Chapelizod Tourism

20/04/2023

€50 Billion extra Tax
To come our way over 3to 5 years

We need it spent now to create the Social Society we need Now Now Now

20/04/2023

Housing Disaster in Ireland

We need to go back to

Housing Cooperatives that are owned by the People to build their own Affordable Housing
It will work as it had before
Let us put this out for discussion

17/04/2023

The Hutch
Not Guilty

10/04/2023

We must have as much concern about Gaza as we have for Ukraine
John Martin

10/04/2023

These figures show that the 46% of Irish society are not affected by housing Crisis and other social issues that others are so getting them to see the injustices in society is a very long road

The lifting of the eviction ban on April 1st has split the Irish public, according to an opinion poll

05/04/2023

There is a saying in the Civil Service and City and County Councils it’s as follows
( MINISTERS COME AND GO AND WE ARE HERE UNTIL WE RETIRE )

Also, the RTB was on the cusp of publishing some figures in February. Then, staff corresponded with department officials.

02/04/2023

A case must be taken to court to challenge evictions that leave people and families Homeless

02/04/2023

John Martin member of Community Action Tenants Union
Join us today

02/04/2023

John Martin member of CATU
Join us to day to stop Evictions

In final quarter of last year, these non-bank entities controlled 77% of all residential mortgages in long-term arrears

02/04/2023

John Martin member of Community Action Tenants Union
Join us today

02/04/2023

John Martin
Member of Community Action Tenants Union
Join us today

Dia 1 de abril vem lutar pelo direito à habitação, pelo direito à cidade e pelo fim da exploração e do aumento do custo de vida!

02/04/2023

Security Officers will be with two fellow Security Officers who are facing eviction today @ 1pm today.

Well done to IWU Dublin Branch People Before Profit CATU Ireland & other groups for the Department for Housing (Custom House Quay, Dublin City Centre) four hours occupation.

02/04/2023

02/04/2023

It can be done
John Martin
Chapelizod

👊 Une première à Grenoble !
En ce 1er avril, la Ville de Grenoble a enfin décidé de réquisitionner un bâtiment vide pour y loger des familles sans logis, mal logées et menacées d'expulsion !
Le 2 place de Gordes, ancienne propriété de la Ville et vendue a un promoteur, retrouve finalement un usage utile: loger.

02/04/2023

On February 24, 2022, the Russian army treacherously attacked our country and started a full-scale war with the bombing of peaceful cities and villages and infrastructure objects. Last year, since the beginning of the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation of Ukraine, enormous damage...

30/03/2023

Military Chief in military for 40 years wasn’t aware off what was happening
Of course we believe him as we believe in Santa Clause

Here is the front page of Thursday's Irish Examiner!

You can subscribe to the paper at https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/

30/03/2023

The Evictions will start tomorrow on yes would you believe it
APRIL FOOLS DAY

Yes I with Hand on Heart would like to hope the measure the Government have in put in force work but I think not
I NOW CALL ON IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS
TO COME TO THE AID OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FACING EVICTIONS
NO EVICTIONS ON TO THE STREETS
John Martin
Member of CATU

30/03/2023

The Irish Constitution under Fundamental Rights
People and Families cannot be Evicted on to the Road they must have somewhere to go
My reading of the Irish Constitution of 1937
John Martin

No Evictions on to the Roads in the name of Humanity, Society Justice and the Common Good and our Fundamental Rights
John Martin

28/03/2023

Go to stop this Eviction if you can
Go to stop this eviction if you are in the Vicinity

NOW IT BEGINS
JOHN MARTIN
CEO
CHAPELIZOD TOURISM

🚨🚨🚨 E V I C T I O N C A L L O U T 🚨🚨🚨

Calling on all members, supporters and people of good conscience to get down to Shannon Arms Apartment Complex, 91 Henry st, Limerick V94 CA29 if they are nearby.

