Salvador Allende On September 11, 1973 a fascist military junta, encouraged, incited and supported by the government of the United States and its organs of terror, violently seized power in Chile, abolishing all democratic and progressive gains of the Chilean people. Salvador Allende was elected to the presidency of Chile in September 1970. This [...]
WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh The Workers’ Party have said that the real reason the government’s water charges commission will not be holding planned public meetings is because the commission’s ruling in favour of charges has already been decided and the commission members “are afraid to look the public in the eye”. This [...]
The Workers’ Party will this morning (Friday) put a picket on Minister Simon Coveney who is attending a closed meeting at Cork City Hall to promote the government’s “Rebuilding Ireland” housing scheme which, Cllr. Tynan insists, “repeats the same failed formula of throwing money at developers”. Cllr. Tynan described the meeting as part of a [...]
O'Devaney Gardens Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has criticised what she called a ‘u-turn’ by Sinn Féin in accepting an agreement last evening (Wednesday 7th September) between with the Minister for Housing, Simon Coveney, that will see 70% of the public land at O’Devaney Gardens handed over to private developers. Speaking following the [...]
Community must unite against hate crimes – Kerr Lily Kerr, Workers Party representative in South Belfast has condemned the overnight paint attack on the Belfast Islamic Centre. “I want to make clear my personal disgust at this hate crime”, Lily said. “The Workers Party, and the vast majority of citizens in Belfast. stands [...]
Open letter to councillors supporting motion for public mixed income housing on O'Devaney Gardens, gets backing of 11 TDs, Peter McVerry, Erica Fleming, SIPTU rep Proposals for 100% mixed income, public housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site have been given a boost today, receiving the backing of leading housing activists, TDs, trade unionists and academics. [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the news that Irish Water is to take over Cork City Council’s 3,200 commercial water clients this month is the clearest indication yet that the government review of Irish Water is a ruse. Cllr. Tynan said the move shows that in spite [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Amidst growing controversy last week around the future of the O’Devaney Gardens site in Dublin 7, the Workers’ Party have condemned what they said was “clear glee” on the part of Minister for Housing Simon Coveney about the prospective privatisation of the land. Speaking following Minister for Housing Simon Coveney’s [...]
“Teresa was no saint, but a religious zealot who used Calcutta's poor for her own fundamentalist agenda “ Workers Party Dublin North-West representative, Jimmy Dignam has criticised RTE’s decision to give live coverage to the Mother Teresa canonisation ceremony. He stated: "I find it mind-boggling that RTÉ has decided to spend taxpayer's money on covering [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party have called for Priory Hall to be held in public ownership and rented under a mixed income public rental scheme, which they say would allow the council to avoid selling off a public asset, but still recoup the cost of their investment. Speaking ahead of a vote [...]