Seamus McDonagh The Workers’ Party have marked International Workers’ Memorial Day with a call for much stiffer penalties for those who flout Health & Safety laws. Workers’ Memorial Day is an official worldwide United Nations day of reflection honouring workers who have lost their lives, been injured or made unwell in the course [...]
National Maternity Hospital: Holles Street Board minutes must be published in full
The Workers’ Party has called for the publication of the minutes of the Holles Street ‘Executive Committee’ board ahead of any further decisions on the National Maternity Hospital (NMH). Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Executive Committee this evening (Wednesday), Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) said: As recently as April 2016, the Executive Committee [...]
Data shows that National Minimum Wage legislation is flouted by many employers
Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that data released by the Central Statistics Office today (Wednesday) shows that what is meant to be a statutory National Minimum Wage is in fact being treated by many employers as a standard rate and that this is particularly the case in relation to young workers. Cllr. [...]
Citizens’ Assembly puts ball in Fine Gael court to legislate for freely available abortion
Citizens’ Assembly puts ball in Fine Gael court to legislate for freely available abortion Workers' Party activists including Seamus McDonagh with the party's Repeal the 8th Amendment banner in Dublin last week The Workers’ Party has said that the concluding votes of the Citizens’ Assembly show a clear mandate for freely available access to [...]
Fine Gael slammed for leaving Irish women’s lives to chance with Citizens’ Assembly
The Workers Party has slammed what it says is Fine Gael's decision to delegate women's healthcare to a handful of people. Reacting to this afternoon's announcement that the Citizens' Assembly would not be recommending the repeal of the eighth amendment, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers Party) said: "What we have here is yet another example [...]
Maternity Hospital debacle prompts calls for full ‘divestment’ of St. Vincent’s Hospital from church
Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan has issued a statement calling for the full divestment and state acquisition of St Vincent’s Hospital, in a manner similar to the divestment of national schools. The councillor, who led last Thursday’s demonstration at Minister Harris’s Department, said: Clearly, the National Maternity Hospital must be co-located with a full hospital. [...]
Workers Party to contest Westminster seats in Northern Ireland
For Northern Ireland the Westminster election on June 8th is not about leaving the European Union nor is it a re-run of the referendum. It is an opportunity to pass judgement on the main parties at Stormont and their failure to form an Executive nearly two months after being elected. Without doubt the major parties [...]
300 people attend Workers’ Party demo against National Maternity Hospital plan
300 people attended a lunchtime demonstration outside the Department of Health today (Thursday). The demonstration, which was called by the Workers’ Party, was organised to protest against a government decision that the Sisters of Charity would be the sole owners of the new National Maternity Hospital. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) who called the demonstration, [...]
Church ownership of National Maternity Hospital makes a mockery of the Citizens’ Assembly
The Workers’ Party has condemned the decision to grant sole ownership of the new National Maternity Hospital to the Sisters of Charity, saying it presents a ‘nightmare scenario’ to women who will depend on the service. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, North Inner City) said: The decision to grant ownership of the National Maternity Hospital [...]
Workers’ Party of Ireland solidarity message to the Iraqi Communist Party
Dear Comrades, The Workers Party of Ireland extends its solidarity to the Iraqi Communist Party and condemns the vicious and cowardly attack on the headquarters of the district committee of the Iraqi Communist Party in the city of Diwaniyah in southern Iraq. The WPI also condemns the use of firearms on the university campus and [...]