The author said the Garvaghy Road community had reason to celebrate, claiming it had stood up to the Orange Order, the Parades Commission, the courts and the PSNI and prevailed. They wrote that people power had prevented a return to sectarian violence, while the institutions had failed. https://t.co/YWijpchxO2 #PeoplePower #CommunityStrength #Sectarianism #GB #NI
The author welcomed reports of celebrations in Drumcree, saying permission for an Orange Order march had been revoked. They praised the local community and said they had been honoured to stand with them, adding that people power had opposed the march and sectarianism. https://t.co/2Ndz7VJzOg #OrangeOrder #PeoplePower #Community #GB #NI
The author wrote that no Orange Order march would take place on Garvaghy Road, calling it welcome news. They praised the community, saying it had won a victory for all and that collective action had stood against the Orange Order and sectarianism.
The author said the government was no longer seriously addressing the climate crisis and accused it of giving up control of electricity, water and people’s data to data centres and AI. They said there was an alternative and linked to what they described as a fully costed budget.
The author argued that climate action should hold major polluters and the wealthy responsible rather than burden working people. They said it could also improve people’s lives and make things easier and less costly, in a post tagged #Budget2027.
The author argued that workers created the country’s wealth and should have been prioritised in Budget 2027. They said the budget instead favoured the wealthiest in the hope that benefits would eventually reach others, and described it as being for the rich.
The author argued that much of the debate around inheritance tax was a distraction from allowing multimillionaires and billionaires to pass on vast wealth to the next generation, while ordinary people struggled to make ends meet and feed their children.
The author called the proposal a scandal, alleging that the Irish government was using its Presidency of the European Council to prioritise Big Tech’s profits over data protection. They said it would make the use of personal data in the context of AI automatically lawful. https://t.co/vkXvqQDwyP #DataProtection #BigTech #EUPresidency #IE #EU
The author questioned how someone could claim to lead a cost-of-living protest movement while opposing an increase in the minimum wage.
The author argued that climate action should hold the biggest polluters and wealthiest people responsible rather than squeeze working people, and said it could improve people’s lives.
The author argued that the government had abandoned even the pretence of tackling the climate crisis, while selling increasing amounts of electricity, water and people’s data to data centres and AI. The post referenced Budget 2027.
The author warned of a new arms race, saying a major increase in funding for the arms industry was being proposed during a cost-of-living crisis. They called for the triple lock and Irish neutrality to be preserved, and accused Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and politicians aligned with Lowry of seeking to bring Ireland closer to the US and NATO by scrapping the triple lock. https://t.co/jTF96esBFt #ArmsRace #CostOfLiving #IrishNeutrality #IE #US
The author argued that the proposal would add another layer of housing hardship and said alternatives included confronting corporate landlords, reinstating an eviction ban and investing in a state construction company. They ended with a rhetorical question about what else could be expected.
The author said Independent Ireland and Aontú had again voted with the government in budget votes, this time to reduce Capital Gains Tax for landlords and corporations. They said the measure would provide €186 million to the country’s richest people while most people were struggling. https://t.co/Ob8KFzxb36 #Budget2023 #IrishPolitics #CapitalGainsTax #IE
The author wrote that Independent Ireland and Aontú had joined the government to pass an inheritance tax reduction that, they said, would benefit the richest 3% of the population. They argued that efforts should instead focus on protecting ordinary people from the cost-of-living crisis. https://t.co/UDNizMLEKH #Ireland #TaxReform #CostOfLiving #IE
The author criticised Aontú for voting with the government to extend the Help To Buy scheme, arguing that it raised property prices and benefited developers. They said social and affordable homes should be built instead. https://t.co/deubVjUxFu #HelpToBuy #AffordableHousing #PropertyPrices #IE
The author said a government-commissioned report estimated the cost of disability at €10,000–€15,000 a year. They called the temporary €500 cost-of-disability payment “a sick joke” and said it would not reverse the €1,400 in cuts disabled people had faced the previous year. https://t.co/uvXSMmYDPg #DisabilityRights #SocialJustice #Equality #IE
The author described Budget 2027 as serving landlords, big businesses and the armaments industry, while offering no help to ordinary people facing what they called a worsening cost-of-living crisis. They said more people were struggling to afford food and heat for their homes.
The author said the large surpluses should be used to diversify the economy and invest heavily in public services and improving people’s lives. They called for replacing what they described as a government of the rich with a left-wing government that would implement ecosocialist policies and move the country away from its current model.
The author argued that Ireland should not be held to the demands of US multinational companies, which they described as using the country as a corporate tax haven. They said the government had no Plan B and was therefore increasing its efforts to offer everything to big tech, adding that the situation would eventually end. #Budget27 https://t.co/E2jUptah6V #Ireland #TaxHaven #BigTech #US #IE
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