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75th Anniversary of the Tudeh Party of Iran

The following letter has been sent by the International Affairs Department of the Workers' Party to the Tudeh Party of Iran on the occasion of that party's 75th Anniversary.   Statement of the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the 75th Anniversary of the Tudeh Party of Iran The Workers’ Party of Ireland sends warm greetings [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00October 4th, 2016|

Workers’ Party condemn Bank of Ireland closure of Palestine solidarity account

Workers’ Party condemn closing of Ireland Palestine Solidarity accounts by bank of Ireland Party urges members and supporters to close accounts at B of I Jimmy Dignam, Workers Party representative Dublin North West The Workers’ Party have condemned the sudden closure by Bank of Ireland of the bank account of the Ireland Palestine [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00October 3rd, 2016|

Workers’ Party calls for action on Traveller accommodation

WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh The Workers' Party has called on the Government to use the upcoming budget to show commitment on Traveller accommodation on the anniversary of the Carrickmines fire. Seamus McDonagh Workers' Party rep for Meath, said: "On 10th October, this country will mark the first anniversary of the Carrickmines fire [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00October 3rd, 2016|

Councillors’ U-Turn on O’Devaney Gardens makes a mockery of local government

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 23rd, 2016|

Timing of Expressway announcement “stinks to high heaven”

Expressway under threat (Photo: Bus Éireann) Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the announcement today (Wednesday) that Expressway is to be separated from Bus Éireann services is an notice of intention to privatise the service and must be vehemently resisted by bus workers and commuters alike The Cork City councillor said [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 21st, 2016|

Sinn Féin urged to publish legal advice ahead of vote to allow privatisation of O’Devaney Gardens land

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 19th, 2016|

43rd anniversary of US backed coup in Chile

Salvador Allende On September 11, 1973 a fascist military junta, encouraged, incited and supported by the government of the United States and its organs of terror, violently seized power in Chile, abolishing all democratic and progressive gains of the Chilean people. Salvador Allende was elected to the presidency of Chile in September 1970. This [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 11th, 2016|

Water Commission members afraid to look public in the eye says McDonagh

WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh The Workers’ Party have said that the real reason the government’s water charges commission will not be holding planned public meetings is because the commission’s ruling in favour of charges has already been decided and the commission members “are afraid to look the public in the eye”. This [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 10th, 2016|

Workers’ Party picket Coveney launch of “programme to enrich developers”

The Workers’ Party will this morning (Friday) put a picket on Minister Simon Coveney who is attending a closed meeting at Cork City Hall to promote the government’s “Rebuilding Ireland” housing scheme which, Cllr. Tynan insists,  “repeats the same failed formula of throwing money at developers”. Cllr. Tynan described the meeting as part of a [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:41+00:00September 9th, 2016|

Ryan criticises Sinn Féin U-Turn on public housing at O’Devaney Gardens

O'Devaney Gardens Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has criticised what she called a ‘u-turn’ by Sinn Féin in accepting an agreement last evening (Wednesday 7th September) between with the Minister for Housing, Simon Coveney, that will see 70% of the public land at O’Devaney Gardens handed over to private developers. Speaking following the [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:42+00:00September 7th, 2016|