This would be such a huge mistake. We need a Left alternative for government. It can not include FG or FF, the architects of our housing and cost of living crises. #VoteLeftTransferLeft

Ivana Bacik proposal to SocDems and Greens to come together to negotiate with FF/FG is simply an invitation to repeat the same old mistakes of Labour. It would be a disaster. People want rid of FF/FG, not to prop them up. All on left should rule out coalition with FF/FG. #VoteLeftTransferLeft

The usual bullshit picture to illustrate a climate breakdown story; people enjoying a beach 😬

A great result for PBP in Dublin Central. We increased our vote share by 50% with 6.7% first preferences. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin's organising against Council rent hikes will continue. People power can beat them. FF/FG have taken an historic hammering. We need a left government.

We may be out of the race in Galway West, but next week it's back to the real political work building in our communities fighting for working people where the government continues to fail. If you want to help build that, get involved! 1/3

Great letter in yesterday's Irish Times. There must be full and immediate sanctions on apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against Palestinians and its repeated kidnapping of humanitarian activists. #SanctionsNow

If you haven't voted yet and you live in Galway City or Connemara (Galway West constituency), you still have a little over an hour to get your vote in! Talk to your friends and family and make sure you all get your vote in. Every vote matters. Vote Left Transfer Left.

Vote for a fighter for working people in Galway West today. Vote Denman Rooke no. 1 and then transfer Left. #PeopleBeforeProfit #VoteLeftTrasnsferLeft

The legend @cmatbaby.bsky.social said a lot more in her acceptance speech than what RTÉ are reporting. (Video posted by Lisa McLoughlin on Instagram - www.instagram.com/reel/DYnTKR3...) #Speirgorm

I sat down with Mairéad from the Politics & More Podcast and had a lovely chat about what got me into politics, People Before Profit, and the platform I'm running on for the Galway West by-election. Vote is tomorrow. Give me, Denman Rooke, no.1 and then transfer Left. shows.acast.com/politics-more

Voting is tomorrow. Friday the 22nd of May. I'm asking for your no. 1 vote and to transfer Left. While this is a By-election so it won't affect the current govt immediately it will be an opportunity to build for the next election, which will hopefully be sooner than later. 1/3

One of the most psychotic legal proposals I've ever seen

Shamefully FF, FG, & all the Lowry independents (apart from Barry Heneghan) voted down our Bill to sanction Israel. The government continues the approach of words and no actions. Just today they have been rightly criticising brutal Israeli treatment of Irish participants in the flotilla.

This is disgusting treatment of the Flotilla activists, the woman being abused at the start of the video is Irish woman Catriona Graham. Our government cannot continue to stand by as apartheid Israel kidnaps, assaults and incarcerates its citizens, it must impose sanctions now.

Its time for use it or lose it Take these 3 homes boarded up for at least 5 yrs, & empty much longer Located in much sought after area of Blackrock, Cork, where homes are in short supply How is their continued waste benefiting anyone? Everyone should have a home #DerelictIreland

Not only will the Ring Road not solve the traffic issues as report after report has highlighted only 3% is bypass traffic, but it will CPO and affect 54 homeowners. The N6 will encourage private car use, raise emissions, waste money, & not even solve traffic. www.connachttribune.ie/news/galway-...

The Irish government is more than happy for you to do business with these people.

Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among a number of Irish citizens who were detained by Israeli forces after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean this morning, organisers have said jrnl.ie/7043338

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"We hear a lot about ‘accidental landlords’ making ‘pin money’... The data tells a very different story: in 2022, the average gross rental income from second properties was €133,800, or 85% higher than households without a rental income." From DCTU FB: www.facebook.com/share/p/179k...

Trekking through the Eastside of Galway City today with the team. #peoplebeforeprofit #galway

The Week in Politics on RTÉ had a chat with Denman Rooke ahead of the Galway West By-Election on the 22nd. Denman outlined his policies on housing, cost of living, neutrality, and the urgency of the Occupied Territories Bill. 1/2

Noel Thomas sure likes to present himself as an opposition politician. But we all know he was in Fianna Fáil for 10 years and even after leaving, his politics hasn't really changed. This video got sent to me today and man, it really outlines it out well. youtu.be/861r575BuLM?...

Nakba Day. 78 Years. Free Palestine.

Nakba Day. 78 years since the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to lay the foundations of the apartheid state of Israel. People Before Profit have brought a bill to the Dáil to implement full sanctions on Israel. We cannot allow a rogue, genocidal apartheid state continue as normal. 1/2

“For all their talk, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independent Ireland offer more of the same disastrous policies that have led to the housing crisis in Galway and it is long past time for change”, said People Before Profit Galway West candidate Denman Rooke www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

We need your support! In this last week of campaigning, we could use an extra push on fundraising. Our politics is one that takes on landlord and corporate interests. Which means we need support from working people like you. Any small amount helps. gofund.me/a30168647

I was on Drivetime on RTÉ Radio One yesterday discussing the main points of my campaign. Working people are being crushed with the cost of living and housing crises. 1/3

I thoroughly enjoyed @socialistdenman.bsky.social and @pbp.ie's event held in Ballybane this evening and it was great meeting everyone there. We must always remember that change is possible, the only thing stopping real change is our ability to come together. pbp.ie/join

The bill has been defeated, by 85 votes to 30. Only three government TDs voted in favour, despite having a free vote, with Sinn Féin abstaining.

