Workers' Party Dublin North West representative Jimmy Dignam has offered his full support to nurses at Beaumont Hospital who have announced industrial action in response to unsafe staffing levels at the hospital. Speaking to activists in his constituency, Dignam said, 'The fact that 99% of Irish Nurses & Midwives’ Organisation’s members in the medical and [...]
The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns the murderous terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis which has been claimed by ISIS/Daesh and expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the many victims and its solidarity with the French people. The WPI condemns with equal force the recent terrorist attacks carried out in [...]
The Workers’ Party have said that the reported decision of Irish Water boss John Tierney to stand down at the end of his contract and the company’s plans to re-brand itself are a clear sign that Irish Water is on its last legs and that anti-water charges activists should increase the pressure on the government [...]
Contribution by the Workers’ Party of Ireland to the 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties The tasks of Communist and Workers’ Parties to strengthen the struggle of the working class against capitalist exploitation, imperialist wars and fascism, for workers’ and peoples’ emancipation, for socialism. Speech delivered by Gerry Grainger, International Secretary [...]
Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has accused the Bank of Ireland of introducing an apartheid banking system which would see its counter services all but closed off to working class people. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cllr. Tynan said the bank’s decision to ban counter withdrawals of less than €700 and lodgements under €3,000 [...]
Billy McMillen Memorial Address 2015 Belfast, speech delivered by Workers' Party President Mickey Donnelly. Comrades, Friends. Michael Donnelly delivering his speech in Belfast I am very privileged and honoured to be asked to deliver today’s memorial talk on Billy McMillen. Many years ago, when I joined the old Republican Movement over in Strabane, [...]
Letter sent from the Workers' Party of Ireland to the Communist Party, Turkey. To: The Central Committee, Communist Party, Turkey 28th October 2015 Dear Comrades, The Workers' Party of Ireland sends warm comradely greetings to the Communist Party, Turkey, and extends its best wishes, solidarity and support to the Communist Party in the [...]
The Workers’ Party this morning expressed its solidarity with its sister party, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), after the Portuguese president, Cavaco Silva, stated that he would not permit a government to be formed that included the Portuguese Communist Party because of its opposition to the European Union. President Silva announced that he would [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called on garda Chief Superintendent Michael Finn to stand down the newly established water protest unit established in the city this week. Cllr. Tynan, who is a member of the Cork City Council Policing Forum has said he will be raising the matter at [...]
Over thirty people attended a forum on the housing crisis last Thursday (15th October) in the Axis Centre Ballymun, hosted by Workers' Party Dublin North West candidate Jimmy Dignam. Speakers at the forum were Fr. Peter McVerry (Homelessness campaigner), Lorraine Hennessy (Housing Activist in Balgaddy) and Jimmy Dignam (Workers’ Party Candidate for Dublin North West). [...]