Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann have plans to tarmac the Fair Green to create an additional 20-30 car spaces for the new Dart Plus Rail Route. Kilcock Heritage & Historical Society hopes to protect the Fair Green as it holds immense historical weight. The Fair Green was the site of a famous market for centuries that drew people from far and wide. During the 1798 Rebellion, rebels were executed on the Fair Green and the government military barracks located in picture where current 1798 stone marks it on the Green was destroyed. Additionally, the centre of the Green features the Kilcock Market Cross, which was itself torn down by Yeomen in 1798 and beautifully restored by the town in 1999. Kilcock Heritage & Historical Society have plans to implement heritage storyboards detailing the history of the Fair Green and the 1798 rebellion in the Kilcock area. In addition, we hope to have a bronze monument to commemorate the people who died in the area which culminated in the Battle of Ovidstown of which over 224 people were killed a few fields west of Kilcock. It also acts as a beautiful green space for residents and kids. No other European country would allow a civic space like this to be destroyed and neither should we. Kilcock Heritage & Historical Society in no way intends to obstruct, impede or block Irish Rail and the much needed rail upgrade. We merely hope that they reconsider the value of the Fair Green and ensure its protection for centuries to come. 

The Triple Lock is the core of Ireland's Neutrality. It is a principled position taken by Ireland that, under international law, requires impartiality in refraining from supporting or helping either side in a military conflict, thereby reducing the potential for prolonging or intensifying war.  We believe that there should be no changes to the Triple Lock and Ireland's Neutral status without a referendum where all the people of Ireland can decide. The Triple Lock was cited as a key guarantee of Irish neutrality during both the Nice Treaty (2002) and Lisbon Treaty (2009) referendum campaigns, and removing the Triple Lock would fundamentally undermine Irish neutrality. Ireland's neutrality keeps us safe and is what has kept us out of foreign conflicts. With world politics being so volatile currently, and world peace being so fragile, now more than ever it is vital that Ireland is a voice for peace and justice and that our soldiers continue to be respected in their vitally important work as peacekeepers.  

To: The Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Rásaíocht Con Éireann (GRI), and Cork East Representatives The Situation in Youghal, Co. Cork. For decades, greyhound racing in Ireland has received tens of millions of euros in public subsidies through the statutory Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund—amounting to over €19 million nationally every year. Yet, here in East Cork, our local facility—Youghal Greyhound Stadium—runs on life support. State-commissioned economic reviews by Indecon previously highlighted that the Youghal track operates at a financial loss with some of the lowest live spectator turnouts in the region. Official figures and reporting show that meetings frequently take place before nearly empty stands, running primarily to stream off-track betting coverage. Despite this, over €763,000 in public funding has gone toward keeping this single venue operational in recent years. Official figures and media reporting show that Youghal regularly sees as few as 3 paying members of the public at its twice-weekly race meetings. The stands are virtually empty, with races taking place primarily to be filmed for offshore TV betting contracts (SIS). The Welfare Reality Behind the empty stands is a grave animal welfare issue. Official figures released through Parliamentary Questions (PQs) show that of the greyhounds registered under the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System (RCETS): • 57% of non-exported greyhounds from the 2021 birth cohort that retired in Ireland were recorded as deceased. • 74% from the 2022 birth cohort were recorded as deceased. • Over 5,300 dogs were exported overseas from the 2021 cohort alone, while Irish rehoming charities struggle under massive waiting lists. Taxpayer money should not be used to prop up a industry with unresolvable welfare issues and declining local interest. What East Cork Needs Instead East Cork faces real challenges—from underfunded community spaces and sports facilities for local youth, to overwhelmed local animal shelters trying to rescue and rehome greyhounds and other pets. Public money should serve the public good. Call-To-Action (The Specific Demands) By signing this petition, we call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Cork East Public Representatives to: 1. Cease State Subsidies for Youghal Greyhound Stadium: Implement the findings of independent economic reviews and phase out public grant funding for underperforming regional tracks. 2. Decouple the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Amend Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 to remove the automatic 20% funding guarantee for greyhound racing, subjecting all future allocations to independent Oireachtas scrutiny. 3. Ring-Fence Funds Locally for East Cork: Redirect the state funding currently used to subsidise Youghal Track directly into East Cork community infrastructure, youth facilities, and local animal welfare organisations.

Other people should join me in this campaigne because there has been many issues lately with the tullamore skate scene as the park is an unsafe place and the skatepark no longer feels like a fun place to learn to skate there is many skaters in tullamore and only one skatepark is no longer enough

Just last year JCD Developments got extended planning permission to expand the Data Centre site in Little Island. This comes at a time of record high electricity bills, which are now some of the highest in Europe. As well as this, as of 2025, 22% of the Irish Electrical grids output goes straight to Data Centres. We need to stop prioritising the economic interests of big tech companies over the right of Irish workers to affordable electricity, clean water and a sustainable future for their children.  So join us as we take the fight to the tech oligarchic's and put an end to their profiteering in Cork.

