Recorded on Feb 3, on Sean Rourke’s radio programme. “no wonder people are cynical about politics”
Speaking on RTE radio 1, Feb 3, in group discussion on Donald Trump and the Sinn Fein invitation to him, to visit Ireland.
Recorded Feb 3, on RTE radio 1, Brid defends public transport and public transport workers and contrasts the subvention public services get vs private transport services
I spoke in favor of a SF bill to give some security and certainty to many workers trapped on low hours and insecure contracts. Such contracts are used by many big firms whose profits are back to pre crash levels.…
The world economic forum at Davros hosted the great and good to discuss among other things “Inequality” While Kenny was selling Ireland as a low wage, low cost economy I wondered did he boast of our growing levels of inequality…
Brid argued in the Dáil (debates on Criminal Law Sexual Offences Bill – 2015) that as per Nordic/Sweedish model – criminalising buyers of sex doesn’t work. Campaigns like ‘Turn off the red light’ though well-meaning,can actually further endanger sex workers…
A very dangerous media merger has been proposed that would give DENNIS O BRIEN control over virtually the entire country. Bríd fought hard last night in the Environmental committee, and in the Dáil today, to raise awareness and to get a…
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…
Brid Smith TD reports from her committee meeting earlier: “I’m deeply suspicious about the report on fracking as presented this evening by the EPA and CDM – a company themselves engaged in fracking – to an Oireachteas committee that I’m…
I questioned the Taoiseach on the corruption scandal in the North and his meeting with Arlene Foster – the disgraced First Minister. Half a billion sterling has been wasted by those ín the know’- money that should have been used…
