Anti-Evictions Bill – A major challenge for the government

On the day when activists from the Home Sweet Home campaign are due to meet Minister Coveney the Anti-Austerity Alliance has called on the government to take radical measures to stop people becoming homeless. The Anti-Austerity Alliance has said that the AAA-PBP Anti-Evictions Bill, which will be debated on January 17th, represents the type of […]

Why the hospital trolley crisis isn’t a ‘perfect storm’

Why the hospital Trolley Crisis isn’t a perfect storm but an ongoing emergency Anti-Austerity Alliance spokesperson on Health,Mick Barry TD (Cork North Central), has said that the Winter Initiative launched by Minister Simon Harris has failed as 612 people are stuck on trollies in hospitals across the country. He said that Minister Simon Harris’ claim […]

Anti-Eviction Bill moved in Dail

Today in the Dáil, Ruth Coppinger TD moved the Anti-Evictions Bill 2016 at first stage, on behalf of AAA-PBP. The Bill will be voted on in Private Members’ Time on the Dáil’s first day back on 17th January. The Bill will ban what Threshold have called ‘dubious evictions’ where landlords claim to be selling a […]

AAA-PBP to move Anti-Eviction Bill 2016

  This week the government launched their long awaited strategy to deal with the rental sector, unfortunately for tenants and those in emergency accommodation or homelessness it will do little to resolve the situation other than allow landlords to continue to hike up rents & evict tenants easier. AAA-PBP will move the first stage of […]

Gender Pay Gap 2016

  The gender pay gap is widening – women on average earn 20% less than men for doing exactly the same work! In Iceland last week women workers walked out of work in opposition to it highlighting that they would effectively be working for free for the rest of that day compared to their male […]

Gender Pay Gap 2016

The gender pay gap is widening – women on average earn 20% less than men for doing exactly the same work! In Iceland last week women workers walked out of work in opposition to it highlighting that they would effectively be working for free for the rest of that day compared to their male counterparts. […]

AAA Budget Statement – From Corporate Tax Haven to Socialist,Green Economy

The Anti-Austerity Alliance have produced their own budget statement titled ‘From Corporate Tax Haven to Socialist Green Economy.’ This document stands alongside and compliments the joint statement issued by AAA-PBP. It outlines a detailed vision for the steps which need to be taken economically to transform the economy and society into one which puts the […]

AAA-PBP Launch Alternative Budget Statement

Anti-Austerity Alliance – People Before Profit today launched their alternative budget statement ‘Close the Tax Haven, Redistribute the Wealth, Transform Society’ at a press conference in Buswell’s Hotel. Read the full joint statement here

Bin Service: Privatisation has been a disaster – take it back into public control!

The voluntary agreement to suspend increases in bin charges for one year which was discussed by Minister Simon Coveney and bin companies does not deal with issue. The AAA has called for the Minister to change the legislation upon which the massive price hikes by the companies was based by Ministerial Order and to introduce […]