Call for ban on data centres as People Before Profit launch branch in north Tipperary
Paul Murphy TD is due to speak in Nenagh on Monday November 16th, as the left-wing party establishes a base in north Tipperary to complement an already-existing branch in Clonmel, in the south of the county
The launch of the north Tipperary branch of People Before Profit will be held at the Nenagh Arts Centre next Monday evening, November 16th, with Paul Murphy TD due to speak.
In advance of the launch, the party outlined how Deputy Murphy would be establishing the party’s position, advocating for a ban on data centres.
"People Before Profit is Ireland's largest socialist party. We seek radical change to ensure Ireland is run for the majority rather than the profits of the few. We have been to the fore in campaigning on the cost of living: for price controls on food and energy, for real wage increases for workers, affordable housing and an end to poverty level pensions and benefits” said Murphy.
"We have also been to the fore in defending Irish Neutrality and the maintenance of the Triple Lock. It is not acceptable that military spending is increasing at a time when we need housing and investment on public services".
He said People Before Profit is advocating a ban on data centres
"We are calling for a ban on future data centres. These energy-hungry facilities place enormous demands on our electricity grid, at a time when households and small businesses are already struggling with the cost of energy. Our electricity supply is a public resource. It should be used to meet the needs of people and communities and not be dominated by the demands of big tech corporations."
People Before Profit also stated their opposition to the proposed Lough Derg-Dublin pipeline, saying that it “not only poses environmental and ecological concerns, but neglects the needs of rural communities.”
“Uisce Éireann would be better focused on fixing leaks across the newtwork. We should also question the rationale for this project which will be used to provide water to the ever-growing number of data centres."
The public is invited to the launch of the north Tipperary People Before Profit branch, to be held at 8pm in the Nenagh Arts Centre.