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People Before Profit selects Ruairí Fahy as its representative for Limerick City North.

People Before Profit selects Ruairí Fahy as its representative for Limerick City North.

Last night People Before Profit held a selection convention to choose a candidate for the 2024 local elections. The event was attended by members of People Before Profit along with veterans of the Limerick Water Charges movement. Paul Murphy, TD for Dublin South-West, attended the convention and outlined the current

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies but Mungret lies in a cloud of smoke.

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies but Mungret lies in a cloud of smoke.

September 7th marks the "International Day of Clean Air for blue skies". Air pollution is the largest contributor to the burden of disease from the environment, and is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally. 99% of the world’s population is now breathing polluted air,

LNG terminal won't bring energy security, just higher prices.

LNG terminal won't bring energy security, just higher prices.

An Bord Pleanála is set to decide whether a fracked gas import terminal and power plant should be built along the Shannon Estuary in September, pending the publication of the government's Energy Security Review. In a submission to An Bord Pleanála the proposed developer of the fracked gas import terminal,

Limerick protest on Cost of Living crisis this Saturday

Limerick protest on Cost of Living crisis this Saturday

In a statement, People Before Profit spokesperson Cian Prendiville said the latest figures showing inflation at a 38 year high of 7.8% confirmed the need for the government to take more urgent and radical action to address the cost of living crisis. Former Councillor Prendiville said today’s figures

Public meeting on the housing crisis, organised by “Raise the Roof”, to be held in Limerick on June 13th.

Public meeting on the housing crisis, organised by “Raise the Roof”, to be held in Limerick on June 13th.

A public meeting organised by the trade union led “Raise The Roof” coalition is due to take place in the Strand Hotel on Monday June 13 at 7.30pm. Housing expert, and professor in DIT, Lorcan Sirr will speak at the meeting alongside Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin

A year has passed but still no referendum on a right to housing.

A year has passed but still no referendum on a right to housing.

National homeless figures have exceeded 10,000 people for the first time since the eviction ban was brought in at the start of the pandemic. In Limerick there are now more families and children in emergency accommodation than at any time since the pandemic began according to the most recent

Data Centre expansion and LNG construction puts “climate targets impossibly out of reach.”

Data Centre expansion and LNG construction puts “climate targets impossibly out of reach.”

New Fortress Energy, the company behind the plans to build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Tarbert, has begun distributing leaflets in an attempt to build local support for the construction. The leaflet states “an LNG terminal in Ireland could largely replace gas imports from Britain which in turn