From left: Tessi Bellard (2 children), Ruth Coppinger TD, Danielle Adderley (2 children), AAA Ccouncillor Sandra Kavanagh, Mellisa Rothwell (2 children and expecting), Edel McElroy (3 children).

This morning.

Porterstown Road, Castleknock, Co Dublin

A number of homeless families, supported by the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) and Socialist Party TD, Ruth Coppinger after taking over a house on a NAMA controlled development to “highlight the need to use NAMA land for social housing“.

Most of the women [see caption] are homeless “due to being unable to afforded the rise in rents for the private accommodation they were living in” according to the Anti-Austerity Alliance.

Yesterday: Meanwhile, In Castleknock

(Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie)

Above from left: Paul Murphy TD, Mandy Shaw, AAA activist, Ruth Coppinger TD and  [Cork City] Cllr Mick Barry.

This afternoon.

Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin.

Members of the Anti Austerity Alliance (AAA) unveil a Private Members Motion to abolish Irish water and call for a General Election challenge by water charge campaigners

Paul Murphy sez:

“The Private Members Motion we are presenting to the Dail calls for the abolition of the water charges, Irish Water and their replacement with progressive taxation measures such as increased corporation tax, a Financial Transactions Tax or a wealth tax. In light of the empty threats which have been issued by [Environment Minister] Alan Kelly, we are offering the government a final opportunity to abolish Irish Water, scrap the water charges and attempt to save themselves before they are met with a mass boycott which will finish them and Irish Water…”

The AAA believe the  water charges movement can create “new political force beyond existing parties”.

SCRAP!

Alan Kelly’s bluster will be met with solid boycott and the sinking of Irish Water & government (AAA)

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

The Anti Austerity Alliance protesting outside  City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin this evening during the first council meeting since the local elections on May 23.

Thanks Scooperman

[Top and Middle: AAA signage on Kildare Street, Dublin earlier and , above from left: Denise Parker, Bernadette Ryan, Mick Barry, Seonaidh Ni Schiomoin and Tomas Holohan launching the new movemtn in Buswells Hotel, Dublin]

A new party, you say?

Sam writes:

“Anti Austerity Alliance (AAA)  is a new movement made up of groups apposed to the household, property and water taxes. They have so far selected 40 candidates in Dublin, Cork Limerick, Galway, Killkenny, Carlow, Laois,Louth and Donegal with more potentially comming later to run in the local elections and aim to build a movement to challenge austerity policies…”

Anti Austerity Alliance Launches As new Party (Irish Examiner)

Members of The Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA), including Dublin City Fingal Councillor Ruth Coppinger (above), on Saturday afternoon marking the exit of the Troika in Dublin’s city centre.

The Anti-Austerity Alliance is a new group “arising from campaigns against household and property taxes” and plans to stand candidates in the local elections next May…

…Uniting around a programme which includes opposition to all austerity measures and cutbacks, refusal to engage in council junkets and for alternative economic strategies to austerity, which is causing hardship & damage to the economy.

FIGHT!

Anti Austerity Alliance (Facebook)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)