The Rights Platform

Community based in South Dublin County. Battling poverty and social exclusion by organising for economic social and cultural rights

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

Government stimulus of €7.4b is totally inadequate to lift the economy out of its pandemic slumber. IBEC called for a €20b stimulus and most Keynesian economists believe this to be reasonable if accompanied by additional cash distributions to trigger spending by less well off

[Roibeard Breathnach 🇮🇪 @rfwalsh86]

The absolute worst nightmare of Fine Gael & Fianna Fail. We pay taxes but get next to no quality public services. Why? Because that's exactly how FG & FF want it. #HowIrelandWorks #WeWantAnElection

[PPR @PPR_Org]

The main things people are in need of.

Adequate income, secure home, access to healthcare and education.

Powerful resident led research unearths serious human failings in South Dublin.

Read the report: https://t.co/wZ0FXYa17J

[Paddy Cullivan @paddycullivan]

It’s the 225th anniversary of the 1798 rebellion. The Irish state should be commemorating this in massive, funded way - the United Irishmen are a signpost to the future and the unity of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter. Instead we get…nothing. Make 2023 a year to remember.

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

Real anti immigrant line emerging from Jim O'Callaghan FF. Attempts to turn the tide against the most vulnerable.

[Cllr Madeleine Johansson @cllrjohansson]

I was on BBC 1 Panorama last night talking about data centres. Here is a short clip of the segment on Ireland in the programme.

Unfortunately RTÉ hasn't covered this issue so it's up to the BBC to actually expose the reality of data centres in Ireland.

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

Michael Stone was appointed to chair an inner-city regeneration board despite hoarding development sites in Paschal Donohoe’s constituency.

Stone twice received planning permission – which wasn't used – for developments on the derelict site.

https://t.co/xvSHitxO2z

[PPR @PPR_Org]

South Dublin Residents spent last year documenting systemic failures to protect human rights in their communities.

Please show your support for the public launch of the 'Living Our Rights' report.

Monday 30th January at 1.30pm in Tallaght Library: https://t.co/CaKhXPkGPQ

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

Richard Curran's programme #thebusiness, is just brilliant journalism. It really spreads the notion of business, providing the personal and social context to such interesting endeavours

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

Couldn't make it up!

[Irish Independent @Independent_ie]

Education Minister Norma Foley is on a career break from teaching as she considers restricting teacher career breaks https://t.co/MWLeQk1WHZ

[PPR @PPR_Org]

PPR will share experiences of supporting campaigning communities across Ireland in this series of talks by @GlorNaMona ⬇️

In both jurisdictions human rights are routinely denied with impunity.

So, whose interests will shape the future?
#NewScript
#TakeBackTheCity
#KindEconomy

[PPR @PPR_Org]

The state of human rights in Dublin.

Read the reports: https://t.co/t2lJBEKV6h

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

@Padraig_WMC Camino is shorter walk?

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

@ChrissieEvert 6,800 died. All young men.

[Vincent Browne @vincentbrowne]

When bankers were last paid millions, they wrecked the country. They claimed at the time if we pay them peanuts we’d get monkeys. But we paid millions and still got monkeys.

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

There's a psychiatrist or an ideologue on #cblive presenting factually incorrect information on drug use

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

People sharing their experiences of poverty in this time of extreme poverty due to inflation #eapnireland #anunbearablecostofliving

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

South Dublin among 11 local authorities which hasn't delivered a single built house so far in 2022.

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

Robinson playing great #COYBIG

[Mary Lou McDonald @MaryLouMcDonald]

On this day in 1922 the Free State begins the executions of seventy seven Republican prisoners. The first executed were Peter Cassidy, James Fisher, John Gaffney & Richard Twohig.

[The Rights Platform @rights_platform]

A child in Rochedale died from mould. Many local authority houses in South Dublin have untreated mould on walls and ceilings as our forthcoming human rights survey shows