“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 […]
