The latest dispute within Belfast City Council over flags is yet another reminder of how easily political energy can be diverted away from the many material issues facing people in this city. At a time when families are struggling with the cost of living, public services are under immense strain, and communities across Belfast are [...]
The Workers’ Party condemns the decision by the government to hand over €125 million of public money to the corrupt and NATO-backed administration of Volodymyr Zelensky. Ireland is currently crippled by a historic housing crisis, working families are trapped in emergency accommodation, and workers are struggling with soaring costs. The government cannot or will not [...]
Even with the recently announced changes to be made to the 80 bus route, there are still considerable issues left unresolved that could see commuters in Palmerstown and Chapelizod left wanting, both before and even after the revised route comes into full effect, according to David Gardiner, Workers’ Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill. Gardiner said: “The [...]
Dublin City Council's decision to increase rents on social housing tenants is a red herring that targets working people in order to distract from fundamental issues with the state's housing policy, according to Garrett Greene, Workers' Party representative for Cabra-Glasnevin. Greene said: “The idea that Dublin City Council should increase rents on working people at [...]
The recent military exercises in the southern Caribbean merit serious attention from the Irish working class. From 15th September to 6th October, 25 countries participated in large scale invasion drills explicitly targeting Venezuela. This represents the latest phase in a decades-long campaign by US imperialism to overthrow the revolutionary Bolivarian government. Understanding the real motivations [...]
The Supreme Court judgment on religious education in the north of Ireland has confirmed what many parents, educators, and equality advocates have argued for decades: the current system is outdated, exclusionary, and incompatible with ensuring the rights of all children, according to Workers' Party Republican Clubs representative Chris Bailie. Bailie said: "By ruling that the [...]
The government's new housing plan is the latest chapter in the same old story of proposals that miss the point on what needs to be done to solve the crisis. Even after years of setting and failing to reach targets, prioritising the wants of the private market, and ignoring the evident need for the mass [...]
The following oration was read by Joe Dowds, a member of the Ard Comhairle, at the commemoration to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1975 pogrom against our movement. A chairde, We gather here today — in solidarity, and in pride — to mark fifty years since one of the most tragic and revealing episodes [...]
The Workers’ Party condemns the alleged sexual assault of a girl in Citywest, Dublin, earlier this week, as well as the rioting and violence that targeted international protection applicants in the aftermath. The girl had gone missing while in the care of Tusla, which now has serious questions to answer following the alleged incident. More [...]
The Workers’ Party condemns the continued failure of the British state to deliver justice for the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre. More than five decades after British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry, murdering fourteen people, not a single individual has been held accountable. The collapse of the case against [...]