In response to recent comments from Michelle O’Neill stating there was no alternative to a campaign of violence in the north between 1969-1998, the Irish People are republishing an article written in 2017 following the death of Martin McGuinness, by James O’Brien International Secretary for the Workers’ Party of Ireland. The article has been updated [...]
Fáilte roimh chairde agus comrádaithe, Once again we gather at the grave of Wolfe Tone to celebrate and commemorate his revolutionary vision and that of the United Irishmen. Their belief in secular republicanism, in a free and equal Ireland where false religious divisions would give way to the ‘common name of Irishman’ remains central to [...]
Comrades and Friends We gather today, on the 106th anniversary of the Easter Rising, to remember and honour those who fought in Easter Week 1916; to acknowledge the importance of the progressive and democratic ideals of Pearse and Connolly and of the Easter Proclamation, and to build on them. Our Easter Commemoration also offers us [...]
The oration this year was given by Peter Sullivan, West Belfast. Comrades and friends, After two years of meeting virtually for our Easter commemoration we are finally able to gather in person. As many of you will know, our commemoration this year faced difficulties, due to a total abdication of responsibility from the Parades Commission [...]
The escalation of the Russian-American conflict into a Russian-Ukrainian war is a tragic development. The Workers’ Party of Ireland is mindful of the loss of human life and the destruction of valuable infrastructure and calls upon all parties, including the USA, to de-escalate, which it could easily do by instructing its vassal in Kiev to [...]
The report from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) confirms that the current focus on reducing energy demand will not be enough to eliminate fossil fuel use. It is time for the state to build district heating infrastructure to meet climate goals according to Garrett Greene, Workers’ Party representative for Cabra-Glasnevin. “The Worker’s Party has [...]
As waiting times increase for patients the government must look for a sustainable plan to reduce waiting times rather than a superficial solution which avoids getting to the root causes of delays. There are some factors that are particularly important in achieving and sustaining waiting list reductions. A sustained focus on the task, an understanding [...]
As energy bills soar and the climate crisis looms, there is an urgent need to improve the energy efficiency of Ireland’s low-quality housing and reduce heating bills. Yet the government’s much vaunted retrofit scheme requires ordinary households to pay tens of thousands in up-front costs before they can avail of state subsidies. If this scheme [...]
The Workers’ Party welcome the suicide prevention infrastructure due to begin this summer, piloting at Divis and Clifton Street bridges but we still require serious investment into our mental health services according to Gemma Weir, Workers’ Party North Belfast. “While these preventive measures are very welcome there is a lot more to be done to [...]
The government measures to address the cost of living crisis goes nowhere near far enough to help workers according to David Gardiner, Workers’ Party Palmerstown-Fonthill. “The government seems to think that one-off temporary measures are enough with no intention of tackling the underlying causes. A one off payment of €200 towards electricity bills in no [...]