Implement the UN plan for the evacuation of and safe passage for Aleppo civilians.

Disney supports Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Break your contract with them, don’t let them sponsor you anymore. The people of Cork stand with Palestine!

The ‘Gen Free: Free to be Kids’ campaign requests that the Irish government introduce measures to protect children online – and we need you to join us in taking action.  The campaign is not about asking parents to make changes (though we do recommend delaying the age at which children get access to smart devices). The campaign instead is about demanding that technology companies make their online platforms safe for children, and that if their apps/software etc do not meet a minimum safety requirement, that those companies will not be given access to children.  As articulated in the “Gen Free: Free to be Kids” campaign launched in Greystones, Wicklow on 17th Sept 2024, we need the laws to protect children from harm in the physical world to be extended and applied to the digital world. This is the only way to effectively safeguard children and young adults under the age of 18 online.    Internet service providers must be held accountable and responsible for creating an online environment that is safe by default using robust age verification measures.    The 3 asks below are the minimum actions needed to tackle this crisis and we are calling on you to commit to delivering these as a matter of priority & urgency in the next programme for government.    1. Regulation – specific and effective legislation to protect children online.  2. Education - digital media literacy in school, smartphone free primary & secondary schools (until effective legislation is in place), programmes for parents. 3. Supports – funding & resources for public health awareness campaign, wellbeing training & support services for schools. More details outlining why the 3 asks above need to be delivered can be found at genfree.ie. HOW TO TAKE ACTION There are TWO main ways to take action – please do both! 1.      Please sign and share this petition. 2.     Email ministers and your local TDs directly. To make this as easy as possible, at www.genfree.ie there is a link to a template email on the 1st page which you can copy, paste and send to the ministers (email addresses provided) and to your local TDs. This will only take a few minutes to do, and is the most effective way to make your voice heard.

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Introduce a deposit refund system in Ireland to help tackle our worsening plastic waste crisis. It would work like this. A small charge (eg. 10c) would be added to the price of drinks in cans, glass & plastic bottles. When the container is returned to the shop the 10c is returned to the consumer.

We demand that the department of education remove the classist school profiling from the leaving certificate calculated grading system, which would further entrench privilege into our education system. With the hardship that students have faced in the past few months, students deserve more opportunities, not obstacles.

We are calling on the incoming UCCSU not to bring back Race Day. Greyhound racing is already not allowed within the UCCSU constitution and we believe Horse Racing and Race Day should similarly not be supported by our Student Representatives. We think UCC would also not be in support of the return.

To Fingal County Council Local Elected Representatives For well over 10 years the community of Naul have highlighted the dangerous location of Naul National School and the inadequate and unsafe pedestrian access. Ultimately the school needs to be moved to a new and safer location within the village. In the interim we are calling on Fingal County Council to reduce the speed limit at the school to a 30km zone. We are also calling on Fingal County Council to install new footpath from the Cabinhill Junction to the school. We are also asking that the existing footpath from the school to the village be repaired and widened to 1.8m in width to fall in line with safety requirements. There are areas along this current pathway where the path disappears and we are asking that this area be given attention and the footpath continued. We are also calling on Fingal County Council to examine all pedestrian access points around the village of Naul and make improvements to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

On behalf of the North Tipperary Community Rail Partnership we call on Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority and the Irish Government to improve the current journey times on the Limerick – Nenagh – Ballybrophy railway line. For too long this section of the national rail network has been left in a state of decline. There has been more than €23 million Euros of taxpayers' money spent upgrading the line in the last year and despite this there has been no improvements to the desperately slow journey times. There has been significant work carried out on the line to replace the old jointed track with Continuous Welded Rail (CWR). ~80% of the track has now been upgraded to CWR however the speed limits on all sections remain exactly the same as they were prior to these works being carried out. • We request that the Infrastructure Manager provides an up-to-date engineer's report to reflect the investment in track and infrastructure on the line, recognising that the original speed restrictions were imposed because of the poor condition of the track. With over 80% of the line now renewed with modern track, speed limits can be increased to take advantage of this. The fact that the line has a considerable amount of crossings shouldn’t preclude this; other routes such as the Western Rail Corridor north of Ennis have line-speeds as high as 80mph (i.e. almost 130 kmph). The District Engineer should be actively looking to deliver improved speed limits, thus decreasing journey times, without compromising safety. There can be no justification for spending €23 million of taxpayers' money and not see any return for that investment regarding improved speed limits/journey times. • Secondly, we request that an additional middle of the day service be introduced on the line in both directions in order to facilitate practical workforce demand. There is huge interest and a preference from communities along the line to use the train service for many obvious and practical reasons instead of taking a car etc. However the current twice daily timetable makes it impossible for any casual or professional usage of the line. For example if someone from Castleconnell wanted to travel to Limerick for a morning meeting/appointment they would have to wait around until 16:55 to get the return train home. It is just impractical for students and casual travellers and is a major reason why taking the train is not a realistic option for communities along the line. • Finally, we recommend the appointment of a dedicated regional rail manager with responsibility for the delivery of upgrades and marketing of the line.

Abolish the overnight guests policy.