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 [...]
Comrade Peter Short, Workers Party, Dundalk The Workers’ Party announces with deep regret the death of our comrade Peter Short, Dundalk who has passed away after an illness. Workers’ Party President Michael Donnelly tonight paid tribute to Peter Short saying he was a member of high standing in the party who would [...]
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. [...]
The Workers’ Party will hold its Ard Fheis / Annual Conference 2015 in Dublin this weekend, gathering at the Communications Workers Union hall, North Circular Road, Dublin 1, on Friday (9th October) and Saturday (10th October). The conference will be attended by over 150 delegates from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and overseas who [...]
Up to 100,000 from every corner of Ireland marched through the streets of Dublin yesterday (29 August) to express their anger at the government over the imposition of water charges and the privatisation agenda. Irish people already pay for their water and through taxes and there has been a huge campaign against the new [...]
The Workers' Party has published its formal submission to the Right 2 Water conference which takes place in Dublin on Saturday, 13th June. The party's submission is a comprehensive summation of its policies on a range of issues including many of those raised at the previous Right2Water conference on 1st May 2015. You can view or [...]
TRIBUTE TO DES O'HAGAN (1934-2015), THE WORKERS' PARTY, DELIVERED BY GERRY GRAINGER, CHAIR, NORTHERN IRELAND REGION, THE WORKERS' PARTY, 9TH MAY 2015 AT ROSELAWN CREMATORIUM, BELFAST. Comrades and friends, We have come to mourn the sad and enormous loss of our comrade, Des O’Hagan. We have come too, to celebrate his life. On behalf [...]
Des O'Hagan Veteran Workers Party member Des O’Hagan has died aged 81. A Marxist intellectual , author, political activist polemicist and founder member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, he dedicated his life to class politics. He passed away in hospital earlier this evening. Des O'Hagan's cremation will take place at Roselawn Cemetery [...]