The Workers’ Party has condemned the announcement by Taoiseach Simon Harris that he intends to abolish the Triple Lock on Ireland’s overseas military commitments. Garrett Greene, Workers’ Party representative for Cabra-Glasnevin, said: “It is incredible that, at a time of the most acute housing crisis, hospital crisis, social care crisis in many decades, the priority [...]
Recently, the Workers' Party produced a pamphlet to mark 90 years since the birth of socialist republican revolutionary Seán Garland, a pivotal figure in the turn of the republican movement towards social agitation and class politics. It includes both political and personal anecdotes from Seán's friends and comrades. Contributors to the pamphlet come from a [...]
The Workers’ Party has condemned the killing of Josip Strok, a Croatian man who was fatally assaulted in Clondalkin, and called for any witnesses to come forward. David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill, said: “The Workers’ Party sends our condolences to friends and family of Josip Strok, a Croatian man who was killed after [...]
The Workers’ Party is proud to announce that Gerry Rooney will be standing in the Ratoath LEA, which includes Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin, at the upcoming local elections. Rooney, a former General Secretary of the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association, said: “I want to be a voice for working people on Meath County Council. [...]
The Workers’ Party is proud to announce that Garrett Greene will be standing in Cabra-Glasnevin at the upcoming local elections. Greene, a father of three living in Phibsboro, said: “The concerns of working people have unfortunately fallen on deaf ears in Dublin City Council and I want to change that. The Workers’ Party believes that [...]
The Workers’ Party is proud to announce that David Gardiner will be standing in Palmerstown-Fonthill at the upcoming local elections. Gardiner, a firefighter who has lived in Palmerstown for almost 30 years, said: “I want to give working people a voice on South Dublin County Council. The Workers’ Party believes that class politics should be [...]
A chairde, Fáilte romhaibh chuig ár gcomóradh ar Éirí Amach na Cásca, agus muid ag cuimhneamh ar fhir agus ar mhná 1916, chomh maith lenár gcomrádaithe féin. We gather once again, as we have done each year for over a century, to remember and honour those who fought in Easter Week 1916; we come here [...]
A chairde agus a chomrádaithe, Tà fáilte romhaibh chuig ár gcomóradh ar Éirí Amach na Cásca. Tàimid bailithe anseo chun cuimhnuigh ar fhir agus ar mhná seachtsine na càsca, chomh maith lenár gcomrádaithe féin a fuair bás ar son na poblacht shoisialach. We gather once again, as we have done each year for over a [...]
The Workers’ Party has reiterated its opposition to the proposed hate speech bill, which risks subjective political abuse, according to Garrett Greene, Workers’ Party representative for Cabra-Glasnevin. Greene said: "Unfortunately, none of the concerns that we raised back in 2021 appear to have been taken into account. The hate speech bill still lacks any definition [...]
The Workers’ Party wishes to commend the Irish Wildlife Trust for their refusal to accept blood money from property developer Con McCarthy. McCarthy was originally found guilty by the District Court of an offence under the Wildlife Act after he suffocated an active badger sett under tonnes of soil. He subsequently appealed the decision at [...]