It is disappointing to see that Sinn Féin have failed to vote in favour of a motion calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassadors in Ireland and Britain on Derry and Strabane District Council. Although the motion did pass without their support, Sinn Féin’s decision to abstain on the vote will come as a [...]
Following the recent escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel, and the brutal and indiscriminate violence enacted by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians, the Workers’ Party is calling for the expulsion of Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador to Ireland. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has reported over 6,000 fatalities, including as many as [...]
Michael McCorry was re-elected to the position of President of the Workers' Party at our 2023 Ard Fheis last weekend. Have a read of his presidential address here: Comrades, First of all, I would like to thank all of those involved in organising today's Ard Fheis. The Ard Fheis is an important part of our [...]
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told English and Welsh police officers that waving a Palestinian flag or chanting for Palestinian freedom may be a criminal offence. This is a clear attempt at censoring the free speech of those protesting Israeli oppression of Palestinians. This directive, to clamp down on pro-Palestinian solidarity, is a political [...]
UEFA have officially announced that EURO 2028 will take place in Ireland and Britain, and while this news is to be welcomed, the real legacy of the tournament will be in how it impacts the domestic game in the long-term. While politicians both north and south have said that the bid will benefit Irish football, [...]
Budget 2024 has proven to be unambitious and, like many budgets before it, will fail to provide for working people. 2024 will continue to see us struggle. The government has missed an opportunity to seriously invest in domestic industry and production. Our economy is currently heavily reliant on the corporation tax paid by a small [...]
The assault by the Palestinians on Israeli settlements this weekend has caught the Israeli security forces off guard and resulted in hundreds killed, many of them unarmed. The loss of life is extremely sad but it is an unpleasant truth that the violence, while shocking, is a reaction to decades of savage colonial violence by [...]
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and People Before Profit have voted against Dublin City Council raising €14.5 million to be spent on street cleaning and local funding through the Local Property Tax. Dublin, and indeed Ireland as a whole, is in serious need of better-funded public services. The 15% reduction in Local Property Tax [...]
Ballylumford power station could be used to produce nuclear power, according to a new policy document from the Workers' Party. The document, entitled 'Let's Get Real: A Plan For Nuclear Power in Ireland,' claims that nuclear energy is cheap, safe and affordable, and details a number of possible sites around Ireland, including the Co. Antrim [...]
The state sell-off of shares in AIB shows an ideological commitment to the private market that trumps logic. The state is no longer in majority ownership of the bank for the first time since the 2008 banking crisis. This is a bad but seemingly deliberate move. It comes at a time when the bank has [...]