“People want to see action in bricks and mortar not meaningless promises” Meath East Workers’ Party candidate Seamus McDonagh has said the individuals and families on the County Meath housing waiting list are in total despair and will not be deceived by weasel words this time. They will only believe there is an end to [...]
Focus should be on job creation not forcing people into low-paid work and internships Restore Under 25s Jobseekers payments to full adult rate Dublin North West Workers’ Party candidate Jimmy Dignam has said governments should focus on the creation of real, sustainable and properly paid jobs instead of the current focus on forcing people into [...]
Workers Party Dublin Central candidate Cllr. Éilis Ryan has said that the involvement of NATO, the United States and other military forces in anti-terror training at the Templemore Garda training college in Co. Tipperary will only increase Ireland’s potential exposure to terrorism. "Cllr. Ryan was reacting to reports in today’s (Thursday) Irish Independent that NATO-funded [...]
The Workers’ Party candidate in Cork North-Central, Cllr Ted Tynan, said today (Thursday) that the Government’s claims of economic recovery ring hollow in Cork North Central where an estimated 35,000 people suffer from multiple forms of deprivation. Estimates also show that nearly 20,000 people suffer from heat deprivation, while around 12,000 suffer from food poverty. “Many [...]
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 [...]
The Workers’ Party has called on the management of Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin 1, to respect the right of its cleaners to fair pay and union recognition. Party activists will hold a dignified protest outside the hospital tomorrow (Thursday, 18th February) at 1.00 p.m. to highlight the lack of action by the hospital to [...]
Jimmy Dignam, the Workers' Party candidate in Dublin North West, responded this morning (Wednesday) to figures from a study on homelessness carried out by Focus Ireland, saying: 'These figures clearly give the lie to any notion of recovery in working class areas.” Dignam continued: “The Workers' Party recently sought a breakdown of the number of [...]
Cllr Eilis Ryan, Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Central, today represented the party at the launch of SAFE Ireland’s manifesto which seeks to put violence against women on the political agenda as parties prepare for next week’s General Election. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Speaking after the event, Cllr Ryan said: “Women throughout Ireland [...]
Cork North Central Workers’ Party candidate Cllr. Ted Tynan has said that neither the present government nor Fianna Fail will embark on a major social housing construction programme because the parties in question are still under the thumb of developers. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cllr. Tynan said that a local authority led housing construction [...]
The Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin North West, Jimmy Dignam, has offered his solidarity and support to the water charges protestors before the criminal courts this week. Dignam said, ‘These trumped up charges are a clear case of political policing and are designed to intimidate citizens from showing their opposition to the austerity agenda of [...]
