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Workers’ Party expresses condolences to Corbyn on murder of Jo Cox MP

Jo Cox MP who was murdered in her West Yorkshire constituency on June 16th Workers Party President, Michael Donnelly has written to the leader of the British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn to express the Party’s condolences on the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. “The Workers Party extends its deepest sympathy to Jo [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:45+00:00June 18th, 2016|

Greetings to the 38th Convention of Communist Party of Canada

Greeting from the Workers' Party of Ireland To: Central Committee Communist Party of Canada  20 May 2016 Dear Comrades, The Workers Party of Ireland wishes to send warm comradely greetings to the Communist Party of Canada on the occasion of its 38th Convention which is taking place in Toronto on 21-23 May. The CPC stands [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:46+00:00May 30th, 2016|

100 years after his execution James Connolly is as relevant as ever

The President of the Workers’ Party, Michael Donnelly, has said that 100 years to the day after the execution of the socialist revolutionary James Connolly (May 12th) the same forces which demanded his killing continue to rule Ireland north and south. Mr. Donnelly said that it was noteworthy that while the state paid lip service [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:47+00:00May 12th, 2016|

Death of Margot Honecker

The Workers Party of Ireland has learned of the death of Margot Honecker, communist, political activist and widow of former GDR leader, Erich Honecker, who passed away in Chile at the age of 89. Margot Honecker (1927-2016) Ms Honecker was a prominent member of the Socialist Unity Party (SED) and served as education [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:47+00:00May 9th, 2016|

WP receive message of solidarity from CP of Greece (KKE)

 The Communist Party of Greece has sent the following message. To the Workers Party of Ireland   Dear comrades, The KKE expresses its solidarity with and full support to the Workers Party of Ireland (WPI) regarding the assembly elections in Northern Ireland, which will be held on the 5th of May. The WPI is participating [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:47+00:00May 6th, 2016|

Solidarity statement with Lebanese Communist Party on 11th Congress

The Workers Party of Ireland sends warm greetings to the Lebanese Communist Party on the occasion of its 11th Party Congress which is taking place under the slogan “Towards a Democratic, Secular and Resistant State”. These are difficult and dangerous times for Lebanon and the entire region. The WPI supports the LCP in its struggle [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:48+00:00April 25th, 2016|

Joint Statement of Communist & Workers Parties

We must confront the exploitative system, which gives rises to wars, refugees, immigration and poverty. Solidarity now with the refugees and immigrants! We, the communist and workers parties, that sign this text: We denounce the imperialist aggressiveness, the interventions and wars, the USA, NATO and the EU and their "allies", like Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00March 15th, 2016|

Workers Party send message of solidarity to the CP of Pakistan

MESSAGE FROM THE WORKERS PARTY OF IRELAND TO THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF PAKISTAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE IX CONGRESS OF THE CPP Dear Comrades, The Workers Party of Ireland sends warm comradely greetings to the Communist Party of Pakistan on the occasion of your 9th Congress. Your Congress takes place at a time of [...]

2016-03-15T21:38:45+00:00March 15th, 2016|

Dublin City Councillors call for an independent investigation into the assassination of Honduran human rights activist Berta Caceres

Berta Caceres (1973-2016) At a meeting of Dublin City Council this evening (Monday 7th March), Dublin City Councillors agreed to a request made by Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party), that the council call for an independent investigation into the death of human rights activist Berta Caceres in Honduras last week. Berta Caceres, founder [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:50+00:00March 7th, 2016|

Workers’ Party to make TTIP an election issue

Councillor Éilis Ryan, the Workers’ Party candidate for Dublin Central has said that if Ireland signs the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) the manifesto commitments of all political parties on a wide range of issues would be rendered meaningless. Cllr. Ryan said the Irish people and the citizens of the EU as a whole [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:52+00:00February 13th, 2016|