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An Post “upgrade” will further erode services in smaller towns and villages

The Workers’ Party has criticised an announcement by An Post of a plan to close around 100 post offices across the country while concentrating modernised servces in cities and larger urban areas as another blow to small town and rural Ireland. Meath Workers’ Party representative Seamus McDonagh accused An Post of packaging a major run-down [...]

April 20th, 2018|Comments Off on An Post “upgrade” will further erode services in smaller towns and villages

Workers’ Party hold Belfast rally in opposition to imperialist attacks on Syria

Workers' Party members outside Belfast City Hall this afternoon (Friday) in opposition to US/UK/French bombing of Syria.     Workers Party opposes imperialist attacks against Syria   The Workers Party of Ireland condemns last week’s missile attacks on Syria as an escalation of imperialist aggression in the region under the pretext of an [...]

April 19th, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party hold Belfast rally in opposition to imperialist attacks on Syria

NAMA should sack Poolbeg receiver for reneging on social housing commitments

Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party have called on the Minister for Finance to instruct NAMA to sack the receiver appointed to a number of portfolios, including the land bank at the former the Irish Glass Bottle site. The calls comes following the receiver’s decision to renege on an agreement reached with Dublin [...]

April 17th, 2018|Comments Off on NAMA should sack Poolbeg receiver for reneging on social housing commitments

Workers’ Party call for restoration of tax relief on trade union subscriptions

The Workers' Party have demanded demanded that the government restore tax relief on Trade Union subscriptions for workers, saying that the present situation whereby Trade Union members are the only people paying subscriptions to  representative or professional bodies who are not allowed tax, PRSI and USC relief on their subscriptions is discriminatory. Cllr. Ted Tynan, Workers' Party [...]

April 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party call for restoration of tax relief on trade union subscriptions

Public Expenditure officials warned government against EU army 2% expenditure requirements

Cllr. Éilis Ryan The government received advice from senior officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in March 2017 that raising its defense expenditure to 2%, as required under the EU’s PESCO military pact, would be a significant financial risk to the state. This is according to documents obtained by [...]

April 15th, 2018|Comments Off on Public Expenditure officials warned government against EU army 2% expenditure requirements

Syria Air Strikes will strengthen the hand of jihadi extremists

Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers’ Party have condemned air strikes carried out by United States, French and British forces on Syria Friday night, saying they will only strengthen the hand of jihadi extremists who control territory inside Syria’s borders. Speaking on the matter, Workers’ Party representative Gavin Mendel-Gleason said: “Friday night’s attacks will doubtless [...]

April 15th, 2018|Comments Off on Syria Air Strikes will strengthen the hand of jihadi extremists

Statement by the Workers Party on the attacks against Syria

The Workers' Party of Ireland condemns last night’s missile attacks on Syria as an escalation of imperialist aggression in the region under the pretext of an unproven allegation concerning chemical weapons in eastern Ghouta. France and Britain at the behest of the US, and with the connivance of NATO, the EU and their member states, [...]

April 14th, 2018|Comments Off on Statement by the Workers Party on the attacks against Syria

Workers Party of Ireland contribution at European Communist Meeting in Brussels

European Communist Meeting Brussels, 11th April 2018 “Work in the working class and its labour movement, as a necessary prerequisite for a clash with the EU, the overthrow of capitalist barbarism and the construction of socialism” Contribution by the Workers Party of Ireland   Recent decades have witnessed a major assault against the trade union [...]

April 11th, 2018|Comments Off on Workers Party of Ireland contribution at European Communist Meeting in Brussels

Workers’ Party statement on the ongoing right-wing coup in Brazil

The Workers’ Party of Ireland stands in solidarity with democratic, progressive and revolutionary forces and workers’ organisations in Brazil protesting against the order for the arrest of former President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and in defence of their rights against the onslaught unleashed by imperialism and the Brazilian capitalist class. The seriousness of the [...]

April 10th, 2018|Comments Off on Workers’ Party statement on the ongoing right-wing coup in Brazil

Visit of UK naval vessels to Haulbowline condemned by Workers’ Party

The Workers’ Party have condemned the government’s granting of permission to three British naval vessels to berth inside Haulbowline Naval Base today (Tuesday). HMS Charger, one of the three vessels now at Haulbolwline Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan said the presence of the naval vessels at Haulbowline, for the first time since [...]

March 27th, 2018|Comments Off on Visit of UK naval vessels to Haulbowline condemned by Workers’ Party