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Tuesday 22 September 2020
A little bit of preparation goes a long way.
RISE TD Paul Murphy says, ‘By going into government, your party is signing up to significant concessions’.
TD Paul Murphy writes candidly about the “relief, gratitude, anger and sadness” that accompanied the ‘not guilty’ verdict in the Jobstown trial.
Paul Murphy was one of eight TDs who visited Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt during the week.
It is summed up by the fact that while TDs will benefit by more than €50 a week, young unemployed people will get a miserly €2.70, writes AAA-PBP TD Paul Murphy.
A little bit of preparation goes a long way.
Yesterday’s result will have inspired millions across Europe that the forces of the 1% can be taken on.
This election was vital – not just for Greeks, but for working class people throughout Europe.
There have been countless examples of how little Commissioners care about ordinary people. Now they have snubbed a proposal which almost 1.9 million people have put their names to, writes Paul Murphy MEP.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The government’s real response to unemployment is two-pronged: forced emigration and using mass unemployment to try to drive down wages and conditions, writes Paul Murphy MEP.
The Troika itself isn’t going anywhere. They will continue to dictate austerity for years to come, writes Paul Murphy.
Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy travelled to Istanbul to see the protests first-hand – and in his diary from the visit he tells us that the response from the country’s Prime Minister has been “brutal”.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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