Month: February 2011

United Left Alliance calls for mortgage interest freeze and outlawing of repossessions

United Left Alliance calls for mortgage interest freeze and outlawing of repossessions   At today’s photocall and press conference outside Permanent TSB’s Grafton Street branch Joe Higgins MEP, Socialist Party and United Left Alliance candidate for Dublin West commented:   “This spate of mortgage interest hikes by financial institutions who have received billions in taxpayers’…

Continue reading United Left Alliance calls for mortgage interest freeze and outlawing of repossessions

Joe Higgins To Seek Direct Answers From Barosso On Re-negotiation of EU/IMF Agreement

Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party / United Left Alliance) To Travel To Strasbourg Tomorrow (Tuesday) To Seek Direct Answers From EU Commission President Barosso On Re-negotiation of EU/IMF Agreement Socialist Party / United Left Alliance MEP and Dail Candidate To Tell Barosso That It Is Unfair And Anti Democratic To Expect Irish People To Vote…

Continue reading Joe Higgins To Seek Direct Answers From Barosso On Re-negotiation of EU/IMF Agreement

Former Labour Party TD to run as United Left Candidate in Sligo/North Leitrim

Press Statement 13 February 2011 Former Labour Party TD to run as United Left Candidate in Sligo/North Leitrim United Left going from strength to strength as it offers to only real alternative to austerity and cuts  At a press conference today the United Left Alliances announced that Declan Bree the Independent Socialist candidate for Sligo North…

Continue reading Former Labour Party TD to run as United Left Candidate in Sligo/North Leitrim