The Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee has welcomed the publication, by the government, of the wording for the forthcoming referendum on Marriage Equality and promised to campaign vigorously for a Yes vote. Michael Donnelly, president of the Workers’ Party stated: “This referendum is long overdue. It peels back one further layer of repression from our [...]
The Workers’ Party has called on the government to block any sale of Aer Lingus and to use its strategic 25% share to ensure that the airline continues to provide vital connectivity between this country and the rest of the world. Dublin Workers’ Party councillor, Éilis Ryan, said that Aer Lingus was of vital strategic [...]
The Workers Party has described the Stormont House Agreement as a bad deal for workers and the formal and most public indication to date of the adoption of Tory economic principles and policies by the DUP/Sinn Féin led administration in Northern Ireland. At the January meeting of the Party's Central Executive Committee the Party [...]
The Workers’ Party of Ireland reiterates its solidarity with the KKE, and its support for our fraternal allies in tomorrow’s election. Over decades, and especially since the beginning of the current assault on the living conditions of the Greek people under the name of austerity, the KKE has resolutely fought for the interests of [...]
The Workers’ Party has a representative on Dublin City Council for the first time since 1999 with the announcement today (Wednesday, 21st January) that north inner city councillor, Éilis Ryan, has joined the organisation. Announcing her decision to join the Workers’ Party, Éilis Ryan, said: “The Workers’ Party has a proud history of standing [...]
The President of the Workers’ Party, Michael Donnelly, has said there is a judicial bias against working class people when it comes to the penalties for fraud and other financial wrongdoings. Mr. Donnelly said that the five year prison sentence handed down to a man convicted of social welfare fraud was in stark contrast [...]
Statement of the Workers' Party of Ireland on the Paris attack The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns today’s brutal and murderous attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which has produced understandable anger and indignation throughout France, Europe and the world. The Workers' Party expresses its sincere condolences to the families [...]
Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that it is time to replace two decades of lip-service on hospital overcrowding with immediate action to end the scandal of sick patients lying on trolleys in hospital corridors and wards. Cllr. Tynan said that the hospital trolley crisis, like the Winter Vomiting bug, had become an [...]
New Year’s Message from the President of the Workers' Party, Michael Donnelly On behalf of the CEC/Ard Comhairle I would like to extend New Year’s greetings to all Party members and their families and to our Comrades, friends and supporters both at home and abroad. I would like also to take this opportunity offer [...]
The Workers Party has responded to the public consultation on the draft budget proposals of a number of Executive Departments. Follow the links below for comments on the Education, Health and Social Care, Employment & Learning and Culture, Arts and Leisure draft budget proposals. The Party has also commented on the Executive’s overall funding proposals for 2015 [...]