'(Rooke) added that people need homes to live in at affordable rates and for that to happen we need a government that prioritises people over the interests of landlords, property speculators and developers.' www.galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-f...

People Before Profit to Host Public Meeting in Ballybane on housing! We won't be evicted into homelessness. Organise and fight back! www.pbp.ie/people-befor...

This plan is a scandal. The government is essentially planning to do away with social housing. They plan to do this when there's already record homeless, after they've scrapped RPZs, and would drive huge amounts of people deeper into poverty and homelessness. #HousingCrisis #CostOfGreed

It’s time to organise & fight back on housing. Join us 13 May 7pm at the Ballybane Community Resource Centre to discuss how we, as a community, can do what the Galway City & County Councils + government won’t to protect people from evictions and soaring rents. #peoplebeforeprofit #housing #catu

I joined the debate hosted by the Gaeltacht housing activists in BÁNÚ this evening. Great questions and discussions. The reality in Connemara like many in Galway is that landlords' profits and the commodification of our housing have been prioritised over our communities and people. 1/4

I'll be holding a public meeting at the Ballybane Community Centre Wednesday 13th May at 7pm. We'll be talking to a member of the 14 families who are being evicted by landlord Cathal Shevlin in order to refurbish them so that he can make a profit. 1/2

Public Meeting in Ballybane next week. 13th May 7pm. HOUSING! Landlords are evicting our communities into homelessness. Our government refuses to act! We need to: • Ban evictions • Ban short-term lets • Build public housing • Organise! & fight back

People Before Profit's bill to sanction the state of Israel is coming to the Dáil this week. There's a petition here calling on the TDs in the Dáil to back the bill. I've signed, please join me: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pa...

The Pensioners United Will Never Be Defeated!!!!! The People United Will Never Be Defeated!!!!! The Workers United Will Never Be Defeated!!!!!

Canvassing in Mervue this evening. Good response to our campaign on the doors. And like we've been hearing elsewhere, cost of living and housing are the main issues affecting people. 1/3

If you have the means to please donate if you haven't had a chance yet and share with friends and family. www.eoc.ie/donate

What do you think the government's "generous" package? Even when the majority of people are feeling the bite, this government can't help but bring in help for big business. It's a cost of living crisis on top of a cost of living crisis for ordinary people. We need price caps.

Denman Rooke Slams Noel Thomas for “More of the Same” Fianna Fáil Politics. Independent Ireland's Noel Thomas is a 10-year Fianna Fáil councillor. "But his politics haven't changed." says Denman Rooke. "That’s why his new party, Independent Ireland, is half-filled with ex-Fianna Fáilers who take the

I spent this #Mayday with Early Childhood Educators, the workers who ensure the rest of the workforce can engage with employment. Shout out to SIPTU Early Years union for their continued advocacy for the ECEC Workforce #GarrityDoGhaillimh #Garrityforgalway #galwaywest #byelection

Helen McEntee and this govt are spineless cowards. They claim to be 'very critical' of Israel, but refuse to DO ANYTHING. This statement is scandalous to suggest that Technion is simply 'an educational institution' when they are the R&D wing of the IDF. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

My message is clear. Pass the Occupied Territories Bill. End the Technion contract. End the use of Shannon Airport by military aircraft. I am also deeply concerned by reports that Irish citizens have been detained in international waters. #OccupiedTerritoriesBill #ShannonAirport #GalwayWest

It's official, my nomination is in! I'll be on the ballot in the Galway West by-election. Make the government pay for their multiple crises and demand a Galway we can live in. Vote People Before Profit no.1 and then transfer to other Left candidates

The government is allowing illegal Airbnbs to keep operating, locking thousands out of homes so a handful of landlords can cash in on another tourism season. We need a complete ban on whole-home Airbnb’s and a serious enforcement system for the thousands upon thousands operating illegally across Ire

Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas is a 10-year Fianna Fáil councillor. “But his politics haven’t changed.” says Denman Rooke. “That’s why his new party, Independent Ireland is half-filled with ex-Fianna Fáilers who take their marching orders from business and landlords.” www.pbp.ie/denman-rooke...

Spotted in the Oughterard wild ♥️ In great company. @garrityforgalway.bsky.social #peoplebeforeprofit #sheilagarrity #votelefttransferleft #byelections #makethegovernmentpay