People Before Profit Laois-Offaly

Laois-Offaly branch of People Before Profit (@pb4p), Ireland's largest socialist organisation, promoting eco-socialism from the Barrow to the Shannon. DMs open!

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

Our next branch meeting will be next Wednesday, the 16th of February at 7 p.m. Get in touch if you'd like to attend!

[People Before Profit @pb4p]

People Before Profit stands in full solidarity with climate activists facing criminal charges on February 9th because of acts of civil disobedience. We are sharing the following statement of support.
#ProtestIsNotACrime
https://t.co/dS9N6rcTPr

[Paul Murphy 🇵🇸 @paulmurphy_TD]

This is disgraceful. The government are handing out massive pay rises to themselves and their cronies.

Where's the pay rise for nurses, teachers, and low paid civil servants?

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

Why don't we have by-elections for county councils? Not only would it improve local democratic engagement, but for sitting councillors to vote on who should fill vacant seats is a seriously outdated system in the 21st century

[Midlands103 @Midlands103]

Former OPW Minister Misses Out On Seat On Westmeath County Council https://t.co/TLJlWPVKqT

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

This government will wring their hands at Russian ships in international waters, while allowing the USA to use Shannon on their way to destroying the Middle East for years, in breach of Irish neutrality. Let Coveney know that we won't stand for it any longer!

[Michelle Byrne @Michelle_Byrne_]

Hey @simoncoveney now do this one. @shannonwatch @EireNeutral https://t.co/nrC4nmgIWG

[Rory Hearne @RoryHearneGaffs]

The richest 10% in Ireland own 53% of the wealth. But half the country only owns 2% of the wealth. Ireland has a major inequality problem & COVID made it worse as Irelands billionaires increased their wealth. Rising housing inequalities making it worse
also @OxfamIreland

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

@LaoisLadies Good luck women!! (and Donie!)

[Offaly Traveller Movement @OTMCLG]

Tonight at 10.35 on @ClaireByrneLive
Anne Clarke, Director of @odvss , will join Ashling Murphy’s friends and colleagues to remember her and discuss the reform that is urgently needed to ensure all women feel safe & live a life free from violence.

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

@OxfamIreland have spelled it out - the mega-rich get richer while everyone else suffers
https://t.co/GkShJqavV3

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

I think you'll find that it was landlords' and John Charles McQuaid's ethos that shaped our constitution, Eamon 🙄 #embarrassing

[Eamon Ryan @EamonRyan]

100 years ago today the Provisional Government took over the running of our country. For all our failings, I think the Republican ethos which inspired our founders & shaped our constitution, has served us well. We will follow in that tradition, as we face the challenges of today.

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

@pbpwestmeath 🙌

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

Just found out that we've been blocked by a certain TD, for no obvious reason that we can see! Can't help make any progress in this country without pissing some people off it seems!😁#staymad

[DByrne @DerekJByrne45]

The same politicians out in force saying we must protect women are the same politicians who conspired to seal reports into Mother and baby homes.

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

The vigils across Offaly, and beyond, have been a small ray of hope in the darkness. The time for violence against women to end is long overdue, and this patriarchal system can no longer continue to disregard women's safety. The women and girls of Ireland deserve better than this

[Virgin Media News @VirginMediaNews]

#WATCH Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to Ashling Murphy at a vigil in #Tullamore

#VMNews News Correspondent @ZaraKing was there

[Emma Sheerin @SheerinOfficial]

The women of Ireland are fed up.

From our grandmothers, educated in Latin and the catechism, but not about menstruation, locked up whether they fell prey to a neighbour or ‘chose to commit a mortal sin’, as if either were crimes, as if they deserved a life in an institution.

[People Before Profit Laois-Offaly @pb4pLO]

The fact that women cannot be safe in broad daylight on our towns' streets is a disgrace. Our hearts go out to the young woman killed in Tullamore today, and to all of her family and friends.

[Kevin Doyle @KevDoyle_Indo]

Horrific news from Tullamore tonight. A young woman killed in an attack alongside the canal in broad daylight. https://t.co/hklUdjpT5V

[Ban Blood Sports @banbloodsports]

Brosna Foxhounds hunt in #Offaly has received €180,900 in racing grants from taxpayer-funded Horse Racing Ireland. HRI has shamefully paid out €10.5 million in grants to hunts - funding that is helping to sustain cruel fox hunting and hare hunting https://t.co/Hq6IwGGI0D

[Flóra @Div0ne]

People Before Profit:
Pass our Workplace ventilation bill for clean air.
Provide HEPA air filters for all classrooms.
Take over the private hospitals to provide the extra capacity.
Make antigen tests free & increase PCR test & trace capacity.

Government:
Close the pubs early.