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Last week, I was invited onto Kildare Today live with Hannah Kelly on KFM!

We discussed the Housing Crisis, my article on the Journal about the governments "how to cope with moving home" video, and being in CATU - Community Action Tenants' Union.

https://youtu.be/h9U71SXp5ZQ

#HousingCrisis #Radio #LocalRadio #LocalMedia #Irish #Ireland #IrishGovernment #IrishPolitics #EcoSocialist #TenantsUnion #Housing #Home #Homes #Speculation #PublicHousing #HousingCooperative #RentControls #ViennaModel

So I wrote another article for @TheJournal , this time highlighting how the Government's recent 'how to cope' video is an insulting distraction from their failures:
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/young-adults-living-with-parents-government-video-criticism-opinion-killian-mangan-6897772-Dec2025/

#HousingCrisis #Ireland #Irish #IrishGovernment #IrishPolitics #FiannaFáil #FineGael #FFG #UniversalPublicHousing #PublicHousingonPublicLand #PublicHousing #CooperativeHousing #HousingCoops #PublicConstruction #Socialism #Democracy #Left #IrishMedia #YoungPeople #Emigration #MovingAbroad

On the topic of the #IrishGovernment's new accountability and target-free housing plan to address the #HousingCrisis

Running a stall in town the other day, encouraging people to attend the Raise the Roof Housing Protest at 2pm tomorrow, Saturday 1st November in John Robert's Square, Waterford City!

Please join if you're around!

#CATU #HousingProtest #HousingCrisis #Inequality #Tenants #Union #TenantsUnion #Renting #Tenant #Housing #Home #Homes #Ireland #Irish #Protest #IrishPolitics #HomesForAll #HousingForAll #IrishGov #IrishPol #IrishGovernment #FiannaFail #FineGael #FFG #UniversalPublicHousing

A photo of Killian and 2 others holding leaflets while running a stall for the housing protest in town the other day.

See you there this Saturday at 2pm at John Robert's Square in Waterford City! 📢

#CATU #HousingProtest #HousingCrisis #Inequality #Tenants #Union #TenantsUnion #Renting #Tenant #Housing #Home #Homes #Ireland #Irish #Protest #IrishPolitics #Waterford #HomesForAll #HousingForAll #IrishGov #IrishPol #IrishGovernment #FiannaFail #FineGael #FFG #UniversalPublicHousing #PublicHomes #PublicHousing #WaterfordCity #Deise

A blue graphic which reads: 'Housing Protest - Saturday 1st Nov at 2pm - John Robert's Square, Waterford. This is an emergency! All out for Housing. Raise the Roof - Homes for All. Stronger Together - Congress - Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Irish government moves to scrap passenger cap at Dublin Airport

The Irish government is planning to scrap a passenger cap at Dublin airport that the aviation industry says…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #DublinAirport #DublinAirportflight #DublinAirportflights #DublinAirportflightsnews #DublinAirportnews #Irishgovernment #Latvia #LV
https://www.newsbeep.com/121901/

6 Key Steps to making our domestic economy more productive and resilient in the face of Trump's Tariffs!

#Ireland #Irish #IrishEconomy #Tariffs #TrumpTariffs #Economics #PublicServices #IrishGovernment #IndustrialPolicy #IrishPol #Globalisation #FineGael #FiannaFáil

1) Invest massively in infrastructure: housing, transport, energy, water, electricity, waste.

2) Expand universal free public services: reduce costs by providing free healthcare, social care, childcare etc so people are able to spend more money in the productive economy and so that more people are available to work.

3) Strengthen worker rights & conditions: despite the mentality in Ireland/US/England, unions and strong worker protections often go hand in hand with higher productivity, with many of the most productive economies having strong unions and worker rights. The reality is, when someone likes their job, they tend to stay later and so companies maintain more embedded knowledge and productivity gains through years of upskilling. Also, when someone feels valued and respected, they are often motivated to work harder and do more.

4) Invest in Irish companies: we need to look at the model of Germany and others (including the EU with their European Investment Bank) and create public banks which invest in Irish startups and in the local economies across our island.

5) Lower input costs through public non-profits: we have incredibly high costs when it comes to insurance, construction, banking, and energy. In all cases, the State should provide a non-profit option with the aim of reducing prices as much as possible, which competes with the private, commercial options. With energy, this would mean reforming the State-owned ESB from a commercial/for-profit into a non-profit. With insurance, it would mean expanding the non-profit, State-owned VHI to all other forms of insurance. With banking and construction, it would mean creating new non-profit public options.

6) Democratise and Decentralise: we live in one of the most centralised countries in the OECD and in the EU. We are also one of the few democracies which lack democratic local governments and regional governments of any kind. It's no secret that our State is highly inefficient and the lack of accountability which comes from decades of centralisation and a reluctance to empower local and regional democracy is a major reason for this. By making things more local and more democratic (like in other thriving countries), we can improve the efficiency of public money and improve public services by holding those in charge of them to account.

