Bus Éireann workers have today lodged a petition with RTÉ calling for fair coverage of strike action. The letter, which was drafted and submitted by the Workers’ Party with hundreds of signatures from Bus Éireann workers in Meath, Cork and Dublin, expressed its disappointment at the bias of RTÉ coverage in favour of Bus Éireann [...]
A statement released by the Oblates on Tuesday (April 4th) has been met with calls for the state to abandon the voluntary redress scheme in place since the Ryan Report, and make way for a compulsory scheme. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) said they Oblates’ statement laid bare their continued failure to acknowledge abuses carried [...]
Dublin City Councillors have voted down a Workers' Party proposal that a state company be established in order to build public housing on publicly-owned land. Reacting to the vote, Workers' Party councillor Éilis Ryan said: "At this evening's (Monday) city council meeting, I proposed that, instead of proceeding blindly into another failed PPP scheme, Dublin [...]
Calls for Dublin City Council to use a state company to develop its land instead of PPP A city councillor has warned that Dublin City Council (DCC) is at risk of repeating the disastrous Public-Private Partnership (PPP) failures of the past, with a new multi-county ‘bundle’ approach to developing public land. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ [...]
There have been calls for Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to abandon his support for the Community National School (CNS) model of primary education, in light of emerging evidence that its policy of segregating children for religious formation is being abandoned due to parental pressure. Commenting on the matter, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party), said: [...]
The Workers Party has expressed its solidarity with Bus Éireann Workers who are currently on strike following the decision of company management to proceed unilaterally to cut pay and conditions. Cllr. Ted Tynan has said that it is vital for all workers that the Bus Éireann employees win this dispute as the outcome will set the trend on pay and [...]
The launch this morning by the Nevin Institute of a detailed proposal for public, cost-rental housing development has led to calls for Dublin City Council to reverse its plans to allow private housing development on its biggest sites of empty land. Speaking in reaction to the launch this morning (Thursday 23rd March) by the Nevin [...]
U.S. naval machine gun crew at the ready on board USS Donald Cook at Cobh quay this afternoon The Workers’ Party has condemned the presence of armed machine-gunners onboard a US warship docked at Cobh today. Workers’ Party Cork Councillor Ted Tynan said the presence of the destroyer is a flagrant breach of [...]
Workers’ Party congratulates Clery’s workers on forcing a deal Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has congratulated Clery’s workers on their 21-month battle for fair treatment after they were made redundant following the liquidation of the former retail store. Cllr Ryan (North Inner City Dublin) said: I am fully of the opinion that we would not [...]
Quarter of Irish billionaires ‘only Irish for tax purposes’ A quarter of the eight Irish billionaires listed on Forbes magazine’s billionaire list are former American citizens, who have received huge tax breaks as a result of adopting Irish citizenship, according to Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan (North Inner city Dublin). Cllr Ryan was referring to [...]
