Council attempt to force through demolition against wishes of residents “underhanded” Workers’ Party will ask councillors to vote for “100% public, mixed income” housing instead of privatisation of the public site. The Workers’ Party will tonight propose that the demolition of tenanted blocks in O’Devaney Gardens be postponed until new homes have been built [...]
Another failure by private sector highlights the strength of the public sector WP President Michael Donnelly The Workers’ Party President, Michael Donnelly, called on the government to allow the ESB Group, through Eirgrid, to take over the construction of the Mayo Renewable Power generation station at Killala saying that once again the private [...]
Jimmy Dignam The Workers’ Party has hit out at the recommendations of the Low Pay Commision which, according to the party, had lived up to its name and delivered “a kick in the teeth” to low paid workers. Workers’ Party Dublin North West representative Jimmy Dignam said that the 10 cent per hour [...]
Party advocates cross-subsidised public rental model as an alternative to the scheme Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers' Party today (Tuesday July 19th) criticised “affordable rental” proposals contained in the government’s ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ housing strategy. Under the ‘Affordable Rental’ proposal, the government would establish a €10 million annual fund to deliver 2,000 “affordable rental” [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that despite the fact that Cork City Council tenants are paying a total of approximately €20 million per annum in rents for their homes the council’s housing maintenance scheme has been pared down to the bone. The Mayfield based councillor said that there [...]
Cllr Éilis Ryan and May MacGiolla at the 2016 Bodenstown Commemoration Comrades, A few weeks ago, May MacGiolla mentioned to me that she thought this was her 81st year attending Bodenstown commemorations. Speaking to May, and indeed reading previous addresses given in Bodenstown, it was clear that it's unusual for a member who [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called for an immediate assurance from Health Minister Simon Harris that under no circumstances will the Emergency Department of the city’s Mercy University Hospital be allowed to close or downgrade services. Cllr. Tynan said that leaked information from the Department of Health’s Trauma [...]
Address of Gerry Grainger, International Affairs Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Anti-NATO meeting organised by the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe, Warsaw 8 July 2016 Dear Comrades, I bring greetings from the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the occasion of this meeting which takes place in [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan The Workers' Party have said that talk of reforms in the European Union structures to make it more accountable and democratic can have no credibility while the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) continues to be pushed by national governments and the EU commission. Cork Workers Party Cllr Ted Tynan [...]
Jimmy Dignam The Workers’ Party has welcomed the recommendation of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to end the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood and calls on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to respond to the recommendation based on scientific evidence, not stigma or fear. “In the last fortnight we have [...]