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Workers’ Party committed to assisting lone parent families not victimising them

Workers’ Party general election candidates have pledged their full support for the Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids (SPARK) campaign to reverse the cuts imposed on lone parent families by the current Government. Rather, the Party is committed to implementing policies which reduce the dire levels of deprivation  experienced by this sector [...]

2016-02-24T15:21:12+00:00February 24th, 2016|

Workers’ Party candidate disappointed by AAA misrepresentation on abortion rights

Cllr Eilis Ryan, The Workers' Party general election candidate in Dublin Central, has criticised the Anti Austerity Alliance for issuing a press release falsely claiming that The Workers' Party were not pro-choice. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr Ryan said, 'It is deeply disappointing that Diana O'Dwyer and Ruth Coppinger would set themselves up as [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00February 24th, 2016|

Water protests have put privatisation on the back foot – Friday’s election should ensure it is taken off the agenda

Time to repudiate the McCarthy Report on the sale of State Assets Cllr. Ted Tynan, the Workers’ Party candidate in Cork North Central has said that the massive backlash against water charges and Irish Water had put the outgoing government’s privatisation plans seriously on the back foot but he  feared  these plans could be revived [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 23rd, 2016|

Cllr Éilis Ryan says voters looking for clear commitment to repeal the 8th Amendment

Repeal the 8th on voters’ minds in Dublin Central Cllr Éilis Ryan says voters looking for clear commitment to repeal the 8th Amendment As the General Election campaign enters its final days, the Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Central – Cllr Éilis Ryan – has said that, along with obvious issues such as water charges, [...]

2016-02-22T08:07:33+00:00February 22nd, 2016|

Business claims of red tape are red herring says Workers’ Party

  Dublin Mid-West candidate Lorraine Hennessy highlights low levels of regulation and high taxpayer subsidies to Irish business High subsidies generate low return in terms of decent jobs, says Hennessy Speaking today (Sunday) the Workers’ Party candidate in Dublin Mid-West, Lorraine Hennessy, said that claims by the business lobby and their political advocates that Irish [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 21st, 2016|

Workers Party candidate Seamus McDonagh says 5,000 on Meath housing list are in total despair

“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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 20th, 2016|

Focus should be on job creation not forcing people into low-paid work and internships

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 19th, 2016|

NATO-led training at Templemore will increase Ireland’s potential exposure to terrorism says Ryan

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 18th, 2016|

Tynan asks “What recovery?”, as nearly 35,000 suffering deprivation in Cork North Central

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:51+00:00February 18th, 2016|

“Is Sinn Féin ignorant of its own record on housing?” asks Lorraine Hennessy

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 [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 17th, 2016|