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 [...]
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
Fidel Castro Ruz (1926-2016) Statement to follow shortly
WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh Pressure on complaints department must be kept up Workers' Party Meath representative, Séamus McDonagh, has called on RTÉ to reverse its decision to allow racist and classist Katie Hopkins to appear on tonight's Late Late McDonagh stated: “The Workers' Party is calling on RTÉ to pull Katie Hopkins [...]
The Workers’ Party of Ireland sends greetings to the communist and workers’ parties of the world on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. The October Revolution was a decisive break with the old world order and laid the basis for the political, social and economic liberation of humankind. It [...]
The Workers’ Party has condemned the guilty verdict against a Tallaght teenager charged in relation to the alleged false imprisonment of Joan Burton at the 2014 Jobstown protest. Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus McDonagh described the verdict as vindictive and politically motivated adding that the decision could impose a lifelong stain on the character of a [...]
Mock citizen's arrest of "property vulture" Workers' Party members picket property developers conference in Dublin today (Friday, 14th October) The Workers’ Party has condemned as grossly inappropriate the attendance of Dublin City Council planners at a conference organised by and for Irish property developers in Dublin today (Friday, 14th October). At a demonstration [...]
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 [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Councillor Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City) has today (Thursday 4th August) written to fellow Dublin City Councillors seeking their continued support to ensure the Party's "Solidarity Housing" motion, which called for 100% public, mixed income housing on O'Devaney Gardens, is implemented by the council. Cllr. Ryan's letter was [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Councillors vote for motion based on ‘Solidarity Housing’ model Move calls Government’s Housing Land Initiative into question Dublin City Council last night (Monday July 25th) voted for the redevelopment of O’Devaney Gardens, in the North Inner City, as 100% public, mixed income housing. The decision by councillors to approve the [...]
