Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party has this morning said that last night’s reversal of a motion passed six weeks ago to keep O’Devaney Gardens in public hands ‘makes a mockery of local government.’ Speaking following a special meeting of Dublin City Council last night, Councillor Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) said: “Councillors are [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Workers’ Party argues legal advice contradicts unsupported claims by council officials that mixed income public housing goes against planning guidelines Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has called on Sinn Féin to publish the legal advice they sought in August in relation to O’Devaney Gardens before pushing ahead with a motion [...]
The Workers’ Party have said that if Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney is serious about tackling the cartel that now controls domestic waste collection then he should re-municipalise the service and scrap refuse charges. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork based Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan, who was jailed for opposition [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, Dublin North Inner City) has said that the government’s announcement that it was scrapping minimum recycling charges will make little difference to many households in areas such as the capital’s north inner city who already pay for recycling. Cllr. Ryan said: “The reality is that, [...]
The Workers’ Party have called on the leadership of the Right2Water campaign to organise a further national rally against the water charges in order to increase the pressure on political parties and deputies who had been elected on a mandate to abolish water charges and Irish Water to keep those promises. Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus [...]
Warning comes amid fears that Greyhound may withdraw from North Inner City Time to bring bin services back under public control, says WP Dublin Central candidate Dublin Central Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan today (Thursday 11 February) warned that large swathes of the capital’s Inner City may be left out in what she termed “the [...]
Cork North Central Workers’ Party candidate councillor Ted Tynan has condemned the government decision to introduce “Pay by Weight” charges for domestic refuse and says the move will be completely counterproductive. He also accused the government of keeping quiet about the new rules which will cause refuse charges to rocket upwards once the election is [...]
Lorraine Hennessy, Workers Party, Dublin Mid-West Workers' Party Dublin Mid West candidate Lorraine Hennessy has condemned the statement by Councillor William Lavelle, Fine Gael, in calling for North Clondalkin and Ballyfermot to be dropped from the provision of the new Luas line. The National Transport Authority has published the Draft Transport Strategy for [...]
The Workers' Party in Dublin is to hold a public forum on the housing crisis, Thursday 15th October, 7.30pm, at the Axis Centre, Ballymun. In the midst of an ever worsening housing emergency, the Workers' Party is hosting a public forum for people to come and share their experiences and opinions on the housing crisis. [...]
The Workers’ Party have called for a national housing strategy on a permanent basis to ensure that never again will the citizens of this country have to face the type of housing emergency currently impacting on hundreds of thousands of people. Workers’ Party Meath spokesman Seamus McDonagh said that the current housing crisis was putting [...]
