democracy

Workers Party candidate calls for support for Dublin anti-racism rally tomorrow

The Workers’ Party has called on communities to unite in support of an anti-racism rally in Dublin tomorrow which has been called to show the city’s opposition to an attempt by a hate group styling itself as ‘Pegida Ireland’ to hold a demonstration outside the GPO. Workers’ Party Dublin City Councillor and Dublin Central general [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:53+00:00February 5th, 2016|

World Economic Forum is undemocratic rich man’s club

The Workers’ Party has described the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzterland as the annual outing of world leaders to receive their orders on how to run the world economy from the economic elite of conglomerates, multinationals and the super-rich. Calling for disestablishment of the forum, Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan said [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:54+00:00January 21st, 2016|

Ryan condemns Sinn Féin support for sell-off of Dublin City Council lands

                              Cllr. Éilis Ryan  Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, North Inner City Dublin) has condemned Sinn Féin’s support for the sale of significant tracts of Dublin City Council land to private developers at a meeting of Dublin City Council [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:54+00:00January 12th, 2016|

Workers’ Party Statement on terrorist attacks

  The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns the murderous terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis which has been claimed by ISIS/Daesh and expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the many victims and its solidarity with the French people.   The WPI condemns with equal force the recent terrorist attacks carried out in [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:56+00:00November 17th, 2015|

Irish Water rebrand will not cover its toxic legacy

The Workers’ Party have said that the reported decision of Irish Water boss John Tierney to stand down at the end of his contract and the company’s plans to re-brand itself are a clear sign that Irish Water is on its last legs and that anti-water charges activists should increase the pressure on the government [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:56+00:00November 8th, 2015|

Bank of Ireland introducing apartheid counter service

Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has accused the Bank of Ireland of introducing an apartheid banking system which would see its counter services all but closed off to working class people. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cllr. Tynan said the bank’s decision to ban counter withdrawals of less than €700 and lodgements under €3,000 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:56+00:00November 4th, 2015|

WP support Right 2 Change principles as basis for progressive change

Workers Party supports Right2Change principles as a basis for progressive change Workers’ Party representatives today commended the work of the Right2Water unions in beginning a process that could form the basis for the creation of a progressive political bloc to challenge the dominance of neoliberalism in Irish society. At a meeting with representatives of the [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:57+00:00October 30th, 2015|

Workers’ Party Ard Fheis / Annual Conference in Dublin this weekend

The Workers’ Party will hold its Ard Fheis / Annual Conference 2015 in Dublin this weekend, gathering at the Communications Workers Union hall, North Circular Road, Dublin 1, on Friday (9th October) and Saturday (10th October). The conference will be attended by over 150 delegates from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and overseas who [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:59+00:00October 8th, 2015|

Ireland must cut links with despotic Saudi regime says Ryan

The Workers’ Party has called on the Irish Government to bring to an end its close business and political links with a regime in Saudi Arabia which has condemned a young political activist to death by crucifixion and is a systematic extreme abuser of human rights. Workers’ Party Dublin City Councillor, Éilis Ryan, said: “Recent [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:59+00:00September 25th, 2015|

WP say O’Brien must not profit from homeless crisis

The Workers’ Party has condemned the possibility of a company owned by controversial businessman Denis O’Brien being given a contract to provide temporary housing units for homeless families in Dublin. Following a viewing of the modular housing units, Workers’ Party Dublin City Councillor, Éilis Ryan, said that the proposal to use them as a stop-gap [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:59+00:00September 16th, 2015|