Calls made for three addtional Bank Holidays
The North West Tourism and Hospitality sector could be in for a major boot and indeed workers could be in line for some extra days off. That’s if the People Before Profit suggestion is successful which is calling for three bank holidays to be introduced in the Republic of…
Monday 3rd Feb Election news
In today’s election news; Independent candidate for Donegal, Thomas Pringle has called for immediate action to respond to the climate crisis and says that the responsibility to act and pay must not be dumped on ordinary people. Deputy Pringle says corporations and big business that have pursued growth for…
Richard Boyd Barrett launches Sligo election candidates campaigns
People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett launched the local election campaigns of two candidates in Co Sligo last evening. He said his party would be fighting the elections on the issues of health, housing and the decline of rural Ireland. Outgoing Cllr Gino O’Boyle is running for the party…
People Before Profit to run Sligo and Donegal candidates in general election
The People before Profit Alliance in the Sligo Leitrim constituency has confirmed two candidates will run in the next General Election. Cyril Brennan from Ballyshannon and Nigel Gallagher from Sligo town have confirmed they will run for the the Alliance in the next election. The budget appears to be bringing…
PBP discussion on mainstream politics in Sligo tonight
People Before Profit are holding a meeting in Sligo tonight to discuss mainstream politics and the fall of the middle. Former lecturer Brian O’Boyle will be chairing the meeting which is expected to cover a wide range of topics including the impact of Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen on…
Sligo taxi-drivers reveal some insurance premiums have trebled in a year
The increasing cost of motor insurance was described at a public meeting in Sligo last night as ‘nothing short of a crisis.’ The meeting, organised by People Before Profit, was one of a series that will take place throughout the country. About a dozen people attended the meeting. People Before…
Making water meters optional still leaves charges possible, says campaigner
A Sligo Right to Water campaigner says he fears giving people the option of whether or not they want water meters installed could be a used as a back-door way of going ahead with the introduction of charges. The energy regulator has recommended that the automatic rollout of water meters…