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Brid Smith TD seeks answers on when pensions cuts might be reversed

Posted on 2nd March 2017 by

Brid looked for clarity on when cuts to public sector pensions would be reversed. She got ‘minister-speak’ as an answer. Must be how you get to be a Minister – learn how to speak for ages and say nothing.

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14 YEARS vs €1 FINE for abortion

Posted on 2nd March 2017 by

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Brid moved a bill today in the Dáil that would change the penalty for abortion. Not many people know that taking the abortion pill or helping someone do so, could incur a 14 year prison sentence. We tried to…

Posted in Council News, Videos Tagged with: ABORTION, Brid Smith TD, women's rights

The Dáil must defend workers’ rights

Posted on 1st March 2017 by

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Brid spoke in the Dail demanding legislation to stop companies like UBER and Deliveroo preventing workers from organising effectively. Such companies use bogus ‘self-employment contracts’ deliberately to undermine the rights of their workers to organise collectively in defence of their…

Posted in Council News, Videos Tagged with: emplyment, Workers' Rights

PEOPLE POWER is what achieved results with Water Charges

Posted on 1st March 2017 by

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Glad to offer ‘cúpla focail’ in praise of PEOPLE POWER & WATER CHARGES

Posted in Gallery, Videos Tagged with: Right2Water, Water charges

FF refused to support Anti-Eviction Bill – Shame on them.

Posted on 22nd February 2017 by

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Brid was on Vincent Brown, with Jim Callaghan, FF TD, discussing housing. To their great shame, FF refused to support the Anti Eviction Bill put to the Dáil before Xmas ’16. Yet they want us to believe they have changed…

Posted in Right2Housing, Videos

Dutch TV reports on the Citizen’s Assemby

Posted on 10th February 2017 by

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An interesting report from Holland on the Government’s latest dodge on addressing abortion in this country – the Ctizen’s Assembly. I was interviewed for this – my little snippet of Dutch stardom starts at 4.00 minutes into the film to 5.27 mins…

Posted in Videos Tagged with: abortion rights, citizen's assembly

O BRIEN AND LOWRY – DEMOCRACY IRISH STYLE

Posted on 9th February 2017 by

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The ongoing Dáil discussion around the Media Ownership Bill 2017, only confirms how badly our country is served by those in power. LOWRY was there keeping an eye out for his pal & benfactor DENNIS O’BRIEN – who sued other…

Posted in Gallery Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, Dennis O Brien, Media merger

Bríd demands Ross restores Bus Eireann subvention.

Posted on 31st January 2017 by

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Speaking in the Dail this evening, Bríd demands Minister Shane Ross restores the subvention needed to maintain pubic transport services in Bus Eireann, congradulates the stance of the workers there and slates Fianna Fail for posing as the worker’s friend, while…

Posted in Council News, Videos Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, bus eireann, Public Transport, Workers' Rights

Bríd defends public transport and Bus Éireann workers on Vincent Brown programme

Posted on 26th January 2017 by

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As a former bus-worker herself, Brid understands and defends the rights of Bus Eireann workers while mounting a strong defence of public transport in general. Also on the programme (Jan 25, ’17) she rubbishes the government’s committment to rural…

Posted in Videos Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, bus eireann, bus strike, Public Transport

Brid speaks in the Dail on the Mahon Tribunal

Posted on 19th January 2017 by

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The real legacy of Ahern and FF/FG; corruption, bad planning and prioritising developer’s profits. After 150 million euro and 20 years we still haven’t acted on the Mahon tribunal.

Posted in Right2Housing, Videos Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, corruption, mahon tribunal, planning

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