Tag: Jim O’Connell
Addressing the Common Arguments Favouring Water Charges
Author: People Before Profit Cork In the past week Fianna Fail abstained on a vote for a motion to scrap water charges. This is not a surprising development even if it is contrary to their election promises. The introduction of the double taxation of water charges (a sizeable portion of general taxation is meant…
From War to Uncertainty
A Report From Athens Jim O’Connell The heavy police presence in Viktoria Square is backed up by two very large mobile tactical units, converted buses where the armed police take meals and breaks, conduct briefings and store their equipment. On one end of the square a sentry post complete with parasol sunshade looks like something…
People Before Profit Cork – Fundraising Album
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INDAVER AND THE CORPORATE AND STATE POISON MERCHANTS MUST BE FOUGHT ON ALL FRONTS
By Jim O’Connell People Before Profit Election Candidate Cork South Central On Monday 15th Feb. I attended another Public Meeting in Ringaskiddy on the topic of Indaver’s latest attempt to force a poisonous incinerator project on the people of the village and the Cork Harbour area. When I got there I was pleased to…
VARADKAR: LESS HOSPITAL BEDS WILL PUT THEM UNDER PRESSURE
We now know why the health service is in a mess. Varadkar has dropped the PR spin and revealed his true philosophy. He said ‘when they have more beds and more resources, that’s what kind of slows it down. Because they [hospital staff] don’t feel as much under pressure.’ The INMO estimates that…
People Before Profit Cork Calls for Support for Anti-Racism Day of Action
PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT ALLIANCE CORK Press Release 04/02/2016 The People Before Profit Alliance i Cork Calls for Support for Anti Racism Day of Action The party known as Identity Ireland recently held a “press” conference in Blarney where they hosted Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, a far-right Islamaphobic group….
1916 – 2016 TOWARDS A NEW RISING
PUBLIC MEETNG Spailpín Fánach (uptairs) Thurs 21st Jan 8pm In this centenary year of a very significant event in Irish history we have an opportunity to take a major step toward the full emancipation of all our people. It has already been a long time coming and over the past one hundred years…
LOCALS FIRST?
“Independent candidate Elizabeth Hourihane insists she is not anti-immigration, but added that she believes the mass sexual assaults that took place in Germany could happen here if the country takes in more migrants and refugees.” Here Ms Hourihane runs her own version of ‘I’m not racist but…’ ‘I’m not anti-immigration but…’ “ …
8th Amendment–Labour’s Level of Hypocrisy Worse Than Ever
By Jim O’Connell People Before Profit Candidate, Cork South Central. 07/01/2016 The hypocrisy of the Irish Labour Party is well known. During their current spell in government (which is thankfully coming to an end very soon) they betrayed the people of this country at every turn. They reneged on their pre-election promises without…
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