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NGO
, motto = "''Ar son an fhlaithis, an daonlathais agus na córa sóisialta''" ("''For sovereignty, democracy and social justice''")
, headquarters = 25 Shanowen Crescent,
Santry
Santry () is a suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin, Kilmore and Ballymun. It straddles the boundary of Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council jurisdictions.
The character of the area has chang ...
,
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
9,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, leader_title = Chair/Cathaoirleach
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Patricia McKenna
Patricia McKenna (born 13 March 1957) is an Irish Independent and former Green Party politician. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1994 to 2004. She is a practising barrister having been ca ...
, website
www.people.ie
People's Movement ( ga, Gluaiseacht an Phobail) is an Irish pressure group which campaigns on a number of issues such as protecting
Irish neutrality and against greater
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
integration. The movement has also campaigned against the
war on Iraq and the use of
Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport ( ga, Aerfort na Sionainne) is an international airport located in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick. The airport is the third busiest ai ...
by the
US military
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...
.
Sponsors
Artist
Robert Ballagh, former
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms s ...
(TD) Alderman
Declan Bree, former Member of the European Parliament
Patricia McKenna
Patricia McKenna (born 13 March 1957) is an Irish Independent and former Green Party politician. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1994 to 2004. She is a practising barrister having been ca ...
, Councillor
Chris O'Leary,
Bronwen Maher
Bronwen Maher (born 4 January 1957) is a former member of Dublin City Council who represented the Clontarf electoral area. She was elected as a Green Party councillor in 2004 on her third attempt. She was elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin ...
,
Thomas Pringle TD, Councillor Cieran Perry,
Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly (born 12 July 1957) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency since 2016. She prev ...
TD, Irish-language broadcaster and independent councillor
Seosamh Ó Cuaig
Seosamh Ó Cuaig is a native Irish language speaker and activist and member of Galway County Council from Connemara, County Galway. In 1969 he helped found Coiste Cearta Síbialta na Gaeilge, together with members of Sinn Féin. He is a member of ...
, and Professor John Maguire. The late
Tony Gregory TD was also a patron.
Lisbon Treaty
The group actively campaigned against the constitutional amendment to ratify the (
Treaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed by the EU member s ...
) stating that it would increase Ireland's involvement in military commitments of the EU, compromise workers' rights and reduce the accountability and power of the national parliament of Ireland.
The People's Movement made submissions to the
National Forum on EuropeThe People's Movement Submission
National Forum for Europe setup in the aftermath of the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.
References
External links
Peoples' Movement official website
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Anti-militarism in Europe
Euroscepticism in Ireland
Political advocacy groups in the Republic of Ireland