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Four Social Democrats candidates have been nominated for the upcoming local elections to South Dublin County Council. “Social Democrats local election candidates are running on a platform of strong support for local public services, accountability and democracy.” Four Social Democrats candidates have been nominated for the upcoming local elections to South Dublin County Council. The […]

“If you want change, vote for it. It’s well past time we had fresh faces in Cork City Council representing a new generation of voters, says Sinéad Halpin, local election candidate in Cork City North East.” Today (Monday 29th April), on St Patrick’s Street in the heart of Cork City, the co-leaders of the Social […]

The Social Democrats Spokeswoman for Children, Cllr Jennifer Whitmore, today supported the call for an independent evaluation of family hubs, saying housing authorities are desensitised to the devastating impact of homelessness on children and families. “Today’s report by the Ombudsman for Children includes testimonies from children about life in family hubs that are utterly heart-breaking. […]

The Social Democrats today blasted as ‘pathetic’ the government’s anti-corruption efforts and renewed its call for an Independent Anti-Corruption Agency to tackle white collar crime and corruption. “Fine Gael has repeatedly squandered opportunities to deliver meaningful anti-corruption reforms and back them up with resources and expertise to vigorously prevent, detect and prosecute corruption and white-collar […]

Catherine Murphy TD has said it is hugely frustrating that the FAI approached today’s hearing with a strategy to avoid questions rather than try to bring clarity to the key issues and concerns. “Sport Ireland can not have taken much comfort from the little information which I & other Committee members did manage to elicit […]

Social Democrats Dublin Bay North Councillor Cian O’Callaghan today welcomed the decision by Fingal County Council to explore helping Council tenants save money on their energy bills through group switching of suppliers. “Local authorities in Ireland could play a very constructive role in facilitating their social housing tenants to come together to avail of group […]

Anne-Marie McNally, the SocDems candidate for Lucan has called on Government to tackle the emergence of so-called ‘cuckoo funds’. “The current housing crisis will grow exponentially if those currently in rental accommodation continue to be priced out of their homes. Other cities across the world manage to have vibrant rental sectors where people live securely […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to provide full details of official advice he received ahead of making a blanket offer of free repeat smear tests in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal. “Policy making by Tweet has become an unfortunate hallmark of the Minister and this Fine […]

Social Democrats candidates for May’s local elections today pledged to work as councillors for sustainable communities, improved local services, affordable housing and green local government. “We are asking voters from Bantry to Ballina and from Limerick to Laytown to back the Social Democrats’ vision for more effective and inclusive local democracy.” Social Democrats candidates for […]

The Social Democrats today called on the government to produce an Action Plan Against Racism, as the party endorsed an Anti-Racism Election Protocol ahead of May’s local and European elections. “By joining with other political parties in signing this protocol, we are sending a clear signal to voters that our party rejects racism, hate speech […]