Two Tallaght firefighters, both active in the campaign for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum, have condemned the latest ad by the ‘Save the 8th’ campaign, which depicts a firefighter carrying a child out of a burning building. Sara Phelan, who is a female firefighter at Tallaght fire station, said: “The sexism in this [...]
The Workers’ Party have issued renewed calls for a ban on short-term rental accommodation in Dublin, in the wake of the latest figures released today showing that half of all Dublin lettings were aimed at the short-stay tourist market. Cllr. Éilis Ryan of the Workers’ Party said: “On the street across the road from my [...]
The Workers’ Party has called on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, to expel the Israeli ambassador, in response to the scale of killings of Palestinians by the Israeli army in recent days. Speaking on the matter, Workers’ Party Cllr. Éilis Ryan said: “The killings we have witnessed in recent days are all the more [...]
The Workers’ Party has called on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, to expel the Israeli ambassador, in response to the scale of killings of Palestinians by the Israeli army in recent days. Speaking on the matter, Workers’ Party Cllr. Éilis Ryan said: “The killings we have witnessed in recent days are all the more [...]
The Workers’ Party today held a major rally calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum to remove the 8th amendment from the constitution. The rally took place in the offices of CONNECT Trade Union on Saturday evening, 12th May. The meeting, which was chaired by Dublin City Councillor for the Workers’ Party, Éilis [...]
The Workers’ Party have called on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, as well returning officers, to ensure that religious schools are not selected as polling stations for the upcoming referendum, given the history of Church influence over the issue in Ireland. Workers’ Party representative for Lucan/Palmerstown David Gardiner said “The vast majority [...]
The Workers' Party have launched a poster campaign across Cork City calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on whether to repeal the 8th amendment. Speaking following the launch of the posters, Workers' Party councillor on Cork City Council, Ted Tynan, said: "Our posters choose to highlight the fact that abortion is already [...]
Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers' Party have called on Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to condemn the United States withdrawal from a nuclear agreement with Iran. The call comes following an announcement from US President Donald Trump that he intends to withdraw from the agreement and re-impose sanctions on Iran. Speaking on the [...]
The Workers' Party have launched a poster campaign across Meath calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on whether to repeal the 8th amendment. Speaking following the launch of the posters, Workers' Party representative in Meath, Séamus McDonagh, said: "Our posters choose to highlight the fact that abortion is already a reality in [...]
The Workers' Party have called for the remit of the cervical cancer enquiry to include the appropriateness of cost being used as a criteria for choosing screening labs. Cllr. Ted Tynan, Workers' Party representative on Cork City Council, said: "Outsourcing as a practice has already run down our waste management services, our public transport system [...]
