The Workers’ Party have this morning (Friday) said that tackling the housing crisis is the only way to reverse increased graduate emigration. Dublin Northwest spokesperson Gavin Mendel-Gleason (Workers’ Party), was reacting to figures released yesterday (Thursday) by the CSO which showed a 15% year-on-year increase in the numbers of graduates emigrating. Mendel-Gleason said: “Gradireland.com estimated [...]
The Workers’ Party have called for the state to establish a for-profit public enterprise specialising in research and development in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector. The Party were responding to a figures published by TechIreland today (Thursday), which showed up to 66 companies and 2,500 employees operating in Ireland in the AI field. Cllr. Éilis [...]
Remarks made by the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Phonsie Cullinan, in relation to the HPV vaccine, show the urgency of removing healthcare from church hands entirely, according to the Workers’ Party. Gavin Mendel-Gleason, Workers’ Party spokesperson for Dublin Northwest, said: “The Bishop’s attacks on a vaccination which has been proven to save lives should [...]
The government's planned "escrow" holding account for tax owed to it by Apple has come under severe attack today (Tuesday), as a "slush fund for investment managers." The Workers' Party was responding to reports that a government-established "escrow" account, set up to put the recouped Apple tax money beyond the state's reach, would likely yield [...]
Workers' Party Dublin City Councillor Éilis Ryan has slammed the city council's continued failure to deal with what she termed the 'AirBnB catastrophe' taking over Dublin's housing market. The councillor was highlighting figures available on independent website "Inside AirBnB" which analyses data from AirBnB listings in Dublin and other cities. The website estimates that 21.1% [...]
A Dublin City Councillor has reacted angrily to leaks from the city council's senior management that future regeneration of the city's housing stock would involve public-private partnerships, and a diluted percentage of public housing units. Reacting to reports of the privatisation initiative in today's Sunday Business Post, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City [...]
The Workers' Party have slammed the government's continued refusal to take up a stake in Ireland's oil and gas fields, in the wake of Shell's sale to the Canadian state pension fund. Speaking on the matter, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party) said: "We are now left in a situation where two thirds of the Corrib [...]
The Workers' Party have condemned the "extraordinary delusion" of the government's Summer Economic Statement, which forecasts strong economic growth while ignoring predictions that homelessness will grow. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City Dublin), said: "It is extraordinary to read the government's jubilant forecasts of economic growth of over 4%, when consistent 'economic growth' [...]
WP councillor to boycott meeting citing chair's conflict of interest Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City Dublin) has stated she will not be engaging with the recently-appointed chairperson of the "Taoiseach's Taskforce" in the North Inner City. The Taskforce was established to oversee regeneration in the north inner city [...]
There have been calls today (Wednesday) for local authorities to resume public bin collection services, in the wake of the latest developments in the government’s efforts to introduce mandatory ‘pay-by-weight’ rubbish collection nationwide. Gavin Mendel-Gleason, Workers’ Party representative for Dublin Northwest, called on Dublin City Council to immediately begin moving towards public bin collection, saying: [...]
