Cllr Éilis Ryan and May MacGiolla at the 2016 Bodenstown Commemoration Comrades, A few weeks ago, May MacGiolla mentioned to me that she thought this was her 81st year attending Bodenstown commemorations. Speaking to May, and indeed reading previous addresses given in Bodenstown, it was clear that it's unusual for a member who [...]
Address of Gerry Grainger, International Affairs Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Anti-NATO meeting organised by the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe, Warsaw 8 July 2016 Dear Comrades, I bring greetings from the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the occasion of this meeting which takes place in [...]
The Workers' Party marked the centenary of the Easter 1916 Rising with ceremonies in Belfast, Cork and Waterford yesterday (Sunday, 27th March). Due to the unavailability of venues in Dublin yesterday the party will hold its commemoration in the capital city on Saturday, 23rd April. Belfast Below is the full text of the [...]
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 [...]
The Workers' Party is holding a number of events in Dublin to mark International Women's Day (Sunday, March 8th). The main event, organised by the Dublin Region of the Workers' Party will begin with a gathering at Grattan Bridge (Capel Street) at 1pm on Sunday - see below for full details International Women's Day is [...]
The Workers’ Party is delighted to announce that it is re-launching in Dublin. The Dublin North and Dublin West branches have invited supporters and those interested to attend their re-launch in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, on Saturday, 7th February, 12-4pm. The last number of months have proven to be an exciting time for [...]
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Republic of Ireland are expected to demonstrate tomorrow in over 100 cities, towns and villages to voice their outright opposition to water charges, water metering and privatisation of the public water supply. Organised by the Right2Water campaign, a coalition of trade union, community and political groups (including the [...]
The Workers' Party has been holding an annual Northern Conference for nearly 25 years. Because it's not a policy making conference the debate and discussion is often more robust and open. At this year's conference on October 25th, we'll be raising the questions that seldom get asked, providing the analysis that others don't and [...]
