A report in The Irish Times has shown that a mother and her 18-month old son are living in a damp, mould-infested one-bedroom apartment in Palmerstown at a cost of €1,000 per month. This is indicative of how bad Ireland’s housing crisis has gotten, according to David Gardiner, Workers’ Party rep. for Palmerstown-Fonthill. Gardiner said: [...]
On behalf of the Workers’ Party, the Ard Chomhairle and Party President Michael McCorry would like to wish a prosperous 2024 to all workers and their families. 2023 has proven to be another tough year for working people. Crises around housing, healthcare and the cost-of-living have continued north and south, as has come to be [...]
A recent report from the INMO has shown that this year is the worst on record for overcrowding in hospitals. Over 121,526 patients were admitted and left waiting for beds. This number will no doubt jump even more dramatically in 2024 once winter pressures are taken into consideration. The HSE continue to have no serious [...]
Our pamphlet on the EU Directive on Minimum Wage and Collective Bargaining, authored by Dr. Daryl D'Art, is now available for download. Have a read of it by clicking the link below. EU Directive on Minimum Wage pamphletDownload
On Saturday, an arson attack destroyed a Co. Galway hotel. It seems very likely this was done to prevent its use as an accommodation centre for refugees. This is only the latest in a series of acts of violence and intimidation against migrants and refugees by far-right elements, who have been emboldened by a “hands-off” [...]
The fallout from the appalling attack on schoolchildren and their carers on Parnell Street and the riot that followed raised many important issues for socialists. Our thoughts remain with the parents and families of the victims of the shocking violent incident on the 23rd of November. We reiterate our condemnation of this horrific attack and [...]
The recent ceasefire in Gaza has offered welcome respite from the intensive, brutal attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces and has allowed vital if limited humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza strip. However, Israel has continued to harass and terrorise Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza over the past few days and it would [...]
The Workers’ Party condemns the recent move by the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party coalition to abolish the Triple Lock mechanism. This is the culmination of a long process of watering down Irish neutrality, and is evidence of the desire of the political elite to draw Ireland closer to NATO membership and to [...]
Rioting has broken out in Dublin city centre following an attack on Parnell Square earlier today which left three children and a woman hospitalised. The perpetrator of the attack must be brought to justice and face punishment proportional to their crime; their nationality is irrelevant in this respect. This must be done through the legal [...]
The Workers’ Party recently made a submission to the consultation on the Private Wires document. The document (which can be found by clicking here,) published by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, is an apologia for business and banking interests who, for their own interests, want to see Ireland’s electricity transmission and distribution [...]