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The Workers’ Party says the principle of a public national health service is at stake in the National Maternity Hospital debacle

Cllr. Eilis Ryan, Workers’ Party Councillor for the North Inner City, said: Discussions about triple locks and golden shares completely miss the point concerning the National Maternity Hospital debacle. There is simply no need for all these mental contortions. A hospital facility built with public funds which is established as a national institution should simply [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:28+00:00April 21st, 2017|

Coveney’s water stance exposes Fine Gael hypocrisy on Europe

TThe Workers Party has accused Simon Coveney of a hypocritical attitude to rulings by European bodies over his stance on the report by the Oireachtas committee on water Workers' Party representative for Dublin North West, Gavin Mendel-Gleason, has said that the position is totally inconsistent with Fine Gael's response to European rulings on other issues. [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:29+00:00April 6th, 2017|

Dublin housing reaching Celtic Tiger levels of unaffordability for average worker

The Workers’ Party has condemned the figures on increasing house prices in Dublin have been met with Workers’ Party Dublin representative Gavin Mendel-Gleason. Responding to figures released today (3rd April) by Myhome.ie, Mendel-Gleason said: The average asking price of a house in Dublin is now €347,000. This is more almost nine times the CSO’s estimate [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:29+00:00April 3rd, 2017|

Further DPP Jobstown intrusion slammed as an attempt to silence peaceful campaigning

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has this morning come in for criticism for its attempts to silence peaceful campaigners in the run up to the trial of dozens of Jobstown anti-water charges activists. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) criticised the DPP’s decision to request a judicial order that Deputy Paul Murphy, one of those [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:29+00:00March 30th, 2017|

Renewed calls for AIB to remain in public ownership

Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s revelation that the government intends to use revenue from the sale of 25% of the state’s stake in AIB for debt reduction has been met with calls to keep the bank in state ownership. Currently, 99% of AIB is owned by the state. Reacting to the Taoiseach’s statement in the Dáil yesterday [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:31+00:00March 22nd, 2017|

Success of Clery’s deal will hinge on trade union rights

Workers’ Party congratulates Clery’s workers on forcing a deal Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has congratulated Clery’s workers on their 21-month battle for fair treatment after they were made redundant following the liquidation of the former retail store. Cllr Ryan (North Inner City Dublin) said: I am fully of the opinion that we would not [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:32+00:00March 21st, 2017|

High cost of billionaire tax-break passports slammed

Quarter of Irish billionaires ‘only Irish for tax purposes’ A quarter of the eight Irish billionaires listed on Forbes magazine’s billionaire list are former American citizens, who have received huge tax breaks as a result of adopting Irish citizenship, according to Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan (North Inner city Dublin). Cllr Ryan was referring to [...]

Eilis Ryan2019-05-19T10:00:32+00:00March 21st, 2017|

The 1983 Eight Amendment and the Workers’ Party

Repeal the 8th Amendment! https://www.youtube.com/embed/_eG9e1mrxNo Looking back at campaigning against the 8th Amendment in 1983. Still fighting against it today, we spoke to present and past members including Anne Finnegan, Mary Diskin, Eilish Matthews, Padraig Mannion and Seamus McDonagh. The Eighth Amendment equates the right to life of a pregnant woman with that of [...]

admin2019-05-19T10:00:32+00:00March 8th, 2017|

Workers’ Party calls for mandatory trade union recognition in face of Tesco threats

The Workers’ Party has expressed its solidarity with Tesco workers beginning all out strike action on 14 February. Meath representative Seamus McDonagh said: “Tesco is the most profitable supermarket chain in Ireland and there is no justification for this attack on the employment conditions of longstanding workers. Indeed, Tesco hasn’t bothered to put forward any [...]

admin2019-05-19T10:00:33+00:00February 9th, 2017|

Workers’ Party submission to The Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment
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Workers’ Party submission to The Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment

Equality, Human Rights, Policy, Repeal the 8th, Uncategorized, Women's Rights

Workers’ Party submission to The Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment

The Workers' Party has made a formal submission to the Citizen's Assembly demanding a referendum for the complete removal of the 8th Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann / The Constitution of Ireland. You can view / download the Workers' Party submission by clicking the following link:- workers-party-submission-to-citizens%27-assembly-on-8th-amendment-1

admin2019-05-19T10:00:36+00:00December 12th, 2016|