{"id":13368,"date":"2023-09-08T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/membership-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:22:19","slug":"membership-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/membership-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contact.jpg\" alt=\"Contact\" width=\"941\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I joined because I believe now is the time. Ireland is ready for change &#8211; but we need to make sure it\u2019s the right change.<br \/>\nHolly Cairns TD &amp; Leader of the Social Democrats<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are you tired of the same old establishment politics in Ireland?<br \/>\nAre you sick of broken promises on housing, climate action, healthcare and so much more?<br \/>\nSo are we.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Democrats believe in a just and fair Ireland. An Ireland of equals where society, and the economy, are structured to serve the many not the few.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resolve the housing disaster<\/li>\n<li>Ensure we reach our climate ambitions<\/li>\n<li>Help us deliver high quality public services<\/li>\n<li>Tackle inequality and poverty<\/li>\n<li>Promote accountability and stamp out corruption<\/li>\n<li>Join the Social Democrats today and, together, let\u2019s do things differently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn-alt\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/join\">Join now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I joined because I believe now is the time. Ireland is ready for change &#8211; but we need to make sure it\u2019s the right change. Holly Cairns TD &amp; Leader of the Social Democrats Are you tired of the same old establishment politics in Ireland? 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