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Workers’ Party submission to The Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment

The Workers' Party has made a formal submission to the Citizen's Assembly demanding a referendum for the complete removal of the 8th Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann / The Constitution of Ireland. You can view / download the Workers' Party submission by clicking the following link:- workers-party-submission-to-citizens%27-assembly-on-8th-amendment-1

December 12th, 2016|Comments Off on Workers’ Party submission to The Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment

Financial Aspects of a Solution to the Irish Housing Crisis

To accompany Solidarity Housing, the Workers’ Party’s policy for 100% public mixed income housing, the Workers’ Party have launched a proposal for a public housing corporation, to fund and manage the scale of public housing required to tackle the housing crisis. The proposal would enable borrowing within EU rules, to fund long-term, large-scale building of [...]

December 9th, 2016|Comments Off on Financial Aspects of a Solution to the Irish Housing Crisis

Sale of O’Devaney Gardens amounts to ‘selling off the family silver’ according to new Workers’ Party housing finance policy

Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party has this morning launched its public housing finance policy, “Financial Aspects of a Solution to the Irish Housing Crisis”. The launch comes ahead of this afternoon’s city council vote on whether to sell O’Devaney Gardens – a 14 acre site of city council land formerly used for [...]

December 9th, 2016|Comments Off on Sale of O’Devaney Gardens amounts to ‘selling off the family silver’ according to new Workers’ Party housing finance policy

Bus Éireann funding crisis a symptom of deliberate government policy says Tynan

The continuing financial crisis at Bus Éireann is a direct result of government policy of cutting subvention to the state transport company according to Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan. The Cork based councillor said that the government was ramping up attacks on Bus Éireann and other state companies with a view to turning public opinion [...]

December 7th, 2016|Comments Off on Bus Éireann funding crisis a symptom of deliberate government policy says Tynan

Workers’ Party to open Book of Condolences for Fidel in Cork after Mayor refuses to

Fidel Castro (1926-2016) Workers’ Party to open Book of Condolences for Fidel Castro in Cork Cllr. Ted Tynan expresses disappointed that Cork’s Lord Mayor did not do so The Workers’ Party in Cork has announced that it is to open a Book of Condolences in Cork City Centre on Friday and Saturday this [...]

November 29th, 2016|Comments Off on Workers’ Party to open Book of Condolences for Fidel in Cork after Mayor refuses to

Only full abolition of water charges and Irish Water is acceptable

The Workers’ Party have described the proposals of the so-called expert commission on water charges as a back door to future reintroduction of a full charging system. WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh   Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus McDonagh described the proposals as unworkable.   “As long as metering is in place the mechanism for [...]

November 28th, 2016|Comments Off on Only full abolition of water charges and Irish Water is acceptable

Oireachtas Water Committee a waste of time and money. Have referendum now says Cllr. Tynan

Cllr. Ted Tynan (WP) Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the Oireachtas Committeee on Water Charges is an expensive foregone conclusion and has demanded that the matter be put to a referendum for the people to decide. Speaking at the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis in Dublin at the weekend, [...]

November 21st, 2016|Comments Off on Oireachtas Water Committee a waste of time and money. Have referendum now says Cllr. Tynan

Over 150 delegates and observers attend Workers’ Party Ard Fheis in Dublin

Workers Party Ard Fheis, Dublin,  18/19 October 2016 Over 150 delegates and observers attended the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis on Friday (18th November) and Saturday (19th November) in the Communications Workers’ Union Hall in Dublin 1, where motions were passed on a broad range of issues including public housing, reproductive rights and Traveller [...]

November 21st, 2016|Comments Off on Over 150 delegates and observers attend Workers’ Party Ard Fheis in Dublin

Workers’ Party Ard Fheis / Annual Delegate Conference

The Workers’ Party opens its 2016 Ard Fheis / Annual Delegate Conference in Dublin this evening (Friday) with a wide range of motions on political, economic, social and international issues in addition to a series of proposals aimed at modernising and professionalising the party’s work at all levels. The Ard Fheis takes place at the [...]

November 18th, 2016|Comments Off on Workers’ Party Ard Fheis / Annual Delegate Conference

Underfunding local government is an attack on democracy says Tynan

Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the year on year underfunding of Cork City Council represents an ongoing attack on local democracy that is damaging the fabric of the city and its society. Cllr. Tynan said that once again Cork City Council is faced with another annual [...]

November 15th, 2016|Comments Off on Underfunding local government is an attack on democracy says Tynan