Remarks made by the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Phonsie Cullinan, in relation to the HPV vaccine, show the urgency of removing healthcare from church hands entirely, according to the Workers’ Party. Gavin Mendel-Gleason, Workers’ Party spokesperson for Dublin Northwest, said: “The Bishop’s attacks on a vaccination which has been proven to save lives should [...]
The government's planned "escrow" holding account for tax owed to it by Apple has come under severe attack today (Tuesday), as a "slush fund for investment managers." The Workers' Party was responding to reports that a government-established "escrow" account, set up to put the recouped Apple tax money beyond the state's reach, would likely yield [...]
Workers' Party Dublin City Councillor Éilis Ryan has slammed the city council's continued failure to deal with what she termed the 'AirBnB catastrophe' taking over Dublin's housing market. The councillor was highlighting figures available on independent website "Inside AirBnB" which analyses data from AirBnB listings in Dublin and other cities. The website estimates that 21.1% [...]
A Dublin City Councillor has reacted angrily to leaks from the city council's senior management that future regeneration of the city's housing stock would involve public-private partnerships, and a diluted percentage of public housing units. Reacting to reports of the privatisation initiative in today's Sunday Business Post, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City [...]
The Workers' Party have slammed the government's continued refusal to take up a stake in Ireland's oil and gas fields, in the wake of Shell's sale to the Canadian state pension fund. Speaking on the matter, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party) said: "We are now left in a situation where two thirds of the Corrib [...]
The Workers' Party have condemned the "extraordinary delusion" of the government's Summer Economic Statement, which forecasts strong economic growth while ignoring predictions that homelessness will grow. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City Dublin), said: "It is extraordinary to read the government's jubilant forecasts of economic growth of over 4%, when consistent 'economic growth' [...]
WP councillor to boycott meeting citing chair's conflict of interest Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City Dublin) has stated she will not be engaging with the recently-appointed chairperson of the "Taoiseach's Taskforce" in the North Inner City. The Taskforce was established to oversee regeneration in the north inner city [...]
There have been calls today (Wednesday) for local authorities to resume public bin collection services, in the wake of the latest developments in the government’s efforts to introduce mandatory ‘pay-by-weight’ rubbish collection nationwide. Gavin Mendel-Gleason, Workers’ Party representative for Dublin Northwest, called on Dublin City Council to immediately begin moving towards public bin collection, saying: [...]
The Workers' Party have slammed a proposal from Minister for Education Richard Bruton to protect the right of schools of "minority faiths" to discriminate in their admissions policies. Speaking on the matter, Workers' Party councillor Éilis Ryan said: "Even thinking of a young child from a Muslim or Hindu background listening to Minister Bruton on [...]
Socialist councillors on Dublin City Council will tonight be nominating Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan for the position of Lord Mayor. The position is widely expected to be filled by Sinn Féin’s Micheál MacDonncha, as part of a “pact” between Labour, the Green Party and Sinn Féin. Speaking ahead of tonight’s vote, Cllr. Éilis Ryan [...]