Ireland's general election sees a close race between the centre-right and Sinn F in.

#IrelandElection #CentreRightVsSinnFein #IrishPolitics #GeneralElection2024 #SinnFein #TGCNews #PoliticalRace #Election2024 #IrishGovernment #PoliticalTensions

https://globalcommons.onrender.com/international/ireland-votes-on-next-government-with-sinn-f%C3%A9in-in-the-running/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5CQLoYRWY

#TadghHickey #humour

#StarWars and the #IrishGovernment

#FreePalestineNOW 🇵🇸

@lornabogue accessible written version:

#FamilyRef #CareRef #Referendum #IrishPolitics #Ireland #WorkersAreCarers #CarersAreWorkers #care #family #WorkersAndCarers #disability #IrishGovernment

The referendum result is not a defeat for people with disabilities, carers, women or families.This is a defeat for the government, and the entire political class - including opposition - that backed yes/yes from the beginning of this referendum. The failure to make strong, clear proposals that gave people rights, status and resources is why people have rejected these amendments. The family amendment was an opportunity to fully reflect that we have moved on from a church state, but the government fluffed it. The care amendment particularly was a cynical abdication of the state’s responsibility to carers and people with disabilities.

They did not listen to the citizen’s assembly, they did not listen to people with disabilities and carers who told them it made matters worse rather than better. They now must listen to the message they have been given, that people expect care to be a responsibility of the state and that basic legal rights regarding relationships should not have to be sought in court. My party, Rabharta, the party for workers and carers, made these points during the campaign and we want to continue to engage with workers, carers, and people with disabilities to advance these concerns politically. This referendum is a defeat for the government and the political class around them, not for women, people with disabilities or carers. Now is the time to make political demands for rights, status and resources for all of us.

#MiddleEastEye
#SinnFein motions #IrishGovernment to join #SouthAfrica🇿🇦 in #ICJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWL7fGM5mzc

#CessezLeFeu
#CessateIlFuoco
#PermanentCeasefireNow

#EndTheOccupationNOW🇵🇸

#SaoirseDonPhalaistin

Surely it's possible for the #IrishGovernment to end the housing crisis by a combination of a stonking tax on unused buildings and sites, and a stonking grant to buyers for remaking the same buildings into cosy homes? #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3024285,-8.3176668,3a,75y,44.81h,95.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stKLpoDf_HoMU5kpoANwdGg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

#gaza #sanctions #Irishgovernment #tryagainandagainandagain

So now the #IrishGovernment line is that we don't just have a #housingcrisis we have a #TentShortage too?

https://jrnl.ie/6208762

And obviously to knee-jerk reaction will be to cut off support to remove the so-called 'pull factor'.
We're some land of a hundred thousand welcomes all right.
#irishpolitics #mastodaoine

I do enjoy spam threats from the government.

Yes, Mr Varadkar, I would like a job or some contract work too. That would be nice! I didn't expect to be unemployed this long either! 🙃

I applied for a job yesterday and have actively been trying to find even short term contract work! I would rather not be unemployed...

#IrishGovernment #DSP #unemployed #ireland

A threatening text from the Irish government because I am unemployed.

Reminder: You are obliged to be available for and actively seeking full time work. You are also reminded of the actions you agreed on your Personal Progression Plan which you signed previously with your Case Officer. Regards, Intreo Centre Galway.

So what does the #NI SoS intend to do about #DUP refusing to do their jobs then? Will he remove the rest of their wages? Will he reform Stormont to prevent this from happening again.

If he doesn't, is he prepared to introduce #Jointauthority with a role for the #IrishGovernment? It is time to sort this out for good. No more pandering to Jeff and his fragile ego!

https://mastodon.ie/@BobRoyMiller/110219092957430191

#Sunak could always instruct the #SoS to remove the last of MLA'S wages, collapse #Stormont permanently, introduce #DirectRule with a role for the #IrishGovernment, as they are partners with the #British in relation to #GFA25, hand more powers to the local councils. Most importantly, start the serious work of preparing for a vote on constitutional change.

He can let Jeff know that time is up. The #DUP have no friends left at Westminster and it is time to #gettowork

@harriettmb I wonder if the #DUP really want Stormont brought down? Jeffrey can't really think that he has any influence in #Westminster after the vote on the #WindsorFramework passed so overwhelmingly. He can't even say the #ERG backed him because they supported his position. They used him in an attempt to weaken #Sunak, which failed! He knows that #DirectRule from WM will not be tolerated by #SinnFein & the #IrishGovernment.

The #DUP will sit on the sidelines while English ministers run this

#IrishGovernment: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel #Greyhound Racing - Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/rwCmF5sj

#BanGreyhoundRacing #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals

#IrishGovernment

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