“You can’t build homes without infrastructure” says Galway West Candidate Denman Rooke
People Before Profit Galway have emphasized the importance of developing crucial infrastructure alongside housing, after news that the Galway Community Council has unlocked land for 7,500 homes. Echoing calls by the Office of the Planning Regulator and the National Transport Authority, PBP Rep Denman Rooke said “more housing is welcome but we need urgent government […]
Galway West Candidate Denman Rooke Says Government Inaction on National Roads Risks Safety and Future Costs
People Before Profit Galway by-election candidate Denman Rooke has sharply criticised the Government’s slow response to warnings from transport officials that Ireland’s roads and bridges are increasingly vulnerable to climate‑driven damage. Recent reporting from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) highlights concerns that Ireland’s national road network — a €31 billion asset carrying more than 3.5 million […]
People Before Profit Galway’s Denman Rooke attends Technion protest at University of Galway
PBP Galway says the University of Galway cannot hide behind “contracts” to excuse its collaboration with a genocidal state. The ASTERISK research project, which is co-funded by the EU, is co-ordinated by the University of Galway and involves the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel. PBP candidate for the Galway West By-Election Denman Rooke joined […]
People Before Profit Supports protests against Bord Bia Chair
People Before Profit candidate for the Galway West By-Election Denman Rooke has expressed support for Irish farmers protesting Bord Bia Chair Larry Murrin. The farmers occupied Bord Bia’s offices in Dublin, protested outside Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon’s office, and issued a detailed list of 10 questions for Mr Murrin and the agency to answer […]
People Before Profit Galway brands SNA cuts “pure social darwinism”
People Before Profit Galway has condemned the planned reductions in numbers of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) for next September, which has seen the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) cut SNA quotas for as many as 200 schools or more as part of a series of reviews. The NCSE has since “paused” the reviews, following […]
Denman Rooke has been selected as the People Before Profit candidate to contest the by-election in Galway West.
Denman is a socialist activist who lives with his wife and child in Galway city. He works as a commercial artist and designer. He has been a trade union activist for many years and is a long-time activist campaigning on issues of worker’s rights, trade unions, anti-racism, climate action, cost of living, and housing. He […]
People Before Profit Galway support Catherine Connolly for President
Welcoming Catherine Connolly’s candidacy for the Presidency, People Before Profit Galway representative Maisie McMaster said: ‘The People Before Profit branch in Galway enthusiastically welcomes the announcement this week of Catherine Connolly’s candidacy for President of Ireland. People Before Profit’s Steering Committee has endorsed Catherine’s campaign, and subject to ratification at a forthcoming National Council of […]
People Before Profit’s ‘Galway Transport Vision’
After a successful launch of their ‘Galway Transport Vision’ document this past Friday, People Before Profit Galway have now made the document available online. The document is intended to provoke a conversation and debate about the future of transport in Galway. In sections on bus, rail and active travel, we put forward a vision that […]
People Before Profit to launch Galway Transport Vision
As seen in the following articles by Galway Bay fm, Galway Daily, and Galway Advertiser People Before Profit Galway have produced a document putting forward their vision for the future of transport in Galway. They will hold a launch of the document on Friday 24th March, at 2pm downstairs in Áras na nGael, Dominick Street. Speaking […]
BusConnects good for Galway, but cyclist and pedestrian safety paramount
People Before Profit Galway supports the new BusConnects Galway initiative which unveiled its initial Dublin Road plans for public consultation this past month at the Renmore Community Centre. PBP’s new Galway City East representative, Denman Rooke, attended the consultation stating, “I’m very excited about the BusConnects Galway project and the potential it has to encourage […]
