Drivetime joins Eoin O Broin on Clondalkin Austerity Treaty canvass

RTE journalist Olivia O’Leary joins Eoin O Broin on an Austerity Treaty canvass in Lealand, Clondalkin. Listen to her account here.

Dublin Mid-West Unemployment Higher Than When FG/Lab Took Office

Figures released from the CSO last week show that unemployment in Dublin Mid-West is higher now than it was when Fine Gael and Labour took office 12 months ago. At the end of March there were 9,094 people on the live register in Clondalkin and Lucan. When adjusted to take account of the transfer of [...]

Dublin Mid-West to lose 12.5 teaching posts in four schools

Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West representative Eoin Ó Broin can today reveal that four schools in Dublin Mid-West are due to lose 12.5 teaching posts as a result of cuts imposed by the Minister for Education Ruari Quinn. In Lucan Archbishop Ryan primary school is set to lose 9 posts, while in Clondalkin, Deansrath Community College [...]

Cllr Ridge Must Resign over Mahon Tribunal Findings

Speaking after the publication of the Mahon Tribunal Final Report Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West representative Eoin Ó Broin has called on Fine Gael Clondalkin Cllr Terese Ridge to resign her Council seat. The call comes after the Tribunal concluded that, “payments to Cllr Ridge by Mr Dunlop directly (€1,000) and indirectly (by the discharge of [...]

Support the GAME Workers Sit In at Liffey Valley

Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West representative Eoin Ó Broin has called for on local people to “show their support for the GAME store workers in Liffey Valley” who began a sit-in last night to secure their statutory entitlements following redundancy notifications earlier this week. Ó Broin visited the Liffey Valley workers last night.

Robert Dowds & Joanna Tuffy Running Scared of Treaty Debate

Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West representative Eoin Ó Broin has today accused Labour TDs Robert Dowds and Joanna Tuffy of “running scared of a public debate on the Austerity Treaty.” The comments come after Dowds and Tuffy refused to debate the Austerity Treaty publically with Ó Broin.

Dublin Mid-West Unemployment at 17 Month High

 Figures released from the CSO today show that unemployment in Dublin Mid-West is at a 17 month high. At the end of February there were 9,073 people on the live register. When adjusted to take account of the transfer of 1,062 claimants from Clondalkin to Tallaght social welfare office in September 2011 the total number [...]

La Senza – a small but important victory

Following the successful occupation of the La Senza store in Liffey Valley last month, Eoin Ó Broin interviewed workers spokesperson Tara Keane for An Phoblacht. Below is his monthly column for An Phoblacht on the dispute and the edited version of the interview.

Weekly Protest Against Austerity And For Jobs – Clondalkin Village

Dublin Mid-West Sinn Féin has launched a weekly protest in Clondalkin Village against austerity and for investment in jobs. The protest will take place every Saturday at 1.30 at the Civic Offices, Clondalkin Village. The aim of the protest is to provide a focal point for people to express their anger at the savage cuts [...]

Weekly Clondalkin Protest For Jobs & Against Austerity

Today Dublin Mid West Sinn Féin started a weekly protest calling for an end to austerity and for investment in jobs, services and economic recovery. The protest will take place every Saturday from 1.30 to 2.30 outside the Clondalkin Civic Offices in Clondalkin Village.