Campaigns & Issues- Page 12

Limerick: Save ‘Boro Park’ – defend community shared spaces

Fight for permanent public housing for all Well over 150 people showed up to Our Lady Queen of Peace School in Janesboro last Wednesday evening for a meeting with the Mayor of Limerick, John Moran, who has proposed a plan to install

Mar 30, 2026

Health

Swine Flu, Harney & capitalism – A dangerous combination

SWINE FLU is here. A million people may become infected, with perhaps 7,000 hospital admissions this autumn and winter. In such circumstances the effects of cutbacks and inadequate bed capacity become clear.

Aug 16, 2009

Anti-Water Charges

Water charges will face mass boycott if introduced

There are widespread media reports today that the government will attempt to impose water charges on households in the report of the Commission on Taxation. This would be another intolerable imposition on the incomes of hard-pressed working people arising from the chronic

Jul 27, 2009

Equality

Pride 09 – Full Same Sex Marriage Rights Now!

The Socialist Party supported last Saturday’s Pride parade in Dublin, standing in solidarity with the LGBT community in fighting for true equality. Here is the message distributed on the day.For a PDF of the leaflet as it was distributed click here

Jun 30, 2009

Equality

Blasphemy!

By Laura Fitzgerald“A person who publishes or utters blasphemous matter shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €100,000.” An archaic, perhaps medieval hangover from the past? On the contrary –

Jun 17, 2009

Anti-Water Charges

Warning – Water charges coming back!

By Councillor Mick Barry GREEN PARTY Minister for the Environment John Gormley spoke in April of the inevitability of the return of domestic water charges. With the Commission on Taxation due to report to the government in July on methods of increasing tax

May 17, 2009

Health

FF & Greens – Destroying our health service

By Michael Murphy THE DESTRUCTION of our health service by the government continues apace. Having completely failed to establish a proper functioning and accessible health service during the boom years the government are pursuing their agenda of cut backs and service closures

May 17, 2009

Health

Joe Higgins: “Fine Gael’s new Health Policy a Charter for Privatisation”

Fine Gael recently launched its new Health policy called FairCare. The party claims its proposals ‘represent the most fundamental reform of the health system since the formation of the State.’ The new policy involves a massive surge in privatisation and ‘marketisation’ of

May 7, 2009

Health

Home help cuts hurt the vulnerable

By Councillor Mick Barry CUTBACKS IN the home help service are taking a heavy toll in human misery. Just before Christmas, Eamonn Timmins of Age Action Ireland went public on the story of a 94 year old woman who had been put

Apr 18, 2009

Anti-fees

Fighting Fees Update

Updates for UCC, UCD, Waterford and elsewhere

Apr 18, 2009

Health

Dismantling the health service – €1.2 billion cuts only the start

By Councillor Mick Barry HEALTH MINISTER Mary Harney and the HSE are planning ?1.2 billion worth of cutbacks this year and this is sure to be added to in the emergency budget scheduled for early April. In recent weeks St. James’ Hospital

Apr 4, 2009

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