Opponents of household charge ready to go to jail rather than pay
Nine Dáil deputies vehemently opposed to the introduction of the new €100 household charge insist they will go to jail rather than back down in their campaign against it. Socialist Party duo Clare Daly...
View ArticleHogan hits out at “irresponsible” TDs opposing household charge
The 14 TDs threatening to boycott the €100 household charge would bring the Oireachtas “down a very dangerous road for our democracy,” Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has warned. Hitting out at...
View ArticleNumber of TDs opposing household charge rises to 18
The number of TDs boycotting the new household charge has now risen to 18. Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has become the most high profile of the deputies opposing the new €100 charge, which comes into...
View ArticleTDs launch campaign to boycott property tax
A group of TDs and campaigners against household and water taxes has launched a campaign to boycott any property tax. People Before Profit TD Joan Collins called on people not to register for the...
View ArticleMore than 30,000 have now registered for household charge
More than 30,000 properties have now been registered for the new household charge, since it came into force on January 1. The figures, released by the Department of the Environment, mean that more than...
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TDs urge public to boycott household charge
Clare Daly TD A number of TDs are refusing to pay the controversial new household charge of €100, which comes into force in January. The Socialist Party’s Joe Higgins and Clare Daly and independent TD...
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TDs to outline plans for boycott of household charge later today
The United Left Alliance are leading the calls for a boycott of the controversial household charge A small number of opposition TDs will hold a press conference later today outlining plans for a...
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