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Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road
Green Party Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica says the Drumcree stalemate is a failure of politics and process, and calls for independent international mediation to address the Garvaghy Road dispute and establish a human‑rights‑based peace mechanism.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Drumcree dispute Original release: Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road
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Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
Green Party NI councillor Anthony Flynn announces his candidacy for North Down in the 2027 Assembly election, pledging to protect the coastline and water quality, improve public transport and town‑centre businesses, secure affordable homes, cut health‑care waiting lists, strengthen animal‑welfare en
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
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Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding
Green Party Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence possible extra Barnett consequentials of £10-15m for public transport, arguing it should fund buses and Translink services as Translink consults on cuts and fare rises.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Stormont Barnett consequentials announcement Original release: Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding
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Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November
People Before Profit Derry and Strabane Councillor Shaun Harkin backs the March for Clean Water in Belfast on 3 November, organised by Save Lough Neagh, and says urgent investment in water and sewage infrastructure is needed. He criticises Stormont over Lough Neagh pollution and the Mobuoy dump.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November
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No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
People Before Profit says congestion charges would create class barriers and urges the government to scrap the plan and introduce free, frequent public transport in city centres, estimating a €550 million‑€1 billion cost to fund the scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
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People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Translink workers on strike and their escalated industrial action, criticising a 0 per cent pay offer and saying promises from the Secretary of State, the DUP and a restored Stormont Executive count for nothing.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink industrial action escalation Original release: People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers
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Giant Strike Recharges Workers’ Fight
People Before Profit says the Thursday Public Sector Strike was the largest and best-coordinated since at least 2015, and calls for workers to strike again for longer, with unions and communities preparing sustained action.
Economy and employment Education Issue: Thursday public sector strike 2024 Original release: Giant Strike Recharges Workers’ Fight
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Second Transport Strike Day Hardens Worker Resolve Public Support
People Before Profit says up to 4,000 Translink workers picketed on a second day of strike action, with a third day starting that day and a fourth planned for the 22nd, and claims public support for the pay dispute. It blames management's 0% pay offer and the DUP's blocking of the Assembly.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink transport workers pay dispute strike action December 2023 Original release: Second Transport Strike Day Hardens Worker Resolve Public Support
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Translink Workers Strike
People Before Profit stands in solidarity with Translink workers on strike, criticising a 0% pay offer and calling for longer, more coordinated strikes, with support for pickets and a defence of publicly owned transport.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink 0% pay offer Original release: Translink Workers Strike
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Unions Reps In Translink Unite To Fight 0% Offer
People Before Profit says the three unions representing Translink bus and rail workers are united and will launch industrial action from 1 December in response to Translink’s 0% pay offer, citing past joint successes.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink 0% pay offer Original release: Unions Reps In Translink Unite To Fight 0% Offer
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Defend Free Travel Passes – Join The Protest, Saturday 19Th August, 1pm, Belfast City Hall
People Before Profit calls on the public to join a protest at Belfast City Hall on Saturday 19 August to defend the Smart Pass and free bus travel for over-60s. It opposes a DFI consultation proposing to raise the eligibility age.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: DFI consultation on raising free bus pass eligibility age Original release: Defend Free Travel Passes – Join The Protest, Saturday 19Th August, 1pm, Belfast City Hall
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Harkin: Starmer Backsliding On Two-Child Policy Disproportionately Impacts Derry
PBP Cllr Shaun Harkin criticises Keir Starmer for refusing to commit to scrapping the two-child policy on benefits, arguing the policy disproportionately affects Derry and the North due to larger households with children.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Starmer refusal to commit to scrapping the two-child benefit policy Original release: Harkin: Starmer Backsliding On Two-Child Policy Disproportionately Impacts Derry
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Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin expresses solidarity with Department for Infrastructure Roads Service workers on strike again over pay, saying DfI officials cite Stormont's collapse as a reason they cannot act while implementing Tory-demanded cuts. He calls for decent pay to replace the…
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: DfI Roads Service workers strike over pay July 2023 Original release: Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers
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People Before Profit Statement On 2023 Local Government Election
People Before Profit says the 2023 local elections were polarised between DUP, Sinn Féin and Alliance, claims its two Derry and Belfast council seats were held, and pledges to challenge establishment parties after losing several councillors.
Local government Constitutional affairs Original release: People Before Profit Statement On 2023 Local Government Election
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Support Grant Cuts Will Punish The Poor – Gerry Carroll MLA
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says proposed cuts to discretionary financial support grants will hit the poorest, as the Department for Communities warns of a £111.2 million funding gap after the recent budget.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Original release: Support Grant Cuts Will Punish The Poor – Gerry Carroll MLA
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O’neill: People Before Profit Won’t Be Silent In Face Of Drastic Tory Cuts
Derry councillor Maeve O'Neill says planned UK Government budget cuts will hit residents across The Moor hard, accusing Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance of voting with the DUP on Council rates, services and charges.
Public finance and taxation Local government Original release: O’neill: People Before Profit Won’t Be Silent In Face Of Drastic Tory Cuts
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People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation
People Before Profit calls the coronation an obscene exercise in feudal nostalgia at a cost of over £250 million amid the cost-of-living crisis, and criticises Sinn Féin's decision to attend the ceremony.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation
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Doherty: Tories Exploiting Dup Obstruction To Impose Economic Punishment
People Before Profit Ballyarnett candidate Damien Doherty accuses the Tory Secretary of State of exploiting the Assembly impasse to impose cuts to children's services, health, pay and vulnerable groups, and urges strikes and community action against the budget.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Doherty: Tories Exploiting Dup Obstruction To Impose Economic Punishment
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25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin, a Derry City Councillor, introduces a special party report marking 25 years of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, arguing it failed to deliver prosperity or end sectarianism and calling for a new Ireland based on equality.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: 25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
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People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden
People Before Profit says Joe Biden is no man of peace, criticising US military aid to Israel and Saudi Arabia and arming of Ukraine as double standards, while listing its planned Irish events during his April visit.
International affairs Constitutional affairs Original release: People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden