Report By Pat O’Sullivan Cork People Before Profit recently hosted a very successful Public Meeting on “The Need to Legalize Medicinal Cannabis” People Before Profit are 100% in support of the national campaign to bring in legislation in the Dail to make it available for those who have a medical need. About 60 people came…
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New Campaign to Fight for Access to Education for ASD Students
Report by Mala O’Donoghue A new campaign to fight for autism-friendly schools was launched in a packed meeting in the Metropole Hotel in Cork on Monday December 12th . Among the attendees were members of the Cork branch of People before Profit. HOMEROOM which is campaigning for improvements in mainstream secondary school provision for…
We Need to Legalize the Use of Medicinal Cannabis Now
On December 1st Gino Kenny TD People Before Profit successfully moved a bill, that seeks to legalize cannabis for medicinal use, through the first stage of the Dail process. If passed, the bill will have a huge impact on the lives of many people who suffer from a range of chronic and incurable illnesses…
However water charges are dressed up in Ireland, they should be ideologically opposed
The Irish water charges ‘Expert Commission’ has reported back following a months-long review of how water charges should be implemented. The commission was established in response to an election in which the majority of Irish voters voted for parties that pledged in their manifestos to abolish water charges. The commission has essentially suggested…
Boycott Divestment and Sanctions -No to Normal Relations with the Apartheid State-
On the last Saturday of every month a number of activists including members of People Before Profit Cork join up with the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign at 1pm at Daunt Square. From there we move out to various locations across town where Israeli goods are stocked in stores such as Marks and Spencer, Tesco and…
Right Turn: Sinn Féin Attacks Radical Left
Right Turn: Sinn Féin Attacks Radical Left Sinn Féin has issued a scathing attack on the radical left—purposely distorting PBP’s position on the border—in their main online article in An Phoblacht this week. The same view has been very actively promoted on social media by Mary Lou McDonald. It is a thinly disguised attempt to…
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…
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