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Newly elected Social Democrats councillors on Dublin City Council have welcomed the new five-year work plan agreed for the council, which includes strong actions put forward by the party on disabilities, climate change, public transport and family and youth homelessness.   “The plan agreed by all councillors incorporates some of the key commitments the Social […]

“Ireland has one of the highest rates of car usage in the whole of Europe, at 84 %. This hasn’t happened by accident – it’s down to the longstanding neglect of investment in public transport by successive governments.” The Social Democrats today said the government must shift gear when it comes to the National Development […]

Social Democrats Co-Leader Catherine Murphy has described as “horrifying” the revelations in tonight’s RTÉ Investigates documentary regarding aspects of health and safety within the ESB and the environmental damage, caused by underground leaks, which has been largely ignored by the ESB over a number of years. The ESB now has serious questions to answer regarding […]

The Social Democrats today called on the public to turn out in force to demonstrate against US President Donald Trump’s regressive and demeaning politics. “This is an opportunity to signal clearly to the Government and the rest of the world that we strongly oppose Trump’s type of regressive and demeaning politics.” The Social Democrats today […]

The Social Democrats have more than trebled our number of councillors with the election tonight of Bantry candidate Holly McKeever Cairns bringing the total number of councillors to 19. “I am incredibly relieved that we finally have an outcome tonight. People are ready for a different style of politics and the number of votes I […]

Social Democrats local election candidate for Rathfarnham-Templeogue, Carly Bailey, has called on the Government to consider using alternative accessible venues to schools as polling stations. “As a parent of primary school children myself, I know it can be incredibly hard for families to make alternative arrangements for school closures and it often means having to […]

The Social Democrats are calling on Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána to immediately revise their traffic plan for this Friday’s Spice Girls Concert at Croke Park to prevent the closure of the dedicated cycle lane on Alfie Byrne Road at the height of the weekend rush hour. This is yet another example of […]

The Social Democrats today accused the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy of allowing developers to maximise profits at the expense of young people desperate for housing in Dublin with his enthusiastic support of “co-living” accommodation. “Co-living is not a solution to the rental crisis, the housing crisis or the homelessness crisis. It is just another […]

The Social Democrats have called for an award-winning Council project, Community Budgeting, to be expanded into every local Council in Ireland. “We’ve seen the success of the X-Factor and the Eurovision in terms of engaging people by giving them a vote. Community Budgeting can do the same and bring real tangible benefits to local communities […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD today blasted the government for abandoning renters as the latest Daft.ie figures show that the number of homes available to rent has reached its lowest level since 2006. “Instead of getting on with building affordable homes, the Fine Gael government continues to pretend that the market can solve this […]