Why this matters to Ireland: • A Proven System: For decades, Ireland has operated a safe and effective "Natural Health Ecosystem" through Health Food Stores and local Pharmacies - already governed by strict FSAI guidance. • Public Health: 80% of Irish adults have used food supplements to support their wellbeing, reducing the long-term burden on our public health system. • Economic Impact: These regulations threaten the viability of local health businesses and established Irish brands that are leaders in the European market. •  One size does not fit all: Proposed "harmonisation" takes no account of differing geographical needs — Irish people require higher levels of certain vitamins, including Vitamin D, than most other EU member states.  

Job creation, housing, and much needed investment and rejuvenation of St Patrick's street

A proposed Datacenter bid on the Premier Periclase in Drogheda site faces a bid by Ireland’s National Trust An Taisce to block the development. While many Louth County Councillors in Drogheda have labeled An Taisce’s bid as “reckless and irresponsible”, People Before Profit stands with their complaint. An Taisce’s objection was noted to span a variety of concerns including the vast energy consumption of data centers, potential carbon emissions, potential impact on constrained local water supplies. Electricity prices in the Republic of Ireland are over 60% above the EU average, making our bills some of the highest in the world. Because of heavy subsidisation which falls back on the taxpayer, households in Ireland are paying almost twice as much for their electricity as data centres themselves. At the same time as costs go through the roof, data centres are consuming more and more of our grid capacity, with approximately 22% of overall energy spent on data centres in 2024. This figure is constantly rising, and is expected to rise to more than 30% before the end of the decade, where the grid will struggle to meet demands. This means that emissions ‘reductions’ through new renewable energy infrastructure are cancelled out by increased demand.  During a heightened cost of energy crisis, the government’s weak measure reductions are not enough.  A few cents off fuel isn’t enough. We need price controls on fuel, energy, basic groceries, plus a €500 energy credit to put money back in people’s pockets.  While an increase of data centres and a decrease in day-to-day affordability are clearly interconnected, such rapid changes will impact working people in more ways than living costs alone. The AI software that data centres power will inevitably create unemployment by outsourcing labour to emergent machinery. For local Sinn Féin and Labour councillors, who claim to be parties of the left opposition, to support a development that will directly contribute to both the affordability crisis and climate crisis suggests a lack of political direction at a time when we need it most. The Irish government, Labour and Sinn Féin know this, yet they are encouraging us to quietly accept the inevitable harms they'll cause to working people. There is no discussion anywhere with ordinary people about shaping and directing this technology, in keeping with a project of green transition, for the betterment of society. The government’s designation of parts of the River Boyne as ‘heavily modified’ could allow a proposed data centre to harm the river’s water quality, raising concerns that potential environmental impacts may not be properly assessed or managed. The Irish people will suffer from the proliferation of data centers, while the rich will profit from them. Local councillors endorsing the proposed Datacenter bid on the Premier Periclase site is short-term opportunism at best. It will provide no answer to the current crises we're facing, and in the long-term, will make things worse. Another data centre is another cost onto the ordinary person! We demand: • Levy existing data centres to fund a €500 energy credit for households • Price controls on fuel,energy and basic groceries • Moratorium on new data centres 

This week I came across posts from working families in Ireland that genuinely stopped me in my tracks. A nurse with two children and a full-time working husband unable to afford heating oil or groceries. A Garda family with five children struggling to make ends meet despite both parents working. These are not people who aren’t trying—these are essential workers doing everything right, yet still falling behind. Something is clearly broken when full-time working families in Ireland cannot afford basic necessities like heat and food. This is no longer a rare situation—it is becoming the reality for more and more households across the country.

St. Patrick's Day is Ireland's most important national and cultural celebration, recognised globally.  Establishing a fixed annual long weekend would: • Enable greater participation in parades, cultural events and community celebrations • Support tourism, hospitality, and local economies across the country • Provide a consistent national holiday structure This change would preserve the cultural, historical and religious significance of the 17th of March while improving how the public holiday is observed for the benefit of society and the economy.

 The farmer's involved are getting a tiny proportion of the profit margins involved even though they supply the vital component to make the beer.

People should support the IWU Healthcare Assistants' strike in Ireland because these essential workers are fighting for fair pay, decent conditions, and recognition, highlighting systemic underfunding that impacts vulnerable patients; supporting them means ensuring quality care by retaining experienced staff and addressing issues like low pay, heavy workloads, and broken promises that lead to burnout and turnover, which ultimately benefits the entire community, especially the elderly and disabled who rely on their vital home support.