Cllr Maurice Shortall

March 4 Housing Justice Court House Parliament Street Kilkenny City February 28th 2:00pm Join us as we march against the privatisation of Irish social housing, housing list discrimination and other housing issues facing the Irish people. The social housing sector has completely transitioned into the hands of private interests through fronts such as charities and not-for-profits, known as Approved Housing Bodies. The Irish Government has created grants and schemes that allow these billion euro asset funds to use tax payers money to renovate and upcycle distressed properties. The state then pays extortionate rent to these “Landlords” over a period of years, resulting in massive profits while the ownership of the properties remain in the hands of these landlords at our expense. This is criminal levels of misappropriation of tax payers money. This is theft and dispossession of Irish land by the capitalist elite. Irish people are being denied housing list access because they “are not from the area” while people staying in IPAS centres are granted unmitigated access all over the country and fast-tracked through the system. The Approved Housing Bodies have direct input into who gets the houses as they are now part of the allocation decision process. Big Capital, desiring labour abundance, will prioritise foreign nationals over the native as this is the economic model they thrive on. The conflict of interest here is off the scale and Irish people are being blackballed because of it. Unacceptable. Get boots on the ground in Kilkenny, February 28th and march against the privatisation and theft of Irish public housing. Stand up the homeless Irish who are victims of this evil, anti-Irish system.

@mickthehack Absolutely excellent

Early contender for headline of the year.

@DarraghOBrienTD Publish and update the 2006 guidelines immediately

Over 40% of Ireland’s electricity now comes from renewables, with wind playing a vital role. Great to address 700+ delegates at Wind Energy Ireland today on accelerating clean, affordable and energy-independent power for our future 🌬️⚡️

@eoinbyr16219444 @paulmurphy_TD Indeed he is

@paulmurphy_TD @MauriceSCHP No chance, he’s far too tied up protesting IPAS centres to care about a housing movement

There's an awful lot of people tweeting about people celebrating on the streets of Venezuela. I have repeatedly asked for video evidence. The ones they send are either from months or years ago or from other countries. The FT this morning reports no sign of these on the ground.

@paulmurphy_TD I’m a renter myself so I think you know the answer to that one .

@MauriceSCHP I presume you oppose the reinstatement of the eviction ban?

@MichealMartinTD @GovIE Time to prioritize Ireland

I welcome the progress in Ukraine peace talks that Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy spoke of this evening in Florida. I firmly hope that this will be built on in the time ahead to enable a ceasefire to take place.

@MichealLehane All scripted as usual . Then off to their Christmas party

FF meeting has finished, one assessment from a senior figure on the middle ground of the party is that the issue is over for now - but Micheál Martin is walking on very thin ice.

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@mullallyelaine Happy CHRISTMAS Elaine

On my way home having spent a lovely evening in Dublin, with some lovely people. Why would anyone put “winter in Dublin” on a church? It’s so woke! We all know we are celebrating Christmas!

@LeoVaradkar Didn’t have a problem with Israel being in it last year when he won it ? This is total PR garbage 🗑

Powerful statement. Very brave gesture

Great morning at Castlecomer Fire Station unveiling the new Command Support Unit vehicle which will be stationed in Castlecomer and used for county wide call outs.

@FineGael @podonovan This should be left to schools to manage

📱Fine Gael is securing our children’s future by allocating €6 million to schools across the country to help keep them smartphone-free. 🗣️ @podonovan

@FineGael @KeiraKeoghFG This is digital ID lads

Fine Gael is securing our children’s future by introducing age verification for social media platforms. This will help ensure our children are no longer exposed to harmful content. 🗣️ @KeiraKeoghFG

@VideosIrish Unbelievable

Entitled immigrants protesting in the street looking for passports. Maybe they shouldn't have destroyed their passports on the way here. Deport them ASAP

IRELAND NEEDS MORE GARDAÍ - says Cllr. @MauriceSCHP as the country becomes more violent. He argues that recruitment is becoming harder, noting there is little incentive to join when Gardaí often find themselves in tense stand-offs with sections of the public.

@gavpepper85 It would nearly make ya want to pay the license 😂

The Late Late Toy is brilliant as Always. The kids in the house are loving it.

Kilkenny councillor Maurice Shortall succeeded in getting a motion passed to prevent planning permission for IPAS centers in his area, using “common sense” arguments to win unanimous council support.

@Toibin1 A lot d people let down in Kilkenny Carlow and Laois

This is how the Dáil works. FF TD votes for an amendment that prevents guidelines for wind turbines last night, And gets up to speak for guidelines in today.