by Emmet Doyle | Sep 4, 2025 | News
The Government’s new disability strategy is full of promises, however people with disabilities and their advocates have heard it all before and will not be fooled again. That’s the assessment of leading advocate , Aontú rep for Co Louth, Michael O’ Dowd who has cast a...
by Emmet Doyle | Sep 4, 2025 | News
With September here, thousands of students across Ireland find themselves not preparing for lectures but scrambling for shelter. In recent weeks, my office has been inundated with calls and visits from distressed students and parents—many of whom are facing the grim...
by Emmet Doyle | Sep 3, 2025 | News
Aontú Senator Sarah O’ Reilly is a vocal supporter of people’s rights and choice to use cash to buy tickets for GAA matches. She has written an open letter to President of the GAA ,Jarlath Burns, outlining her deep concerns at how people who can’t pay digitally are...
by Emmet Doyle | Sep 3, 2025 | News
Loopholes that allow developers in Meath bypass the planning process around the provision of International Protection Accommodation (IPAS) centres must be closed off immediately. In a motion at this week’s full meeting of Meath County Council, Aontú’ s Navan Cllr Emer...
by Emmet Doyle | Sep 2, 2025 | News
Today, I stand unequivocally with the members of Fórsa in their campaign for pension parity and public sector recognition for school secretaries and caretakers. These individuals are far more than ancillary—they are the heartbeat of our schools. With quiet grace and...
by Emmet Doyle | Sep 2, 2025 | News
“Farmers were promised support. What they got was silence, stress, and a spreadsheet nightmare.” Paul Lawless TD has today expressed deep dismay at the ongoing delays in ACRES payments, with thousands of farmers still waiting on entitlements dating back to...
by Emmet Doyle | Aug 29, 2025 | News
As families across Ireland prepare for the return to school, it is time for the Department of Education to speak plainly and act decisively. Each year, parents are sent letters or emails about upcoming charges — often written in such a way that they appear to be...
by Emmet Doyle | Aug 27, 2025 | News
Figures show that Fingal has the lowest levels of public childcare in the country with a high proportion of private childcare providers operating out of publicly funded community centres in the area. Aontú Cllr Ellen Troy says “Currently a massive 80% of childcare...
by Emmet Doyle | Aug 26, 2025 | News
There’s claims that Louth County Council is breaking its own laws on noxious and invasive weeds. Aontú Rep Michael O’ Dowd says Ardee Railyway Park, one of the area’s best known amenities has fallen into serious neglect with invasive dock weeds taking hold and he is...
by Emmet Doyle | Aug 14, 2025 | News
Lives are potentially being put at risk due to serious structural cracks on one of Co. Donegal’s oldest and most historic bridges. That’s according to Aontú’s Letterkenny Rep, Mary T Sweeney who says she is so concerned about expanding cracks on the Oldtown Bridge in...
