Policy

“Rehashed” failed approach of public subsidies to public landlords slammed

Party advocates cross-subsidised public rental model as an alternative to the scheme Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers' Party today (Tuesday July 19th) criticised “affordable rental” proposals contained in the government’s ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ housing strategy. Under the ‘Affordable Rental’ proposal, the government would establish a €10 million annual fund to deliver 2,000 “affordable rental” [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:44+00:00July 19th, 2016|

Turkish Communist party statement on military activities since Friday

The following statement has been issued by the Communist Party, Turkey.   Communist Party, Turkey (KP) released a statement on the military activities ongoing since the night of 15th July. Following is the full text of the statement from KP: "The Communist Party is calling on our people to organize in the Party's ranks against [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:44+00:00July 17th, 2016|

Cork City Council collects €20 million p.a. in rents – virtually no housing maintenance

Cllr. Ted Tynan Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that despite the fact that Cork City Council tenants are paying a total of approximately €20 million per annum in rents for their homes the council’s housing maintenance scheme has been pared down to the bone. The Mayfield based councillor said that there [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:44+00:00July 14th, 2016|

Closure of Mercy Hospital Emergency Dept would leave Cork without effective emergency medical cover says Tynan

Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called for an immediate assurance from Health Minister Simon Harris that under no circumstances will the Emergency Department of the city’s Mercy University Hospital be allowed to close or downgrade services. Cllr. Tynan said that leaked information from the Department of Health’s Trauma [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:44+00:00July 10th, 2016|

Workers’ Party International spokesman addresses Anti-NATO meeting in Warsaw

Address of Gerry Grainger, International Affairs Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Anti-NATO meeting organised by the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe,  Warsaw 8 July 2016   Dear Comrades,   I bring greetings from the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the occasion of this meeting which takes place in [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:44+00:00July 8th, 2016|

Solidarity message to CP of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)

Message of solidarity from the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain in advance of the Spanish General Election which takes place on Sunday 26th June. To:          The Central Committee,                Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España 24 June 2016 Dear Comrades, The Workers' Party of Ireland sends [...]

2016-06-24T08:24:37+00:00June 24th, 2016|

Workers’ Party welcomes lifting of blood ban

Jimmy Dignam The Workers’ Party has welcomed the recommendation of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to end the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood and calls on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to respond to the recommendation based on scientific evidence, not stigma or fear. “In the last fortnight we have [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:45+00:00June 24th, 2016|

Working people reject the EU project

Workers Party President Michael Donnelly The Workers' Party has welcomed the outcome of the EU Referendum in the UK and has said that it is a clear demonstration that working people have rejected the political and economic direction of the European Union despite attempts to deliberately confuse and sidetrack the debate. “The European Union [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:45+00:00June 24th, 2016|