This is extraordinary

Simon McGarr@tupped.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you are unlawfully made homeless, and complain about your landlord to the Residential Tenancies Board, they will close your complaint because you can’t give them a permanent address you live at (because you were unlawfully made homeless).

Happy #Pride #dublinpride

Not great given the timing “…the Presidency of the Council of the European Union – a central leadership role at the heart of EU decision-making… #Ireland will guide negotiations, broker agreement between Member States, & help deliver EU laws & policies…” www.ireland.ie/en/eu/eu_pre... #spéirghorm

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 5mo ago

⚡️Data reveals Irish alumina factory exporting more product to Russia than government claimed. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin claimed that including Aughinish Alumina in the EU's next round of sanctions would harm Europe's economy more than Russia's, but evidence says otherwise.

It is a huge relief that the European Court of Justice has rejected the demand by Denmark and Sweden to annul the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive. A resume of the judgement in FR is here: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... 1/2

Interpretation of African French speakers' testimony in criminal trial so bad it leads to a wrongful conviction ultimately overturned on appeal Interpreter goes on to work in at least 40 more trials The lack of regulation in this area is nothing short of scandalous. #speirghorm archive.ph/fP0vI

It is claimed that cutting VAT (cost: €700 million) will help restaurants and coffee shops. Yet, less than 20% of that tax cut will benefit those businesses. 60% will go to fast-food outlets and meals in hotels. This is highly wasteful and inefficient. tinyurl.com/mrkamxrh

Wasteful Spending, Irrational Policy

In order to assist restaurants, cafes and coffee shops, the Government intends to cut VAT in the upcoming budget at a cost of nearly €700 million. There’s one problem: restaurants, cafes and coffee sh...

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Want a way to support the School Secretaries and Caretakers Strike? Join them on their 1st day of strike outside the Dept of Public Expenditure for a HUGE rally. Thursday 28th August, 11am, Merrion Square. See you there! #PensionParity

"We hear a lot about ‘accidental landlords’ making ‘pin money’... The data tells a very different story: in 2022, the average gross rental income from second properties was €133,800, or 85% higher than households without a rental income." From DCTU FB: www.facebook.com/share/p/179k...

⚡️ In landmark ruling, same-sex couple recognized as family by Ukrainian court. Ukraine does not currently recognize same-sex marriages or partnerships, and this court ruling may serve as a legal milestone in expanding rights for LGBTQ families.

In landmark ruling, same-sex couple recognized as family by Ukrainian court

Ukraine does not currently recognize same-sex marriages or partnerships, and this court ruling may serve as a critical legal milestone in expanding rights for LGBTQ families.

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A four-day working week, pay, remote working and artificial intelligence will be among the topics debated at the biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions which begins in Belfast today

Union leaders to debate four-day working week

A four-day working week, pay, remote working and artificial intelligence will be among the topics debated at the biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, which begins in Belfast toda...

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Brighten up a Monday morning with a throwback to Dublin and (the banned) Budapest Pride over the weekend!

Happy #Pride

The Labour Court has recommended a final extension of the current special scheme for healthcare workers living with long Covid to run up to 31 December 2025, which the Government has now accepted

Long Covid scheme extended after court recommendation

The Labour Court has recommended a final extension of the current special scheme for healthcare workers living with long Covid to run up to 31 December 2025, which the Government has now accepted.

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Today is UN Public Services Day. A good reminder that public services don’t run themselves, we do! Decent pay, respect, and safe workplaces shouldn’t be too much to ask. #KeepPublicServicesPublic

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Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for #LibreOffice and #Linux www.zdnet.com/article/why-... Europe doesn't trust the US government or its tech powers, so its countries are looking elsewhere.

Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux

Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.

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Hi all, We’re asking people to sign and share this petition ✍️ calling for: ✅ Emergency legislation to close the loophole on evictions for no reason ✅ A ban on corporate landlords who are making people homeless and profiting off the housing crisis. Link to sign: tinyurl.com/s458p3h8

Stop Evictions and Ban Corporate Landlords in Ireland

I've just signed this CATU petition calling for an end to evictions and a ban on corporate landlords. Will you sign too?

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Support union school secretaries in their fight for pension parity! ✊

Fórsa trade union@forsatradeunion.bsky.social · last yr.

Ballot hub is here: forsa.ie/ballot-pensi... If you want to show your support but aren't a secretary or caretaker, you can still sign the pledge, link above.

DCU, Ireland’s first formally designated University of Sanctuary, has announced five new scholarships for postgraduate taught Master’s for refugees and international protection applicants who are not eligible for state support. Find out more here: launch.dcu.ie/42JvTDx

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2y ago

This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.

You truly could not make it up. You could not.

This is disgraceful, but honestly not surprising. How many more women have to be harassed, abused, or killed before our institutions step up? It’s terrifying things are getting worse, and men are being enabled by a culture full of violent misogynistic role models

WhatsApp group of 200 young men created to target woman in her student accommodation, Dáil hears

University of Limerick student alleges shouting and bullying behaviour with no remedial action taken by accommodation provider when first contacted

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Immigration is good! It's a good thing. Immigration is not at the root of any of our problems. I'm not prepared to cede that ground, to be honest.

There is no migration crisis in Ireland. We do have a housing crisis and a political ideology crisis where the far right want to blame migration and the government is happy to let them. International protection applicants form less that 5% of migration to Ireland and usually much less than that.

"If this is mission accomplished then what good was the mission? To go to the White House, laugh and joke with a man who’s taking political prisoners, threatening the annexation of Canada, and walk away face-first into the same tariffs we were always going to be hit with anyway?" Surrealing:

Surrealing in the Years: Plámás is far too kind a word for what we witnessed this week

Micheál Martin is lucky that there’s no direct translation for the Irish concept of plámás.

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It’s hard to celebrate #IWD today when it feels like we are slipping backwards while being gaslit into thinking otherwise. As Rosa Luxumberg said though: “The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” To women who speak out, happy #IWD25 🫡 💪🏻💜

Unions worldwide should be pointing to the U.S. as a cautionary tale to help increase their membership and to apply political pressure to further enshrine workers rights in legislation.