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Workers’ Party condemn slaughter in Palestine

The Workers Party of Ireland condemns today’s murderous attacks on Palestinian civilians by the Israeli state. At present, sources suggest that at least 55 Palestinians have been killed and 2,400 wounded by Israeli forces, on what has been described as the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 attacks on Gaza. Today’s events, which have [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 14th, 2018|

Calls for non-religious polling station for upcoming referendum

The Workers’ Party have called on the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, as well returning officers, to ensure that religious schools are not selected as polling stations for the upcoming referendum, given the history of Church influence over the issue in Ireland. Workers’ Party representative for Lucan/Palmerstown David Gardiner said “The vast majority [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 10th, 2018|

Minister Coveney must condemn United States withdrawal from Iran nuclear agreement

Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers' Party have called on Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to condemn the United States withdrawal from a nuclear agreement with Iran. The call comes following an announcement from US President Donald Trump that he intends to withdraw from the agreement and re-impose sanctions on Iran. Speaking on the [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 10th, 2018|

Workers’ Party launch Meath YES poster campaign, focussing on women forced to travel to UK for abortion

The Workers' Party have launched a poster campaign across Meath calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on whether to repeal the 8th amendment. Speaking following the launch of the posters, Workers' Party representative in Meath, Séamus McDonagh, said: "Our posters choose to highlight the fact that abortion is already a reality in [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 9th, 2018|

Cervical Screening Inquiry must focus on cost motive for choosing private screening labs

The Workers' Party have called for the remit of the cervical cancer enquiry to include the appropriateness of cost being used as a criteria for choosing screening labs. Cllr. Ted Tynan, Workers' Party representative on Cork City Council, said: "Outsourcing as a practice has already run down our waste management services, our public transport system [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 9th, 2018|

Lucan Church reported to Charity Regulator over anti-abortion billboard

Lucan Church reported to Charity Regulator over anti-abortion billboard Workers' Party representative in Lucan / Palmerstown, David Gardiner, has reported St. Mary's church in Lucan village to the Charity Regulator, for what he considers to be inappropriate political campaigning. The move comes in the wake of a decision by the Charity Regulator that the Project [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:10+00:00May 7th, 2018|

An Post “upgrade” will further erode services in smaller towns and villages

The Workers’ Party has criticised an announcement by An Post of a plan to close around 100 post offices across the country while concentrating modernised servces in cities and larger urban areas as another blow to small town and rural Ireland. Meath Workers’ Party representative Seamus McDonagh accused An Post of packaging a major run-down [...]

2018-04-20T17:07:48+00:00April 20th, 2018|

Workers’ Party hold Belfast rally in opposition to imperialist attacks on Syria

Workers' Party members outside Belfast City Hall this afternoon (Friday) in opposition to US/UK/French bombing of Syria.     Workers Party opposes imperialist attacks against Syria   The Workers Party of Ireland condemns last week’s missile attacks on Syria as an escalation of imperialist aggression in the region under the pretext of an [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:11+00:00April 19th, 2018|

NAMA should sack Poolbeg receiver for reneging on social housing commitments

Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party have called on the Minister for Finance to instruct NAMA to sack the receiver appointed to a number of portfolios, including the land bank at the former the Irish Glass Bottle site. The calls comes following the receiver’s decision to renege on an agreement reached with Dublin [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:11+00:00April 17th, 2018|