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Workers Party of Ireland solidarity with Communist Party, Turkey

Workers' Party of Ireland Head Office: 24a-25 Hill Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Tel: ++353-1-8740716 To:          The Central Committee,                Communist Party, Turkey 5th June 2015 Dear Comrades, The Workers' Party of Ireland sends warm comradely greetings to the Communist Party, Turkey, and extends its best wishes, solidarity and support to the Communist Party in [...]

June 5th, 2015|0 Comments

Tribute to Comrade Des O’Hagan

As Workers Party members and supporters are aware,  long standing and loyal comrade and friend , Des O'Hagan , died on Tuesday 5th May in Downpatrick hospital. Dessie's life was the Workers Party going back to the 1950's when he was imprisoned in Crumlin Road prison for four years. Over that long period until the [...]

June 3rd, 2015|0 Comments

O’Brien story not a constitutional crisis but a democratic one

The Workers’ Party have described the gagging of media coverage of the Dáil speech of Catherine Murphy TD in relation to the finances of Denis O’Brien as a national outrage and the party has accused the mainstream media of cowering in the face of a rich and powerful media mogul Workers’ Party President Michael Donnelly [...]

May 29th, 2015|0 Comments

Sale of final public share in Aer Lingus “treacherous”

  The Workers’ Party have described the government’s decision to sell its remaining 25% share in Aer Lingus as an act of treachery which would have far reaching and damaging consequences for the Irish economy. Workers’ Party President Michael Donnelly said that Aer Lingus had been more than a national flagship for Ireland.  The airline, [...]

May 26th, 2015|0 Comments

Council housing plan further lines pockets of landlords

Workers' Party Councillor for Dublin's North Inner City, Éilis Ryan commented on today's rising figures: "Today's figures that over 20,000 people are now on social housing waiting lists across Dublin will come as no surprise to all those living through this housing crisis nightmare." "Every day I meet people who are simply struggling to have [...]

May 25th, 2015|0 Comments

Referendum outcome shows thirst for further change

The President of the Workers Party, Michael Donnelly, has welcomed the overwhelming Yes vote in the Marriage Equality referendum saying it showed that Ireland was ready to embrace further change. Mr. Donnelly said that he was overjoyed at the strength of the Yes vote which showed Ireland had travelled full-circle from the conservative, inward looking [...]

May 23rd, 2015|0 Comments

Tribute to Comrade Des O’Hagan

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 [...]

May 19th, 2015|0 Comments

State should recoup funds from unscrupulous landlords

Workers’ Party calls for state to recoup funds from landlords who have caused and profited from substandard accommodation    The Workers’ Party has strongly condemned the states’ handout of thousands of euro to landlords who profit from renting out hazardous, radically substandard accommodation. Workers’ Party councillor for Dublin’s north inner city, Éilis Ryan, this morning visited a premise at [...]

May 16th, 2015|0 Comments

Workers Party statement on 70th Anniversary of Anti-Fascist Victory in Europe

Statement of the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the 70th Anniversary of the Anti-Fascist Victory in Europe 8th May 2015 (9th of May in much of eastern Europe) is the 70th anniversary of the Great Anti-Fascist Victory achieved by the struggle, blood and sacrifice of the peoples of the Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom [...]

May 10th, 2015|0 Comments

Election solidarity from the CP of Greece (KKE)

COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE  - CENTRAL COMMITTEE Tel:(+30) 210 2592111 • Fax: (+30) 210 2592298 • e-mail: cpg.kke@gmail.com, cpg@int.kke.gr 145 Leof.Irakliou, Gr- 14231 Athens  •  http://inter.kke.gr   To the Workers Party of Ireland,   Dear comrades,   The KKE expresses its solidarity and full support to the Workers Party of Ireland (WPI) regarding the important battle [...]

May 7th, 2015|0 Comments