The Nigel Farage bank episode in the UK shows that Ireland should legislate to guarantee the right to a bank account, according to Workers' Party representative Garrett Greene. The Cabra-Glasnevin representative argued for legislation to prevent banks from refusing bank accounts, saying: "In 2011, the EU issued non-binding recommendations to banks to ensure everybody had [...]
Homelessness records have been broken yet again under this Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green government, as 12,411 found themselves in emergency accommodation in May, while working people now make up 25% of Dublin’s homeless. Despite the crocodile tears that we may see from housing minister Darragh O’Brien and the the government following this announcement, [...]
The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is a pro-NATO stitch-up designed to undermine Irish neutrality, according to the Workers' Party. Speaking at a protest outside Dublin Castle as the forum took place, Workers' Party representative David Gardiner said: "It is clear to see that successive governments have been attempting to push Ireland closer and [...]
The following oration was given by comrade Claire O'Connor (Dublin Mid-West branch) at the 2023 Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown, Co. Kildare. A chairde agus a chomrádaithe, Is onóir mór dom labhairt libh inniu san áit speisialta seo. Cois uaigh Theobald Wolfe Tone, measc pairceanna Chontae Chill Dára, táimíd bailithe chun omós a thabhairt don [...]
The Workers’ Party welcomes any open and honest debate on all aspects of government policy, domestic and international, including policy on national defence and Ireland’s involvement in international organisations. However, we have grave reservations as to whether the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy was ever designed to be part of an open and honest [...]
A State-led approach to the development and utilisation of nuclear power generation is an essential tool in the fight against climate change and the provision of affordable energy for working people, according to the Workers’ Party. At the launch of the party’s new policy document, Let’s Get Real: A Plan For Nuclear Power in Ireland, [...]
A recent report from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland has revealed that a shocking one in 12 expected cancers were not detected during the Covid pandemic. This is an estimated 4,320 cases. The cause of this may have been partially due to patients deferring seeking medical advice during the pandemic. However, it would seem [...]
Sport Ireland has snubbed an application for €550,000 in funding for League of Ireland Women's Premier Division clubs. Domestic football, including the women’s game, is currently experiencing a great level of growth that should be supported by the sporting authority, according to Garrett Greene, Workers' Party representative for Cabra-Glasnevin. Greene said: “The recent growth of [...]
A new poll has revealed that 87% of people in Ireland favour a ceasefire in Ukraine to facilitate negotiations to end the war. The poll, commissioned by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance and carried out by Ipsos, shows that the vast majority of Irish people do not support prolonging the conflict, which has been ongoing [...]
Planning permission has been applied for 127 apartments on the site of the old skatepark in Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate. David Gardiner, Workers’ Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill, has said that issues around facilities and infrastructure, combined with the cost of renting, means the proposal would not benefit working people. Gardiner said: “The proposal does not [...]