A Public Meeting on the ongoing crisis regarding the rising and unsustainable costs of living will be held this Wednesday 16th April, at 10:30am, in the Grand Canal Hotel, Grand Canal Upper Street, Dublin 4.
Organised by Fianna Fáil Dublin Candidate for Europe, Mary Fitzpatrick, the meeting will pay particular attention to the role Europe could and should be playing in addressing the situation, while the Guest Speaker at the event will be Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath TD.

Protection of Retail Workers Bill
In April 2025 Mary introduced the Protection of Retail Workers Act 2025, a Bill aimed at amending the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to create specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing, or abusing retail workers while they are carrying out their employment. Retail workers across Ireland are on the