Lorraine Hennessy The Workers’ Party have said that while the crisis in government may have receded for the moment following the resignation of Minister Frances Fitzgerald, the multiple crises faced by working class people across the state continue unabated and with no sense of urgency on the part for the Taoiseach or his [...]
Seamus McDonagh The Workers’ Party have marked International Workers’ Memorial Day with a call for much stiffer penalties for those who flout Health & Safety laws. Workers’ Memorial Day is an official worldwide United Nations day of reflection honouring workers who have lost their lives, been injured or made unwell in the course [...]
Lorraine Hennessy (Workers' Party) invites women to celebrate International Women's Day, March 8th at Rowlagh Community Centre, Dublin 22. From 7.30pm to 9.15pm. "A day for celebrating - but how do women fare in Ireland 2017? From the cradle to the grave women are unequal and personal safety is a major concern" - Lorraine [...]
The attached submission has been sent to Mr Richard Bruton, Minister for Education with regard to the development of a new Strategy for Education and Skills (2016 – 2018) on behalf of the Workers’ Party, Dublin Mid-West Constituency. Mid-West has vast areas of poverty and educational deprivation with extremely low accession rates to third level. [...]
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 [...]
Workers’ Party general election candidates have pledged their full support for the Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids (SPARK) campaign to reverse the cuts imposed on lone parent families by the current Government. Rather, the Party is committed to implementing policies which reduce the dire levels of deprivation experienced by this sector [...]
Dublin Mid-West candidate Lorraine Hennessy highlights low levels of regulation and high taxpayer subsidies to Irish business High subsidies generate low return in terms of decent jobs, says Hennessy Speaking today (Sunday) the Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Mid-West, Lorraine Hennessy, said that claims by the business lobby and their political advocates that Irish [...]
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 [...]
Workers Party President Mick Donnelly (Back) with candidates (L-R) Cllr. Ted Tynan, Jimmy Dignam, Seamus McDonagh, Cllr. Éilis Ryan and Lorraine Hennessy A resurgent Workers’ Party is running five candidates in the forthcoming General Election, and today said that it expects to be in the hunt for the final seat in Cork North [...]
Dublin Mid-West Workers’ Party candidate Lorraine Hennessy has launched the party’s childcare proposals which envisage the transfer of childcare provision from the private sector to local government. Lorraine Hennessy Clondalkin based Ms. Hennessy said that childcare must be fully funded by the state, free and universally available to all parents including those who [...]
