Enda Kenny, made honorary chairman of club last year There has been a call for an investigation into the payment of a €20,000 grant to a cycling club in Enda Kenny’s Mayo constituency. Workers’ Party Dublin North-West representative, Jimmy Dignam, has today (Tuesday) called on the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General [...]
The Workers’ Party have described the proposals of the so-called expert commission on water charges as a back door to future reintroduction of a full charging system. WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus McDonagh described the proposals as unworkable. “As long as metering is in place the mechanism for [...]
Workers' Party Dublin North-West representative, Jimmy Dignam, has today called on RTÉ to reverse its decision to outsource all young people's programming to the independent sector. Dignam stated: “RTÉ's decision to outsource young people's programming is a slippery slope towards further privatisation of a vital public service. The State broadcaster has a duty to the [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan (WP) Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the Oireachtas Committeee on Water Charges is an expensive foregone conclusion and has demanded that the matter be put to a referendum for the people to decide. Speaking at the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis in Dublin at the weekend, [...]
Workers Party Ard Fheis, Dublin, 18/19 October 2016 Over 150 delegates and observers attended the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis on Friday (18th November) and Saturday (19th November) in the Communications Workers’ Union Hall in Dublin 1, where motions were passed on a broad range of issues including public housing, reproductive rights and Traveller [...]
Dublin's Merrion Hotel this morning cancelled the press launch of the “National Party,” an initiative of former Youth Defence leader Justin Barrett. The launch was due to take place in the hotel tomorrow (Thursday), but was cancelled following significant public opposition directed towards the hotel. The Workers’ Party has welcomed the Merrion Hotel’s decision, saying it [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the year on year underfunding of Cork City Council represents an ongoing attack on local democracy that is damaging the fabric of the city and its society. Cllr. Tynan said that once again Cork City Council is faced with another annual [...]
Contribution from Lily Kerr, Workers Party Ireland, to Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Seminar, Athens, 10th November 2016 Comrades and Sisters, I bring greetings and solidarity from my comrades and sisters in the Workers Party of Ireland to this important Seminar. We believe that only by sharing our experiences, knowledge [...]
The Workers’ Party will this evening (Monday 15th November) bring a proposal to Dublin City Council’s annual budget meeting that the owners of vacant commercial properties begin paying full commercial rates. Currently, many business owners who leave their properties vacant gain a 50% rebate for their commercial rates in a given year. Speaking ahead of [...]
Jimmy Dignam, Workers' Party representative Dublin North West Workers’ Party Dublin North-West representative, Jimmy Dignam, has stated that DCC’s housing report on Ballymun is just a smokescreen for their ambition to only use the private market to build new homes. Dignam stated: “DCC’s latest report essentially blames Ballymun’s regeneration issues on social housing and [...]
