Jimmy Dignam The Minister for Environment, Housing, Planning and Local Government Simon Coveney has been likened to the legendary King Canute trying to hold back the tide if he expects waste companies to voluntarily agree not to use the new pay-by-weight system as an excuse to rip off customers. The comparison was made [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Speaking during a meeting this afternoon between North Inner City public representatives and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Workers’ Party Councillor Éilís Ryan proposed that a ‘Docklands tax’ be levied on large businesses in the Docklands and IFSC, with the revenue raised being ring-fenced to fund public investment in local jobs. “The [...]
The Workers’ Party have said that if Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney is serious about tackling the cartel that now controls domestic waste collection then he should re-municipalise the service and scrap refuse charges. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork based Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan, who was jailed for opposition [...]
Jo Cox MP who was murdered in her West Yorkshire constituency on June 16th Workers Party President, Michael Donnelly has written to the leader of the British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn to express the Party’s condolences on the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. “The Workers Party extends its deepest sympathy to Jo [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan (Cork) Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has accused the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of becoming the leading cheerleader of a low wage economy following the ESRI’s latest report which, according to Cllr. Tynan, seeks to justify the exploitation of workers. Cllr. Tynan said that the report, which [...]
Workers Party Lexit meeting Belfast with KKE guests A Workers Party meeting was held in Belfast last night (Tuesday) to discuss a principled left exit (LEXIT) from the European Union. The meeting heard that not only is it un-reformable but that it is impossible to ignore the class character of the EU and its institutions. [...]
The Workers' Party has welcomed the recent decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee which found that Ireland's criminalisation and prohibition of abortion violates this country’s human rights obligations. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Dublin Central Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan said, “this party applauds the courage of Amanda Mellet in taking her case [...]
The Workers Party in Northern Ireland is calling for a class based response to the European Union debate and is in favour of a Leave Vote as part of a principled, socialist LEXIT strategy. As part of the LEXIT debate the Party is holding a public meeting on Tuesday 14th June at 7pm in [...]
Workers’ Party says inclusion of school-day faith formation in nominally multi-denominational schools is evidence of the need for a state-run, secular education system Cllr. Éilis Ryan Reacting to comments made by Minister for Education Richard Bruton that he favoured the expansion of ‘Community National Schools,’ Workers’ Party Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Dublin [...]
The European Union is undemocratic and irreformable. On June 23 the Workers Party will be calling for a vote to Leave the EU in the forthcoming . However, our position is not the same as the narrow right wing approach of the mainstream Brexit camapign. Ours is a principled socialist case for leaving the European Union. [...]