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Statement of the International Section of the Workers Party of Ireland on the decision of Trinity College Dublin to award an honorary degree to Hillary Clinton

The Workers Party of Ireland condemns the decision of Trinity College Dublin to award an honorary degree to former US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, on 22nd June 2018. It is shameful that an Irish educational institution seeks to associate itself with a US politician of deeply reactionary views and hawkish pro-imperialist positions. At [...]

June 22nd, 2018|Comments Off on Statement of the International Section of the Workers Party of Ireland on the decision of Trinity College Dublin to award an honorary degree to Hillary Clinton

LloydsPharmacy strike leads to calls for radical changes to 1990 Industrial Relations Act

The Workers’ Party have said it is an indictment of Ireland’s labour legislation that LloydsPharmacy workers have to go out on strike for sick pay and a basic hourly contract. Speaking before visiting striking workers in the company’s Stoneybatter chemist, Cllr. Ryan said: “Most people’s reaction to the core demands of LloydsPharmacy workers, is astonishment [...]

June 14th, 2018|Comments Off on LloydsPharmacy strike leads to calls for radical changes to 1990 Industrial Relations Act

Calls for enquiry into arrest of Palestine supporter at Tyrone v Meath GAA match

The Workers’ Party’s representative in Meath, Séamus McDonagh, has called for a full enquiry into the circumstances which led to the arrest of a Palestine supporter at last Saturday’s (June 9th) Meath v Tyrone football match. McDonagh, who was in attendance at the match in question, said: “I was in attendance at the Meath v [...]

June 12th, 2018|Comments Off on Calls for enquiry into arrest of Palestine supporter at Tyrone v Meath GAA match

Ireland should advocate independent investigation into shooting of Palestinian medic

Dublin paramedic calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador, in solidarity with the murdered medic The Workers' Party have reiterated their call for the Israeli ambassador to be expelled from the country, in the wake of the shooting dead of 21-year old Palestinian medical volunteer, Razan al-Najar. The Party's representative in Palmerstown-Lucan, David Gardiner, who is [...]

June 3rd, 2018|Comments Off on Ireland should advocate independent investigation into shooting of Palestinian medic

FOI reveals cancelation of Literary Festival event ‘The Question of the 8th’ based on wrong information

A Freedom on Information request by Workers’ Party City Councillor, Eilis Ryan, has revealed that the controversial decision by Dublin City Council to cancel an event about the book "The Question of the 8th" at the recent Dublin International Literary Festival, was based on inaccurate information concerning its organisers. Email correspondence released to Ryan reveals [...]

June 1st, 2018|Comments Off on FOI reveals cancelation of Literary Festival event ‘The Question of the 8th’ based on wrong information

Workers’ Party welcomes huge Yes vote in Meath, calls for abortion to be provided at no cost to women

Workers’ Party representative in Meath, Séamus McDonagh, has welcomed the large yes vote in favour of the repeal of the 8th amendment. Speaking following the referendum, McDonagh said: "This referendum was a resounding victory for women's equality, nowhere less than in Meath. 69% voted in favour of ending Ireland's medieval ban on abortion in Meath [...]

May 31st, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party welcomes huge Yes vote in Meath, calls for abortion to be provided at no cost to women

Workers’ Party welcomes huge Yes vote in Waterford, calls for abortion to be provided at no cost to women

Workers’ Party representative in Waterford, Dick Roche, has welcomed the large yes vote in favour of the repeal of the 8th amendment. Speaking following the referendum, Roche said: "This referendum was a resounding victory for women's equality, nowhere less than in Waterford. Almost 70% voted in favour of ending Ireland's medieval ban on abortion in [...]

May 31st, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party welcomes huge Yes vote in Waterford, calls for abortion to be provided at no cost to women

Workers’ Party calls for any agri-industry job vacancies to be opened up to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers.

Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers’ Party has criticized a recent announcement by government to seek 800 non-EU workers to take up work permits in the agri-food sector. The Party has called for any job vacancies in the industry to instead be opened up to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in Ireland. Workers’ Party representative [...]

May 31st, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party calls for any agri-industry job vacancies to be opened up to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers.

Tallaght firefighters condemn ‘Save the 8th’ firefighter ad as ‘offensive and misleading’

Two Tallaght firefighters, both active in the campaign for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum, have condemned the latest ad by the ‘Save the 8th’ campaign, which depicts a firefighter carrying a child out of a burning building. Sara Phelan, who is a female firefighter at Tallaght fire station, said: “The sexism in this [...]

May 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Tallaght firefighters condemn ‘Save the 8th’ firefighter ad as ‘offensive and misleading’

Calls for state to acquire residential apartments being let as ‘Airbnb style’ tourist accommodation

The Workers’ Party have issued renewed calls for a ban on short-term rental accommodation in Dublin, in the wake of the latest figures released today showing that half of all Dublin lettings were aimed at the short-stay tourist market. Cllr. Éilis Ryan of the Workers’ Party said: “On the street across the road from my [...]

May 16th, 2018|Comments Off on Calls for state to acquire residential apartments being let as ‘Airbnb style’ tourist accommodation
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