RABHARTA

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The Party For Workers And Carers Irish eco-socialist political party. Comhshaol agus Comhionannas - Environment and Equality https://linktr.ee/rabhartaparty

Waterford Coalition Against Fascism. Stand with us on Sunday, September 15th at 2pm. The Bandstand, Ballybricken. Groups/Unions/Parties: Waterford New Communities Network, CATU Waterford, Waterford Council of Trade Unions, Pride of the Déise, Waterford For All, IPSC SE, Sinn Féin, Green Party, People Before Profit, Labour, Rabharta, Social Democrats.
A photo of a Palestine protest at Shannon Airport
Turn off the online hate megaphone. Open letter from over 200 groups to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, First Minister Michelle O'Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly & Taoiseach Simon Harris
Killian's Campaign Poster which shows a photo of him with a wave design beside him, the Rabharta party logo, and the text: Vótáil Mangan Killian #1 in Tramore-Waterford City West. Polls open 7am-10pm Friday 7th June.
A picture of a newspaper article about Laura Keyes. The headline is, Mayoralty is a real family affair for Dr Laura Keyes. There is a full page of text detailing an interview with her. There is also a picture of Laura standing by the Shannon River at the centre of the page.
Banner graphic with white background and the words Your Limerick Team across the top in green writing followed by 4 head shots of 2 women and 2 men. Text under each headshot reads, Bogue Lorna European Parliament, Keyes Laura Limerick Mayor, O'Brien Michael Limerick City East, Rafferty Michael Limerick City West. At the bottom of the banner is the Rabharta logo and a red bubble that reads vote 1.
A photo of Killian standing behind a table with a big A2 poster which reads 'Rabharta: The Party For Workers And Carers' on it stuck to the front centre of it, with an A3 poster of Killian's face with 'Vote Killian Mangan' attached on either side. The table is set up in John Roberts Square in the centre of Waterford City and has Killian's campaign leaflets on it also.
A photo of Killian holding Lorna's campaign leaflet, and Lorna holding Killian's campaign leaflet, standing in the Apple Market in Waterford
A rectangle with a dark green background embossed with the Rabharta logo of four stacked waves slanting left to right and fading from dark green to light green. A white text box with green text on the right hand side. The text reads: Announcement of our Limerick Mayoral Candidate. Accessible online session via zoom. Everybody welcome. Thursday twenty first of March. Six thirty pm.
A rectangle with a dark green background embossed with the rabharta logo of four staked waves slanting left to right and fading from dark to light green. A white icon of a calendar and clock outline is in the bottom left. A white banner across the top with the words save the date and the rabharta logo. A smaller, lighter green rectangle with white text is on the right hand side. The text reads: Announcement of our Limerick Mayoral Candidate. Accessible online session via zoom. Everybody Welcome. Thursday 21st March, 6.30pm. Details and link to follow.
A blue-green background with the Rabharta logo of four stacked waves in the background. White text that reads: We, Rabharta, the party for workers and carers, have written a detailed response to the Green Paper on Disability Reform. We ask that it is scrapped and a new proposal developed with (with is in bold and underlined) people with disabilities. We want a financial support system that is person-centred, rights based and equitable.
A graphic of a woman with a mask in a wheelchair holds up a sign saying "tiering us is ableist" and holds a microphone in her other hand, implying she's making a speech. Text says "Protest! 12th March 12pm O'Connell Street" and "Disabled People Demand The Irish Government Scrap The Green Paper On Disability Reform"
The referendum result is not a defeat for people with disabilities, carers, women or families.This is a defeat for the government, and the entire political class - including opposition - that backed yes/yes from the beginning of this referendum. The failure to make strong, clear proposals that gave people rights, status and resources is why people have rejected these amendments. The family amendment was an opportunity to fully reflect that we have moved on from a church state, but the government fluffed it. The care amendment particularly was a cynical abdication of the state’s responsibility to carers and people with disabilities.
We disagree with the change to the care amendment. We have spoken with people with disabilities and carers, and they feel that it does not protect them. This puts the responsibility of care completely on family members. It only guarantees care for people with disabilities if a family member chooses to care for them. The government held a Citizens’ Assembly to listen to the people affected by these changes. The Citizens’ Assembly recommended a protection for care in the home *and* in the wider community. A committee made up of people from all political parties agreed with this recommendation. But then the government ignored this.
Accessible Version: This Friday, you will be asked to vote on 2 separate changes to the constitution. They are 2 separate changes, but they are linked. Swipe to read about the 2 changes and our opinions and recommendations.
This referendum process began with a citizens’ assembly and has ended up with a cynical face-saving exercise for the minor coalition party. While the 39th amendment on the family is only a marginal improvement on an archaic constitutional text, we are advocating a Yes vote because it extends the status of ‘family’ to more people in different kinds of relationships.
Vote Yes-No on 8th March For Family and Care
Rabharta - the Party for Workers and Carers, welcome the forthcoming enactment of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill. Although the Bill has been criticised by some as not having gone far enough, we consider the Bill as a marked opportunity for Limerick. Having a Directly Elected Mayor will increase the visibility of Limerick City and County Council, bring greater democracy, transparency and accountability to local government in Limerick and establish a direct line of communication between Limerick and central government through the formation of the Limerick Mayoral and Government Consultative Forum. The new mayor will have powers not previously conferred on mayors in Ireland. These powers include executive functions in strategy development, policy development and implementation and co-ordination of large-scale programmes. The role, therefore, requires a strategic, evidenced-based thinker. One who does not forget that they represent all the people of Limerick and places the v