Joe Higgins TD

I this video, Joe questions Karel de Gucht, the European Union’s Commissioner-Designate for International Trade on the European Union’s international trade policies. Joe raises important questions in relation to the detrimental effect that neo-liberal EU trade policies have in the developing world in order to defend the economic interests of European Capitalism. Share on bebo [...]

Here is notice of an upcoming event, entitled: “No Re-Introduction of Water Charges! Boycott the Charge – Boycott Meter Installation!”, due to take place on Saturday, February 13th from 12pm to 3pm in the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. The agenda is: Chair & Introduction: Joe Higgins Wealth & Taxation policy In Ireland: Michael [...]

As another year opens out in front of us, we wish our families, friends and neighbours happiness and prosperity. For very many of them, however, our good wished are overshadowed by foreboding of hard economic times and the hardship and stress that this means. Government Ministers assure us that the Irish economy ‘has turned the [...]

Over the Christmas period, 23 Palestine solidarity activists, among them two Irish women – Zoe Lawlor and Hilary Minch were taken off a bus at al Areish by the Egyptian authorities. These activists were on their way to the Gaza Freedom March due to take place on Thursday 31st December. This march is intended to [...]

Fellow socialist campaigners of Joe Higgins MEP from Sweden, Germany and Belgium (members of the Committee for a Workers International) took part in the 100,000 strong demonstrations last year, protesting against the lack of decisive action against climate change and the farcical character of the Copenhagen summit. On Saturday night, Joe Higgins received a phone [...]