CATU Limerick

26/03/2023

Quote
“ I will be bringing IT here “
A total unacceptable way to address any Child

Independent TD Verona Murphy said: “If I have one child in Wexford that isn’t accommodated, I’ll be bringing it here, and it’ll be sitting in the Ceann Comhairle’s lap."

26/03/2023

Retired Garda Kevin Taylor being assaulted by unlicensed, illegal, trespassing thugs at the illegal eviction at Falsk Strokestown on Tuesday December 11th 2016.

Summons allege the firm provided a security service on December 11th to 16th Dec 2018 at Falsk Strokestown without having a licence to do.

Drew Harris, Leo Varadkar and Charlie Flanagan have yet to condemn this vicious assault which left Kevin hospitalised.

26/03/2023

26/03/2023

Join CATU Ireland to resist the heartless evictions

26/03/2023

Some useful information for those served with termination notices.

Even if your landlord has given you a valid termination notice, he cannot evict you without making an application to the RTB for overholding. You are allowed to remain in the property while the case is going ahead. This can be for a number of weeks, or even longer. The RTB will only issue an order for you to leave the property if they find that the notice is valid and all required steps have been followed. There are lots of technical reasons why a notice may not be valid. The RTB adjudication process is confidential and there is no penalty for engaging in it.

If the RTB issue a decision after the first stage you have the right to appeal this to a Tribunal. This can take a further number of months to be completed. You are allowed to remain in the property while the case is being heard. Tribunal hearings are public hearings and your details can be published on the RTB website once a decision is made. However, it is also possible to reach a confidential settlement with your landlord at this stage. Again there is no penalty for engaging in the RTB process, but there is a fee to lodge an appeal.

If the RTB reaches a final determination in your case, you do have the right to appeal this on a point of law to the High Court. If you do not appeal, and if the landlord wants to enforce the order, he must apply to the District Court to do so. The District Court will usually confirm the order of the RTB, and can award the legal costs of the case against you, but the court should listen to you and fully consider your circumstances before making any order. It may be possible to persuade the court to issue a stay on any enforcement of the order. Enforcement of any District Court order should be done through the Sherriff’s office.

At any stage of the process if you decide to leave the property, you can ask the council for emergency accommodation. There is likely to be pressure on the availability of emergency accommodation in the months ahead and there is no guarantee of the standard of accommodation or where it will be located.

We encourage anyone facing eviction to contact CATU for support. Only by standing together and organizing do we stand a chance of stopping evictions.

The above is intended as general information and does not constitute legal advice.

26/03/2023

There are 25 households (that we know of) in the Inchicore and Kilmainham area right now facing eviction into homelessness. There are 6 local members who faced a brutal illegal eviction in December- through pressure on the landlord and community pushback they are still in their home.

If they had any sense, the Dáil would vote to extend the ban on evictions to protect tenants. But whatever the outcome today in Leinster House, your union will fight evictions. Even before the ban, the strength of landlords in Ireland has displaced so many people. Varadkar has said that a ban on evictions doesn't matter as most people will find alternative accommodation - this is totally heartless and ignorant. None of the tenants facing eviction in our area have had any luck finding another home - what are tenants supposed to do? We say - get organised and resist. Join your local tenants union and support one another

On March 31st our local branch will be taking action with branches across the country to push back against the power of private market speculation across this island - whether you are a member yet or not we would love to see you there

https://www.facebook.com/events/9087683007938326

26/03/2023

🏠 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🗣️

CATU members across Wicklow and Wexford will be receiving training from our training officer, which will look into how to deal with Member Defence, Community Organising, and Anti-Eviction Training. 👊

This can serve as a practical introduction to and what we do, as well as what member’s committee positions are to be taken up to get the most out of our union and strengthen our community activism.

Training will take place on Saturday 1st April at 12PM until 3PM upstairs at in Gorey (AKA Hawthorn & Mayblossom Antiques)- a great opportunity for everyone interested to get involved! We will use these skills to push on our local cases, and developing our own strategies and campaigns!

