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Workers’ Party Northern Ireland Assembly candidates

WP Assembly Candidates 2016 The Workers' Party will be contesting the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly elections with the following candidates: Conor Campbell - West Belfast Damien Harte - Upper Bann Lily Kerr - South Belfast Hugh Scullion - Mid Ulster Gemma Weir - North Belfast   In a joint statement the candidates said, [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:49+00:00March 31st, 2016|

Gemma Weir to stand in North Belfast

Gemma Weir is to stand as the Workers Party’s  North Belfast candidate in May’s Assembly Elections. Gemma Weir She was confirmed as the party’s choice at an election rally held on Sunday. Gemma, who polled almost one thousand votes in  last year’s Westminster elections, used the rally to set out her manifesto saying [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00March 20th, 2016|

Workers’ Party President Mick Donnelly issues final appeal urging voters to support party’s candidates

The President of the Workers’ Party, Michael Donnelly, has issued a  final appeal urging voters to support the party’s candidates in Friday’s general election “Votes for the Workers’ Party in Friday’s general election are votes for radical progressive policies and for an end to the cronyism and corruption of the big four parties”, said Michael [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00February 24th, 2016|

Workers’ Party candidate disappointed by AAA misrepresentation on abortion rights

Cllr Eilis Ryan, The Workers' Party general election candidate in Dublin Central, has criticised the Anti Austerity Alliance for issuing a press release falsely claiming that The Workers' Party were not pro-choice. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr Ryan said, 'It is deeply disappointing that Diana O'Dwyer and Ruth Coppinger would set themselves up as [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00February 24th, 2016|

Water protests have put privatisation on the back foot – Friday’s election should ensure it is taken off the agenda

Time to repudiate the McCarthy Report on the sale of State Assets Cllr. Ted Tynan, the Workers’ Party candidate in Cork North Central has said that the massive backlash against water charges and Irish Water had put the outgoing government’s privatisation plans seriously on the back foot but he  feared  these plans could be revived [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 23rd, 2016|

Cllr Éilis Ryan says voters looking for clear commitment to repeal the 8th Amendment

Repeal the 8th on voters’ minds in Dublin Central Cllr Éilis Ryan says voters looking for clear commitment to repeal the 8th Amendment As the General Election campaign enters its final days, the Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Central – Cllr Éilis Ryan – has said that, along with obvious issues such as water charges, [...]

2016-02-22T08:07:33+00:00February 22nd, 2016|

“Is Sinn Féin ignorant of its own record on housing?” asks Lorraine Hennessy

Workers' Party candidate Lorraine Hennessy says "This is a scam and is shamefully abusing the trust of those in dire need of a home"   WP Candidate Lorraine Hennessy Lorraine Hennessy, the Workers’ Party candidate for Dublin Mid-West has resoundingly condemned Éoin O’Broin for his abuse of the trust of those in dire [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 17th, 2016|

Austerity has trapped survivors of domestic violence

Cllr Eilis Ryan, Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Central, today represented the party at the launch of SAFE Ireland’s manifesto which seeks to put violence against women on the political agenda as parties prepare for next week’s General Election. Cllr. Éilis Ryan   Speaking after the event, Cllr Ryan said: “Women throughout Ireland [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 16th, 2016|

Government scores own goal with latest Irish Water texts

Responding to the current flurry of Irish Water text messages being sent to householders, Seamus McDonagh,  who is contesting the General Election on behalf of the Workers’ Party in Meath East, today (Monday) said that voters are daily being reminded of what he termed ‘the ongoing fiasco’ of water charges. WP Meath East candidate [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 15th, 2016|

“We need investment in social houses, not public houses, Mr. Kenny!”

Cllr. Éilis Ryan Taoiseach prioritises broadband for pubs and cuts to duty on bar licences while housing crisis mounts The Workers’ Party today reacted with disbelief to Fine Gael’s manifesto which – in an apparent nod to the vintners’ lobby – promises to deliver high-speed broadband to public houses around the country and [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 14th, 2016|