Posted on October 27, 2008 by pbpdse
Last week the government decided to:
Increase class sizes in primary schools
Abolish substitute cover for teachers
Increase school transport charges
Axe English language teachers
Reduce funding to special needs children
Slash Traveller education funding
Cut teacher numbers by at least 1,000
Eliminate the free book scheme
Stop books for school libraries
Halt the Education for Persons with Special Needs Act
Abandon funding for school computers
Cut [...]
Filed under: Education, People Before Profit, Trade Union | Tagged: budget 2008, education cuts, protest, teachers, trade unions | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 21, 2008 by pbpdse
Posted on October 7, 2008 by pbpdse
PANA supported by CAECU is holding a “mock” funeral on the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday 15th of October 2008 at 6.00pm outside Government Buildings to coincide with EU Council of Ministers meeting who will be meeting to discuss what to do with the Irish people.
As far as PANA and CAECU are concerned the treaty is [...]
Filed under: Lisbon Treaty, People Before Profit | Tagged: funeral, lisbon, PANA, Peace and Neutrality Alliance | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 3, 2008 by pbpdse
The People Before Profit Alliance today condemned the government bail-out of Irish banks. Its spokesperson Richard Boyd Barrett said
‘The decision of the Irish government to bail-out all the Irish banks is a shocking example of corporate welfare for the super rich. The government’s actions stand in stark contrast to its failure to bail-out our crumbling [...]
Filed under: Anti-Capitalist, People Before Profit | Tagged: bail, banks, Eddie Conlon, out, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd Barrett | Leave a Comment »