Uplift Ireland

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Image with text: People who come to Ireland seeking asylum currently can't access many education and training courses unless they have a work permit, meaning so many are left without jobs and without access to education for months on end.

Image with text: This has to change. We are calling on Higher Education Minister James Lawless and Education Minister Helen McEntee to remove the requirement for a work permit for further education and training courses.

Image with text: This small but simple change will dramatically improve the lives of people who are seeking asylum in Ireland. It will mean that people can start upskilling and training from the moment they arrive in Ireland, so they're best equipped to get good employment when they do get their work permits. Sign the petition today and join us in our call to give people seeking asylum the right to an education.

People seeking asylum should have the right to education ✊️

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YouTube video by Uplift Ireland Uplift Deputy Direct Brian Cuthbert speaks to RTE Drive time

Our Deputy Director Brian Cuthbert speaking to RTE's Drive time about #Gazalegalcase

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Legal bid to compel Government to suspend military-related trade with Israel filed in High Court High Court case also alleges weapons to Israeli army are being unlawfully transported through Irish airspace

Are you backing the #Gazalegalcase? Follow the hashtag for updates ✊️

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Legal action over weapons transport within Irish airspace A legal challenge to the use of Irish airspace for flights transporting weapons to Israel has been lodged at the High Court.

Did you see us at the Highcourt today? Are you backing the #Gazalegalcase?

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Tomorrow Tuesday 29th of July 2025, at 12.15pm Uplift Ireland along with the Ditch and members of Ireland's Palestinian community, are taking the Irish Government to the Highcourt.

Stop Arming Israel
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Tomorrow Tuesday 29th of July 2025, at 12.15pm Uplift Ireland along with the Ditch and members of Ireland's Palestinian community, are taking the Irish Government to the Highcourt.
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#GazaLegalCase

Image of a flyer being handed out by Uplift ireland to minister Patrick O'Donovan

What happens when ministers ignore the people? Follow along to see 👀
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Email your TDs about foster care supports in Budget 2026 I just emailed my TDs asking them to prioritise foster carers in the upcoming Budget, can you do the same?

Support Foster carers in Budget 2026 ✊️ Send an email now 👇
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Fund urgent care for Motor neuron disease ✊️
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The GPO on O’Connell Street is a huge part of our history — it was the centre of the 1916 Rising. But now this government is talking about redeveloping the GPO into a glorified shopping centre, with offices and retail units.

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I’ve taken a stand for peace and to save the Triple Lock. Can you do the same and share this video message from peace activist and Chernobyl Children's founder Adi Roche?

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Keep the pressure on ✊️ Let them play #speirgorm

Ministers phone is off the hook, call your local TD and tell them to #Letthemplay
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Call the minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and tell him to #Letthemplay

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Email members of the Foreign Affairs Committee and let them know that we insist on Pre-legislative scrutiny ✊️

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Let Them Play Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

Time to Pull every lever possible to sort those visa's and Let them Play ✊️

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Let Them Play Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

Irish government is blocking these children's visas #speirgorm #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine my.uplift.ie/petitions/le... @uplift.ie

Let Them Play Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

Let them play ✊️ my.uplift.ie/petitions/le...

Protect Our Revolutionary History - Make the GPO a National Monument not a Shopping Centre The GPO is the most important historical site in the City of Dublin, the centre of a rebellion that marked the start of the Irish revolutionary period.  The Rising was globally significant, prec...

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SPF is an essential product not a luxury and should be VAT free I've just signed this petition calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to remove VAT on SPF products. Will you sign too?

I've just signed this petition calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to remove VAT on SPF products. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ma... @uplift.ie

Keep Your Promise - Don't Hike University Fees I've just signed this petition calling on the Irish government to not raise university fees. Will you sign too?

I've just signed this petition calling on the Irish government to not raise university fees. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie

Email members of the committee and let them know that they NEED to include Services in their new OTB ✊️

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If you have been effected by the rent pressure zones please add your story to the Homes for all map ✊️

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The decision to restore the student contribution fee to €3,000 represents more than just an additional €1,000 expense - it creates a significant financial barrier for thousands of students and families.

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Health Not Handcuffs: Decriminalise Drug Use Now I've just signed this petition calling on the government to decriminalise drug use. Will you sign too?

"Health Not Handcuffs" We need to change tact in relation to how we treat drug users in ireland! Time to follow the recommendations of the Citizens assembly and decriminalize drug use and take a health lead approach!

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Criminalisation harms individuals, families, and communities — it pushes people away from the help they need and traps them in cycles of harm. The 2024 Citizens’ Assembly recommended decriminalisation as a humane, evidence-based solution. #speirgorm

Bring private nursing homes into public care I'm calling for private 'for profit' nursing homes to be taken into public ownership. Older people deserve better care & healthcare staff deserve decent working conditions. Will you join me by…

Private 'for-profit' nursing homes must be brought into public ownership. Care of older people should never be about profit-making.

Ban the practice of conversion therapy on the island of Ireland! I've signed this petition asking our government to ban the practice of conversion therapy on the island of Ireland. Can you do the same?

The Anti Conversion Therapy Coalition (ACTC) has been established to drive forward the campaign to completely ban conversion therapy through legislative means both in the Oireachtas and in Stormont.

Give an Irish welcome to Palestinians. Expand the Community Sponsorship Ireland scheme. I've just signed this petition calling on the Irish government to expand the Community Sponsorship Ireland scheme to include Palestinians. Will you sign too?

at present the Community Sponsorship Ireland scheme is restricted to Syrian and Afghani refugees. The government should expand this scheme to include Palestinians. This will allow communities to provide accommodation and suitable support for Palestinian families.