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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Open letter to councillors supporting motion for public mixed income housing on O'Devaney Gardens, gets backing of 11 TDs, Peter McVerry, Erica Fleming, SIPTU rep Proposals for 100% mixed income, public housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site have been given a boost today, receiving the backing of leading housing activists, TDs, trade unionists and academics. [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the news that Irish Water is to take over Cork City Council’s 3,200 commercial water clients this month is the clearest indication yet that the government review of Irish Water is a ruse. Cllr. Tynan said the move shows that in spite [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Amidst growing controversy last week around the future of the O’Devaney Gardens site in Dublin 7, the Workers’ Party have condemned what they said was “clear glee” on the part of Minister for Housing Simon Coveney about the prospective privatisation of the land. Speaking following Minister for Housing Simon Coveney’s [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party have called for Priory Hall to be held in public ownership and rented under a mixed income public rental scheme, which they say would allow the council to avoid selling off a public asset, but still recoup the cost of their investment. Speaking ahead of a vote [...]
WP says tax windfall must be used for 'public compensation fund' to build public housing Apple revenue could build 72,000 houses in Ireland The Workers’ Party has today (30th August) issued a call for the government not to appeal the European Commission's Apple tax decision, but to establish a ‘Public Compensation Fund’ with money recouped [...]
WP Meath East candidate Seamus McDonagh Workers’ Party Meath representative Seamus McDonagh has said that recent revelations regarding financial losses and price increases by the new National Lottery operator have shown the perils of privatisation. Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), a consortium which includes An Post and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (owners of [...]
