinely socialised housing sys
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Baltic boycotts expose holes in FAI case for playing Israel. Between 2024 and May of this year, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opted out of competitive fixtures when drawn against Belarus in qualifiers. Their punishments were 3-0 defeats and, in one case, a small fine of €5,000. That seems a small pr
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An Al report falsely claimed that a Chinese tanker passing through waters near the U.S. military’s illegal blockade of Iran was secretly transporting nuclear weapons components. “It was only just before the planned operation that officials dug deeper into the report put together by a special operat
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Think Left in Derry October 2-5. The Think Left Conference 2025 will take place on the weekend of October 2-4 in the historic St. Columb's Hall. Held annually on the anniversary of the Derry October 5th 1968 Civil Rights march, Think Left has become one of Ireland's best-attended left-wing confere
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
March for Choice Sat 26th September 2pm, Department of Health, Baggot St, Dublin. Join the march to call for Free, Safe, Legal, Local abortion access for all! Eight years after we Repealed the 8th, there are still barriers to care. The unnecessary three-day waiting period, the unworkable 12-week cu
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cllr Kay Keane highlighted the impact of emergency accommodation on children. More than 5,000 children are living in emergency accommodation, according to the latest figures. “There have been numerous reports, studies done, which show the detriment that these children are facing,” she said. 🗞️SDCC
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In Dublin to demand an Ireland that people can actually afford to live in. We need to fight back against a government that is making life harder for workers, renters, families, students and pensioners while ordinary people struggle with the cost of food, energy, housing and transport. We need pric
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great news for data centres: the government plans to amend all but three words of our motion to make them pay the same energy rates as Irish households, use the extra money to fund a €500 energy credit for everyone, with an additional €500 for people living with a disability or illness and for carer
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your electricity bill isn't high by accident — it's privatised, and data centres are eating the grid while you foot the bill. Enough. Join the national protest for affordable energy: Sat 19 Sept, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin. 🔗rebelnews.ie/2026/09/17/w...
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How the Nazi AfD won Saxony-Anhalt. For the first time since WW2, a Nazi party looks like governing a German state. Here Christine Buchholz looks at why they have grown. rebelnews.ie/2026/09/10/h...
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How the Nazi AfD won Saxony-Anhalt - REBEL
At the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) achieved…
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Dublin South-West PBP @pbpdublinsouthwest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Data Centred are a robbery of the working class and the infrastructure behind some of the most grotesque warmongering, surveillance and authoritarianism on the globe today. Join our meeting this Monday to talk with activist from across the country about how we can fight back and what you can do to g
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