Publicly-owned housing stock needs to grow by 500% in order to meet demand Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) has today (Tuesday) issued figures which reveal that Dublin’s publicly-owned housing stock is less than a sixth of what would be required to meet current demand. Cllr. Ryan said: “Figures released to me from Dublin City Council [...]
Debate dominated by demands for expanded public services The Workers’ Party held its annual Ard Fheis over the weekend against a background of continuing election speculation. Over 200 delegates from across Ireland debated a range of motions, with demands for expanded public service taking centre stage. The Workers’ Party will be contesting the constituencies of [...]
Some of attendance at 2016 Ard Fheis The Workers’ Party holds its Ard Fheis / Annual Delegate Conference in Dublin this weekend with a wide range of motions on economic, social and international issues . The Ard Fheis opens this evening (Friday) at the Communications Workers Union hall in the North Inner City [...]
A Dublin City Councillor has said the city must follow the lead of Limerick City & County Council, who today announced they would be receiving an €80 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) - the first time a local authority has borrowed directly from the EIB. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) said: “It’s [...]
Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers’ Party has strongly criticised the comments of the director of Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, Ms. Eileen Gleeson saying that they showed a distinct lack of empathy with homeless people. Workers’ Party Dublin North West representative Gavin Mendel-Gleason said Ms. Gleeson’s comments were callous and ignorant and suggested that homelessness [...]
The Workers’ Party have called for a review of the recent appointment of Coca Cola boss Gerry Leydon to the Teaching Council, by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton. The appointment of Mr. Leydon, who is Europe, Eurasia, Africa Customer Relationship Director for Coca-Cola, was announced yesterday (Tuesday) by Minister Bruton. Cllr. Éilis Ryan [...]
The Workers’ Party has condemned the failure of the Government and management in Irish Rail to work to ensure an end to the worsening rail dispute and highlighted the damaging role the public transport company’s CEO David Franks has played in the crisis. Dublin city councillor Éilis Ryan said: “One of our country’s crucial transport [...]
Workers Party of Ireland Statement of the WPI delegation in Moscow to celebrate the October Revolution Comrade Gerry Grainger, International Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ireland addressing the meeting in Moscow today V.I. Lenin: "We have made the start. When, at what date and time, the proletarians of which nation will complete [...]
A Workers’ Party motion to be put before Dublin City Councillors next Monday night (Nov 6th) would see the introduction of a ban on private developers building for-profit housing on Dublin City Council owned lands. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, North Inner City) is proposing the motion, and said: The council owns around 120 hectares [...]
The Workers' Party held a commemoration for Thomas Russell, co-founder of the United Irishmen, on Saturday 21st October at the Church of Ireland graveyard in Downpatrick. Below is the speech delivered by Gemma Weir, North Belfast branch. The Ireland into which Thomas Russell was born in 1767 was in very many ways a different country from [...]
