Eco-socialist TD for @pbp.ie in Dublin South West. Environment/Education spokesperson. Member of RISE / @rupturemedia.bsky.social contributor linktr.ee/paulmurphytdhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.iehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtyw54ho5a2gWhy should anyone be allowed to be legally paid less than the minimum wage? The minimum wage as it is is already below a living wage. This government is allowing business to lower standards and wages for everyone. #EndSubMinWage26 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyw54ho5a2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtwfnp35bu2eBoth the Mica and the Apartment and Duplex defects issues are a result of the government's lax approach to building regulations, and various corporate companies acting like cowboys to maximise profits! The scary thing is that we may still be only at the beginning of this scandal... #Mica25 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwfnp35bu2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtlizydehq2kWe need price controls, not price increases, on petrol and diesel in a cost of living crisis. The Dáil must now be recalled to stop the 1st September increase. The Affordable Ireland Campaign protest at 1pm Parnell Square Sat 19 September needs to be massive.21 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlizydehq2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mthaauw2sj2qUS military out of Shannon Airport! I introduced our very simple bill to get #USMilitaryOutOfShannon.. We have to stop the complicity in the terrorism being perpetrated around the world by the US.19 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthaauw2sj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtgyu4jf672h"The documents raised an obvious question – how could DAFM claim the sport was under constant review when its own inspectors were absent from around 98% of events?" Inspectors from the Department were only at 4 of around 200 coursing meetings between 2019 and 2023 – none in the years 2021 & 2023.19 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgyu4jf672hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mteusvd2hu2a"We shouldn't be building private suites in our national children's hospital, we shouldn't be building in inequality into our health system." Private healthcare should have no place in CHI, the same way as it should have no place in our maternity hospitals. We have to end to this two-tiered system18 Aug 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteusvd2hu2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtep2nujw32lWe have to save the triple lock. Don't listen to the government's spin and lies that our 'neutrality is not under threat'. They're saying their intentions openly in the 'priorities' for the EU Council presidency. They want to scrap the triple lock and line Ireland up with imperial warmongers.18 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtep2nujw32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtcfbrobaz2kDeveloper-led planning has been a disaster. Citywest (and many other places) have been denied basic facilities as developers try to squeeze even more profit out. Housing and the public services that should go with them are a fundamental right.17 Aug 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcfbrobaz2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mtc7d6hmlq2j"If the mark of a 'civilised society' is how it treats its most vulnerable members, then the lack of care shown towards adults with intellectual disabilities marks out this state as a profoundly uncivilised one."17 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc7d6hmlq2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msg7bz5rh225The government spent €100,000 of public money on a KPMG report on data centres and then deleted anything negative from it! We are just paying for their propaganda to pretend that data centres aren't driving up our electricity prices and cutting across housing and transport!06 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg7bz5rh225https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msbjqmmig52cA real pleasure to speak about resisting Big Tech and AI at the ecosocialist summer camp organised by RISE. This was our biggest camp yet, with over 100 attending. People are looking for an alternative to a world dominated by crises and attacks on our living standards.04 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbjqmmig52chttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msbjqfrxe225A real pleasure to speak about resisting Big Tech and AI at the ecosocialist summer camp organised by RISE. This was our biggest camp yet, with over 100 attending. People are looking for an alternative to a world dominated by crises and attacks on our living standards.04 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbjqfrxe225https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msbjpx6bft25A real pleasure to speak about resisting Big Tech and AI at the ecosocialist summer camp organised by RISE. This was our biggest camp yet, with over 100 attending. People are looking for an alternative to a world dominated by crises and attacks on our living standards.04 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbjpx6bft25https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msbjptz75s25A real pleasure to speak about resisting Big Tech and AI at the ecosocialist summer camp organised by RISE. This was our biggest camp yet, with over 100 attending. People are looking for an alternative to a world dominated by crises and attacks on our living standards.04 Aug 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbjptz75s25https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3msavayy2vp25Out in Kiltalown this morning about the outrageous attempt of the Council to hike Council, HAP, Homeless HAP and AHB rents. How can people afford a 25%+ increase in rent during a cost of living crisis? A people power movement can stop this.04 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavayy2vp25https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrwjlhgqna26Out in Allenton last night on a lovely evening talking about the Council's attempted rent increases. One