If you’re interested in joining, DM our page to get involved! ✊

21/03/2023

⏰ The Housing Action Days starts in only 4 DAYS💥 70 actions announced in 30 cities and 12 countries, and it is growing!

It's still not too late for you to organise an event in your town! Join us!

21/03/2023

| CATU Day of Action 🚨

CATU Wicklow and Wexford members will be joining the national campaign against the inhumane lifting of the eviction ban.

Whether locally or nationally, we encourage all our members and allies to join us at a local level, or show solidarity at the national protest, which takes place at The Spire at 2PM on Friday 31st March 2023.

More information can be found in ‘s post! 🏠👊

21/03/2023

Mould in your home might not turn you into a zombie but it can still cause health problems.

Join CATU this won’t be the “last of us” your landlord will be hearing.

21/03/2023

Nothing has CHANGED
NO EVICTIONS NOW OR NEVER

Gardai shut down stall giving food to Dublin's homeless

**The group, March for the Homeless, said what happened was “heartbreaking”, leading the minister with responsibility for solving the crisis to say that groups like theirs should be “facilitated” in continuing their work.
As the latest homeless figures show 120 people sleeping rough on the streets, Environment Minister Alan Kelly called for “common sense” on the issue of permits for volunteers trying to help them.
March for the Homeless volunteers were back on Grafton Street last night in defiance at the order from gardai to pack up and leave over the weekend.
“We won’t be going anywhere,” organiser Darren Bradley told the Herald.
Stark
Last night on Grafton Street gardai approached the group and asked Mr Bradley to move a van that was parked nearby.
However, the volunteers were allowed to set up the kitchen and serve food.
It was a stark contrast to the weekend, when Mr Bradley said officers told his colleagues to shut down the stall for “health and safety reasons” as homeless people queued for food.
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“They took volunteers’ names and addresses, which really shocked me, and told them never to come back,” he said.
He said they should “concentrate on drug dealers and not on people doing good. It’s heartbreaking.”
Mr Bradley said the group normally give out meals like chicken curry, spaghetti and sandwiches as well as toiletries, clean clothes and sleeping bags.
“The homeless people were left without food. If we were selling food I’d understand, because we would need a permit, but we’re giving it away for free.”
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A Garda spokesman said that officers were called to Grafton Street where a temporary structure was set up, adding that “it was attracting a significant amount of people”.
“Those involved in setting up the structure did not have permits from Dublin City Council and were asked to remove the structures on the grounds that they were causing an obstruction and were a safety concern.
“We would ask anyone who wishes to set up structures on streets in the city to liaise with Dublin City Council,” he said.
Minister Kelly responded to the incident by saying: “I think people who are doing work like that should be facilitated. Certainly, I feel a bit of common sense should come in here when it comes to the issue of permits.”
March for the Homeless hit the headlines last week when one of its volunteers, Sarah Jane Curtis (19), brought homeless man Adam Skinner (21) to her Debs. Separately, Dublin Simon Community’s Sam McGuinness said that government interventions have had no impact on the homelessness crisis.

He was speaking as he launched the charity organisation’s annual report. Their latest figures show that 120 people were sleeping on the capital’s streets on Monday night. Another 50 people sheltered at Simon’s night cafe.
“The numbers speak for themselves and clearly (State) interventions to date have not been effective,” he said, with the situation being described as a “humanitarian crisis”.
“We are now faced with a catastrophe where, nine months on from the tragic death of Jonathan Corrie in front of Leinster House, the numbers who are rough sleeping have grown – despite the provision of 207 extra beds over Christmas last year,” said Mr McGuinness.
Humanitarian
The organisation assisted more than 3,000 men, women and children across Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Meath in 2014.

*all taken from The Herald without a link so Denis doesn't get a penny for it*

15/03/2023