by Emmet Doyle | May 28, 2026 | News
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says the government could mitigate this €250 annual price rise, as semi-state body Electric Ireland has a “profit buffer”. Responding to today’s news Electric Ireland electricity prices are to rise by 8%, with gas going up by 7.7%, Tóibín...
by Emmet Doyle | May 28, 2026 | News
Aontú TD for Mayo, Paul Lawless challenged the Tánaiste Simon Harris during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today over discrepancies in electricity prices for data centres and households. Speaking today, Deputy Lawless said: “In 2024 data centres used 22%...
by Emmet Doyle | May 26, 2026 | News
Tóibín: “Re-turn bosses must come before an Oireachtas Committee – it’s time to reform or end this beset scheme.” Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has requested bosses of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to come before the Oireachtas Committee...
by Emmet Doyle | May 26, 2026 | News
Aontú TD for Mayo, Paul Lawless, has welcomed clarification from the Minister for Education that there is no requirement for leaving cert or junior cert students to have their own laptop. Speaking today, Deputy Lawless said: “A number of parents in my...
by Emmet Doyle | May 26, 2026 | News
A local public representative has hit out at an incident at a Drogheda church where two planters were destroyed and the contents strewn around the ground. Aontú’s Michael O’ Dowd says “The wanton vandalism carried out over the weekend outside the Augustinian Church in...