couple I spoke to had their rent hiked by more than 30%. People simply cannot afford that during a cost of living crisis. We must stop them, join the campaign.31 Jul 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwjlhgqna26https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrskpdqgye22Are you or anyone you know affected by these rent hikes in SDCC? If so, please contact us at paul.murphy@oir.ie so we can help you get organised and fight against this! They are due to increase on a rolling basis, so we need to fight this every way we can. #StopTheRentHikes #NoRentHikes29 Jul 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrskpdqgye22https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrruxxjo7y26Really begs the question how much he has donated to 'Progress Ireland' to push his deregulation agenda doesn't it? Calls for wealth taxes on the super-rich are growing across the world and People Before Profit will renew our call for a tax on multi-millionaires in Budget 2027. https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/29/irish-entrepreneur-patrick-collison-donated-62m-to-group-opposing-california-wealth-tax/29 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrruxxjo7y26https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrroai7xds2hWhat an indictment of our whole housing model. We need a state construction company to build social housing. That's the answer. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/deal-for-140-dublin-social-homes-falls-through-as-4500-rental-ads-appear-online/a/159266116.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share29 Jul 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrroai7xds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrrhpwhxcw22Their capitalist system is going to burn our planet unless we stop them. The climate crisis is here and yet the government is rolling back inadequate environmental protections at home and abroad. https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/wildfires-europe-and-ireland-7113635-Jul2026/29 Jul 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrhpwhxcw22https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrpt74xvrj2lWhat is with all the confusing talk on the TV Licence? We're clear - the TV licence should be scrapped. It's an unjust regressive tax. It should be replaced by a Big Tech Tax to fund proper public service broadcasting. #ScrapTheTVLicence #BigTechTax28 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpt74xvrj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mrcol2vvbj2zWitnesses of Ulm 5 trial in Germany speak out. Irish citizen Daniel Tatlow-Devally is subject to a show trial for taking action for Palestine. He is locked up 23 hours a day and only allowed to talk to family for an hour a month. Irish government must send observers.23 Jul 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcol2vvbj2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mragcwfjuq2o"All the evidence suggests that an Irish citizen Daniel Tatlow-Devally along with 4 others is being denied a fair trial by another European state." This show trial of #TheUlm5 is ongoing currently. The Irish Government MUST send permanent observers to the trial to defend the rights of its citizens22 Jul 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mragcwfjuq2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mra2ytse6s25The fightback against AI must start now. These tech billionaires pushing AI on us are fundamentally anti-humanist, they think they can replace our art with AI-generated content. They just don't get it - they see art as another realm for them to add to their profit portfolio.22 Jul 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra2ytse6s25https://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mr6ip4dcuw2fIf you didn't know better, you'd assume this headline meant the government is adopting a Melenchon style proposal for a 100% inheritance tax for anything over €12 million. Unsurprisingly they're actually doing the opposite and cutting tax for a tiny wealthy minority...21 Jul 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6ip4dcuw2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mr6fdyshto2w"It is an epidemic. The courts are full of women seeking barring and harassment orders. Thousands of children are growing up in violent homes." Laws like Jennie's Law are welcome, but we must fight the problem at it's root - sexism, misogyny, and the way that capitalism profits off of both of them.21 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6fdyshto2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mr66qlpyfh2sA cruel joke that school books are being made free, while schools are encouraged to use them less and less in favour of "Ed-Tech" at the expense of parents. We need a serious examination of what technology is useful and when in the classroom, especially with others going back to basics.21 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr66qlpyfh2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mr3oadoxfq2lTime is ticking for children with rare diseases in Ireland. We know for example that Skyclarys is the only drug that has been shown to slow Friedreich's ataxia, and it's available in other European countries.20 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3oadoxfq2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mqyr3hpicr2wNobody wants a future where the majority of the internet and 'creative content' is AI slop. That's the future unless we collectively pull the brake on generative AI. This isn't a runaway train. The narrative of inevitability is propagated by Big Tech to try and profit off pushing AI at us.19 Jul 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyr3hpicr2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmurphy.pbp.ie/post/3mqr5qlw4qh2lIt's disgraceful that so many parents and children are still being let down by this government. Cara shouldn't have to be protesting outside the Dáil like this, but she says she will be back in September if things remain the same.. #AON #FightForYourRights #EqualityInEducation16 Jul 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:ui7decoar7dhtjwxpenpezv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr5qlw4qh2l