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People Before Profit Briefs Press On Arts Manifesto

The manifesto commits to an additional €370 million in funding to enable artists to create. It also plans to establish a network of publicly owned national film and TV studios to develop a film industry of scale and excellence.

24 Nov 2024

policy

Arts Policy

Ireland has an extraordinarily rich cultural history and yet our investment in Arts and Culture is way behind other EU countries. People Before Profit would bring the funding for cultural services, broadcasting, and publishing services closer to the EU average of 0.9% of GDP.

22 Sep 2024

Arts And Culture

Press Release: Long Fought For Irish Film Industry (Section 481) Stakeholder Forum Must Resolve Issues Of Employment Rights And Blacklisting For Film Crew And Ending Use Of Unfair Buy-Out Contracts For Actors And Other Creatives

In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, for People Before Profit and member of the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight committee has said the “long fought for” Irish Film industry (Section 481)

8 Feb 2024

Austerity

Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns

A statement from the Ecosocialist Alliance COP 27, which will meet from the 6th – 18th November 2022, unfolds against a backdrop of growing climate chaos and ecological degradation. As this

5 Nov 2022

Arts And Culture

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Sectoral Emissions ceilings now must deliver maximum reduction ambitions, including Agriculture In light of the Environmental Protection Agency today showing that Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by almost 5%

22 Jul 2022

Arts And Culture

TD Calls For Ban On Glyphosate&Nbsp;Use By Public Bodies

CDC study an “alarm call for state and the EU on chemicals use,” says People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith Reacting to the recent US study from the CDC (Centre

13 Jul 2022

Arts And Culture

Carlow Cllr Slams Latest “Revenge Porn” Scandal

Following the suspected release of 100s of intimate images of women from across the South East a Carlow councillor has hit out saying more needs to be done to tackle

7 Jul 2022

Arts And Culture

Appeals For Funding For Clondalkin Equine Club

People Before Profit Dublin Mid-West TD Gino Kenny has appealed for funding intervention to prevent the closure of the Clondalkin Equine Club in the next number of months. The Equine

22 Apr 2022

Arts And Culture

The Biodiversity Crisis: Is Rewilding The Answer?

Scientists warn that Earth’s sixth mass extinction event is underway, which threatens our very survival. What are the most effective measures we can take to not only halt ecosystem

15 Feb 2022