Darren O’Keeffe
@darrenjokeeffe
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“When you have more than you need, build a bigger table not a higher fence.” Left Republican. United Irelander. 🇮🇪
Joined June 2008
🇮🇪 Go hiontach! What a result for Ireland! What a performance from the lads! Up the Boys In Green! 👏 👏 #COYBIG
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🇮🇪 All set for the match! Come On You Boys In Green!
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Here we go again! Another housing plan, same old story, no change for working people. What we need is a radical reset on housing that builds public homes on public land, gets rents under control, brings derelict homes back into use, and ensure young people can build a good
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FG/Lab Govt Housing Plan 2014 Homeless at time of launch : 3,067 people FG backed by FF Govt Housing Plan 2016 Homeless at time of launch: 6,525 people FF-FG-Greens Govt Housing Plan 2021 Homeless at time of launch: 8,475 people FF-FG-Lowry Govt Housing Plan 2026 Homeless
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🏠 Housing déjà vu! Nothing new in the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael repackaged housing plan. Nothing to make housing affordable, get rents under control or ramp-up delivery of council homes needed. A generation will remain locked-out of homeownership. Another housing plan for the
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Minister James Browne: “I’m very much about protecting renters.” Is that why he’s pushing ahead with legislation that will allow landlords to hike rip-off rents even higher. Let’s see how all this talk about protecting renters stacks-up in March when the floodgates open and
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If Housing Minister James Browne genuinely believes this latest housing plan will make a difference, why won’t defend it in a debate with Opposition housing spokespersons??
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FF/FG: We want to get away from the thing that shows-up how badly our housing policies fail. Protip: You can’t miss a target if you don’t set one. Bravo 👏
At the launch of the long awaited housing plan this morning. “Why is there no annual targets in this plan?” “Because we are focused on activation,” Minister for Housing James Browne says. “We want to get away from yearly targets,” he adds. @thejournal_ie
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This government doesn’t care about renters! Rip off rents continue to spiral out of control on the watch of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Now, the government pushes ahead with a plan that will allow landlords to hike rents even higher. Renters can’t take any more. They need action
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Devastating! Whistleblower informs the Department of Health and the HSE that Harvey was deliberately removed from the scoliosis surgery waiting list. Parents kept in the dark only to find out in a Sunday newspaper. I raised this scandal with the Taoiseach. I’m not letting this go
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💚Táim an-bhródúil as an mbean iontach seo a bheith againn mar Uachtarán. Catherine Connolly will be a brilliant President of Ireland.
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🇮🇪 Comhghairdeas ó chroí Catherine Connolly. Delighted and honoured to be here at the inauguration of Uachtarán na hÉireann. Our new President will serve all the people of Ireland with dignity, intelligence, warmth and kindness. During her presidency we can complete our journey
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For 51 days, four survivors of residential abuse in industrial schools have been on a hunger strike protest outside Leinster House. Their asks are basic and reasonable. The government appointed mediator met with them a week ago but nothing has happened. Concerns are growing as
Sinn Féin Leader @MaryLouMcDonald has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin to voice growing concern for the health of four survivors of residential abuse in industrial and reformatory schools who have been on hunger strike outside the Dáil for 51 days https://t.co/4HzM0qExai
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Devastating report. Whistleblower alleging Harvey was removed from waiting list based on a false assumption by CHI that he was palliative. How could something like this happen? Gillian and Stephen were never consulted or informed. They were stonewalled. There has to be a full
Harvey was allegedly labelled as ‘palliative’ despite three separate surgeons all recommending surgery. Harvey was never linked to a palliative care team, nowhere in his medical records is he referred to as palliative, and nobody ever even uttered the word to us. He was not
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Everything is too expensive and Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have decided to make things worse by hiking up the Local Property Tax. This will add hundreds of euro to some bills. This is what the government does when people are already under pressure with rip off prices and out of
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A century after the Boundary Commission, Irish Unity is within our grasp – @MaryLouMcDonald “The conversation about Irish unity is now open, confident and growing. The Irish government needs to start planning now.” https://t.co/E31975lR3h
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Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald, speaking on the 100th anniversary of the Boundary Commission, said: “A century on from the Boundary Commission Ireland has changed beyond recognition. The conver...
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🇮🇪A century on from the Boundary Commission Ireland has changed beyond recognition. The conversation about Irish unity is now open, confident and growing. Referendums on Irish unity are within our grasp and can happen by the end of this decade. The Irish government need to start
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Simon Harris is the star of the show when it comes to broken promises. In a Budget of €9.4 billion - no money for a cost of living package, not a cent in a break in income tax for ordinary workers but plenty of money for rich executives, developers, and big landlords. People
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🇮🇪Our motion to plan and prepare for a United Ireland has been backed by the Dáil. A hopeful step forward on our national journey. It’s time for the government to show leadership, start preparing for unity referendums and plan with ambition for Ireland’s future. Ní neart go
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