Contribution by the Workers’ Party of Ireland to the 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties The tasks of Communist and Workers’ Parties to strengthen the struggle of the working class against capitalist exploitation, imperialist wars and fascism, for workers’ and peoples’ emancipation, for socialism. Speech delivered by Gerry Grainger, International Secretary [...]
Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has accused the Bank of Ireland of introducing an apartheid banking system which would see its counter services all but closed off to working class people. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cllr. Tynan said the bank’s decision to ban counter withdrawals of less than €700 and lodgements under €3,000 [...]
Billy McMillen Memorial Address 2015 Belfast, speech delivered by Workers' Party President Mickey Donnelly. Comrades, Friends. Michael Donnelly delivering his speech in Belfast I am very privileged and honoured to be asked to deliver today’s memorial talk on Billy McMillen. Many years ago, when I joined the old Republican Movement over in Strabane, [...]
Letter sent from the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Communist Party, Turkey. To: The Central Committee, Communist Party, Turkey 28th October 2015 Dear Comrades, The Workers' Party of Ireland sends warm comradely greetings to the Communist Party, Turkey, and extends its best wishes, solidarity and support to the Communist Party in the [...]
The Workers’ Party this morning expressed its solidarity with its sister party, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), after the Portuguese president, Cavaco Silva, stated that he would not permit a government to be formed that included the Portuguese Communist Party because of its opposition to the European Union. President Silva announced that he would [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called on garda Chief Superintendent Michael Finn to stand down the newly established water protest unit established in the city this week. Cllr. Tynan, who is a member of the Cork City Council Policing Forum has said he will be raising the matter at [...]
Over thirty people attended a forum on the housing crisis last Thursday (15th October) in the Axis Centre Ballymun, hosted by Workers' Party Dublin North West candidate Jimmy Dignam. Speakers at the forum were Fr. Peter McVerry (Homelessness campaigner), Lorraine Hennessy (Housing Activist in Balgaddy) and Jimmy Dignam (Workers’ Party Candidate for Dublin North West). [...]
The Workers' Party expresses its strong support for the campaign of student nurses and midwives to win equality of treatment from the HSE for final year students who perform the same work as qualified staff as part of their final year "internship" programme. Final year student nurses and midwives are required, as part of [...]
The Workers’ Party have condemned today’s budget as one which has benefitted the better off once again while throwing a few crumbs at workers and the poor with a focus on the general election rather than social justice. Workers’ Party President Michael Donnelly said that for all the hype on the 75% Christmas Bonus for [...]
The Workers' Party in Dublin is to hold a public forum on the housing crisis, Thursday 15th October, 7.30pm, at the Axis Centre, Ballymun. In the midst of an ever worsening housing emergency, the Workers' Party is hosting a public forum for people to come and share their experiences and opinions on the housing crisis. [...]