Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party has this morning said that last night’s reversal of a motion passed six weeks ago to keep O’Devaney Gardens in public hands ‘makes a mockery of local government.’ Speaking following a special meeting of Dublin City Council last night, Councillor Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party) said: “Councillors are [...]
Expressway under threat (Photo: Bus Éireann) Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the announcement today (Wednesday) that Expressway is to be separated from Bus Éireann services is an notice of intention to privatise the service and must be vehemently resisted by bus workers and commuters alike The Cork City councillor said [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Workers’ Party argues legal advice contradicts unsupported claims by council officials that mixed income public housing goes against planning guidelines Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has called on Sinn Féin to publish the legal advice they sought in August in relation to O’Devaney Gardens before pushing ahead with a motion [...]
Salvador Allende On September 11, 1973 a fascist military junta, encouraged, incited and supported by the government of the United States and its organs of terror, violently seized power in Chile, abolishing all democratic and progressive gains of the Chilean people. Salvador Allende was elected to the presidency of Chile in September 1970. This [...]
WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh The Workers’ Party have said that the real reason the government’s water charges commission will not be holding planned public meetings is because the commission’s ruling in favour of charges has already been decided and the commission members “are afraid to look the public in the eye”. This [...]
The Workers’ Party will this morning (Friday) put a picket on Minister Simon Coveney who is attending a closed meeting at Cork City Hall to promote the government’s “Rebuilding Ireland” housing scheme which, Cllr. Tynan insists, “repeats the same failed formula of throwing money at developers”. Cllr. Tynan described the meeting as part of a [...]
O'Devaney Gardens Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has criticised what she called a ‘u-turn’ by Sinn Féin in accepting an agreement last evening (Wednesday 7th September) between with the Minister for Housing, Simon Coveney, that will see 70% of the public land at O’Devaney Gardens handed over to private developers. Speaking following the [...]
Open letter to councillors supporting motion for public mixed income housing on O'Devaney Gardens, gets backing of 11 TDs, Peter McVerry, Erica Fleming, SIPTU rep Proposals for 100% mixed income, public housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site have been given a boost today, receiving the backing of leading housing activists, TDs, trade unionists and academics. [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the news that Irish Water is to take over Cork City Council’s 3,200 commercial water clients this month is the clearest indication yet that the government review of Irish Water is a ruse. Cllr. Tynan said the move shows that in spite [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Amidst growing controversy last week around the future of the O’Devaney Gardens site in Dublin 7, the Workers’ Party have condemned what they said was “clear glee” on the part of Minister for Housing Simon Coveney about the prospective privatisation of the land. Speaking following Minister for Housing Simon Coveney’s [...]