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Gary
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Fórsa Trade Union member. Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) member.
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"We hear a lot about ‘accidental landlords’ making ‘pin money’... The data tells a very different story: in 2022, the average gross rental income from second properties was €133,800, or 85% higher than households without a rental income."

From DCTU FB: www.facebook.com/share/p/179k...
Article from the Irish Times, "How much do landlords really earn?"
August 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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🤖Meme image showing a man hugging a woman from behind, both smiling. The photo is overexposed and appears candid. Text at the top reads: "Worried HR are a bit too close with your boss? Join a union." The meme references a situation involving the CEO of Astronomer at a Coldplay concert, who was involved in a personal relationship with the head of HR
July 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Happy #Pride
🤖 A large group of people are gathered at Dublin Pride 2025, smiling and holding colourful flags and banners. The central banner reads "Fórsa" with a rainbow background. Many participants are wearing rainbow accessories such as leis, face paint, and T-shirts supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Behind the group are additional pride flags and banners from other unions. The atmosphere is festive and supportive, taking place on a city street with historic buildings in the background.
June 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Today is UN Public Services Day. A good reminder that public services don’t run themselves, we do! Decent pay, respect, and safe workplaces shouldn’t be too much to ask. #KeepPublicServicesPublic
🤖 A large group of delegates stands together at the 2025 Fórsa Civil Service Conference, holding a teal banner that reads “Celebrating UN Public Services Day – 23rd June.” The banner also features the Fórsa logo. The group is smiling and facing the camera, with many wearing lanyards. Behind them, other attendees are seated at tables in a large conference room, and a presentation screen is visible in the background.
June 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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🤖 This image shows a group of people holding flags, likely at a public event or protest. The flags prominently display the Fórsa logo, a trade union in Ireland. The individuals are standing together outdoors, with some of them smiling or engaged in conversation. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, suggesting a sunny day.
June 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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A three-panel comic using a well-known "cyclist self-sabotage" meme format. Panel 1: The cyclist rides happily and declares, "We generated record profits last year! Good work team!" Panel 2: The cyclist deliberately sticks a stick into the front wheel, saying, "Sorry, we don't have budget for salary increase." Panel 3: The cyclist falls to the ground, clutching their knee, and complains, "Employee retention is difficult in this economy!"
February 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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The image contains text that reads: "We are nothing without each other. You think because you're privileged enough to be able to purchase your basic needs that you're somehow living independently. But you didn't make the clothes you buy. You didn't package them and ship them and deliver them to your doorstep. You didn't grow the food you eat. You didn't harvest the grain that becomes the flour in your bread. You didn't mine the precious minerals from the earth that became the computer chips in your phone. You can't provide your own treats. We need a community to do that. The difference is whether or not you believe the people who facilitated your treats deserve to have their own."
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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An important comparison dorseteye.com/tax-fraud-ve...
Bar chart illustrating the significant disparity between the costs of benefit fraud and tax avoidance to the British taxpayer. Benefit fraud, as estimated by the DWP, accounts for a minimal amount, dwarfed by the vast sums lost to tax avoidance, evasion, and uncollected taxes, which exceed £100 billion according to HMRC and the Tax Justice Network & PCS estimates.
January 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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It's infuriating that this bill was introduced in 2018, lapsed in 2024 and now to be scrapped
History of the occupied territorys bill first introduced in the seanad in 2018, currently lapsed with the dissolution of the Dail
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Same thing happening in dublin
A homeless person's tent being removed and destroyed by a crane attached to a lorry, operated by the Breffni Group, on a city street surrounded by buildings and trees.
December 27, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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December 7, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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At the #FreeGaza march with @forsatradeunion.bsky.social We call on the new government to enact the Occupied Territorys Bill Now!
Fórsa Members with flags Ourselves marching with Forsa flags, crowd behind us marching Badge reading "Pass the occupied territorys bill"
December 7, 2024 at 3:10 PM