The author said the government had voted to abolish the Triple Lock, which they said Micheál Martin regarded as central to Ireland’s neutrality. They added that the proposal still had to pass through multiple stages of the Oireachtas and called for pressure to stop it and let the people decide. https://t.co/Fh88CcXELB #TripleLock #Oireachtas #PeoplePower #IE
The author argued that the decision would give the Taoiseach and future Irish governments greater freedom to send Irish troops to wars they considered illegal, wherever they chose. They said the public had been promised a referendum and that the decision should be put to a vote. #TripleLock https://t.co/2t01qHM6La #Referendum #IrishPolitics #Peace #IE
The post’s author argued that workers already worked hard and deserved decent pay, and said the government’s proposed increase would not cover inflation. They added that every worker they spoke to on the picket lines had rejected the offer as insulting.
The author said children should not be left without places when their parents had no chance of finding alternatives elsewhere. They wrote that parents had been left in limbo since January over the creche at TU Dublin in Tallaght, and said the work needed to be done. https://t.co/3vqe8GpdmM #Childcare #SupportParents #Education #IE
The author urged people to keep asking the government where it wanted to deploy troops that the Triple Lock currently prevented it from sending, saying it had no answer. They argued that freeing up the restriction would allow the government to involve the country in NATO-led wars for oil and profit.
The author said the government would not put the issue to the public and would limit debate in the Dáil on its bill to abolish the Triple Lock. They wrote that the debate was due to be curtailed on Wednesday, with a vote scheduled for the evening. #TripleLock #SaveIrishNeutrality https://t.co/d2qkO3LgzQ #IrishPolitics #Democracy #Debate #IE
The author criticised the government for proposing to cut short Wednesday’s debate on scrapping the Triple Lock, saying it had refused to put the issue to the public and would not allow a full debate in the Dáil. #TripleLock #Dáil #GovernmentDebate #IE
The author said the government’s International AI Summit had served as a high-profile platform for Big Tech to influence policy on AI and data centres. They argued that energy and water should benefit people rather than corporate profits.
The author called for homes to be prioritised over data centres, arguing that ordinary people were struggling with bills while multinational technology companies’ needs were being prioritised and the environment was being further damaged. https://t.co/MbV7mM9CqJ #Viviendas #Tecnología #MedioAmbiente
The author said Wednesday should be only the first step unless the government committed to a decent pay increase. They added that the following Wednesday could bring larger rallies in city and town centres after morning pickets, and expressed support for the workers.
The author wrote that workers had become aware of their collective strength and suggested the government may have expected private sector workers to turn against public sector workers. They said the opposite had happened, with widespread support as people felt the effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
The author questioned the purpose of negotiations without an advance commitment to an inflation-busting pay rise for workers, saying their real incomes had been eroded by 5% over the past few years.
The author wrote that yesterday’s strike had shown how workers, particularly those in the public sector, kept society running. They said there had been no weather forecast, Dáil or schools, no street cleaning and greatly reduced hospital services, and urged workers to recognize their power. https://t.co/l5pRE1bVUb #WorkersUnite #PublicSector #PowerToThePeople #IE
The author said that uncleaned streets, the Dáil not sitting and weather forecasts not being issued showed the influence of public sector workers. They argued that people understood why support for the workers was strong and that a victory for them would benefit everyone. #JoinAUnion #UpTheWorkers https://t.co/RgNR54qsWo #PublicSector #WorkersRights #UnionStrong #IE
The author argued that energy and water should benefit the public rather than multinational technology companies, saying people were struggling to pay bills while the environment faced further damage. They also called for homes to take priority over data centres.
The author argued that governments should not prioritise multinational technology companies while people struggled to pay their bills and the environment was being damaged. They said energy and water should benefit the public rather than Big Tech and urged people to attend a protest at RDS on Wednesday, 14 October, at 11am.
The author argued that the government’s International AI Summit was designed to give Big Tech influence over AI policy and data-centre decisions, rather than represent workers, environmentalists or people struggling with the cost of living.
The author wrote that working people should not be turned against one another, arguing that their strength came from standing together against those they said were making them poorer. They called for decent wages, affordable homes and public services to ensure everyone could live decently.
The author wrote that people working in hospitals, caring for families, driving buses and building homes had become political targets, despite working alongside others, paying taxes and building their lives in the country.
The author said public sector workers would stage their biggest strike action in decades on Wednesday, arguing that workers—not bosses, senior managers or politicians—kept society and the economy moving. They added that workers deserved a decent pay rise.
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