Purcell is a young community activist and worker from Ringsend. In 2021 she ran in the Dublin Bay South by-election. She has been involved in a number of local campaigns - from the Cost of Living Coalition to the liberation of Palestine to anti-racism work to protecting Dublin Bay against pollution.

Ireland needs change desparately. Over the past 5 years of our FF/FG/GP government we have seen the already thread bare social fabric eroding exponentially, the housing crisis getting worse and worse, crippling cost of living while the government disregards people's suffering in favour of an economy that is only good for the richest in our society.

Housing. Housing is at the heart of every crisis in this country - staff shortages in hospitals, schools, construction because people simply cannot afford to live and work in Ireland, and are taking their skills abroad. We clearly cannot rely on the market for solutions, we need to go back to basics: a state run construction company to build social housing on public land.

Reducing Rents.