Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called on the government to admit that it has been roundly defeated by the overwhelming force of public opinion on the water charges issue. Cllr. Tynan said that the government was only abandoning the jailing of water charge protestors because the strategy was completely unworkable and could have involved [...]
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 [...]
Speaking at a May Day meeting last night Workers’ Party president Michael Donnelly stated that Ireland is within three weeks of enshrining the concept that civil marriage as a civil right within our constitution. He said that this would be one of the most significant constitutional changes since the adoption of Bunreacht na hÉireann. [...]
The Workers Party extends its solidarity with striking bus workers. The irony will not be lost on striking NBRU and SIPTU workers today, as they are forced out on strike on International Workers' Day. Party President Michael Donnelly commented on today's industrial dispute: "As the media and government ratchets up its propaganda offensive against these [...]
May 1st Declaration the Secretariat of the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe The first of May –the Day of the working class, is a day to remember and honour the workers who gave their lives for the rights of the working class. It symbolizes its struggle to liberate itself from wage slavery and [...]
Message from the Workers’ Party of Ireland to the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Dear Comrades, The Workers’ Party of Ireland sends its condolences to the families of those killed in the devastating earthquake which has taken place in Nepal. Although the full consequences of this disaster have yet to be ascertained it is clear [...]
The following is the Party Political Broadcast of the Workers' Party for the forthcoming Westminster elections which will be held on May 7th The Party’s candidates are: Hugh Scullion Mid Ulster: Damien Harte Upper Bann Lily Kerr Belfast South: John Lowry Belfast West: Gemma Weir Belfast North. In a joint statement the [...]
The Workers’ Party Central Executive Committee has welcomed the publication, by the government, of the wording for the forthcoming referendum on Marriage Equality and promised to campaign vigorously for a Yes vote. Michael Donnelly, president of the Workers’ Party stated: “This referendum is long overdue. It peels back one further layer of repression from [...]
Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has called on the government to re-nationalise the Whitegate Refinery in the national interest and to ensure Ireland retains the ability to refine oil products and keep a strategic reserve in case of future oil shortages which could become a reality in the event of growing threats of war [...]
Workers Party Dublin City Councillor Éilis Ryan has called on the government to prioritise the use of NAMA properties as emergency accommodation for homeless families In a motion to be put before Dublin City Council this evening, Cllr. Ryan is calling for the government and Dublin City Council to develop a costed plan for the further purchase and/or [...]