Statement of the Workers’ Party of Ireland on the Greek Elections Following the recent election, the Workers’ Party of Ireland sends solidarity and congratulations to our comrades in the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). The increase in support for the KKE in difficult circumstances is a reflection of its consistent political, ideological and organisational work, [...]
Wynn's Hotel on Lower Abbey Street in the centre of Dublin was the venue for the public relaunch of the North Dublin branch of the Workers' Party on Saturday, 7th of February. The four hour event was very well attended and saw party members new and old mixing with party supporters and others interested in [...]
Michael Donnelly The Workers’ Party have condemned the arrest this morning of Socialist Party TD Paul Murphy and three other people for their alleged role in a protest against Tánaiste Joan Burton at Jobstown in West Dublin last November. Workers’ Party President Michael Donnelly said that the arrest of the four was not [...]
Workers’ Party Dublin councillor Éilis Ryan has condemned the intimidation of water protesters by private security firms working for Irish Water and has said the failure of the company and its agents to respond to queries and complaints from local representatives was completely unacceptable Councillor Ryan, who represents the North Inner City Ward, submitted [...]
The Workers’ Party has called on the government to block any sale of Aer Lingus and to use its strategic 25% share to ensure that the airline continues to provide vital connectivity between this country and the rest of the world. Dublin Workers’ Party councillor, Éilis Ryan, said that Aer Lingus was of vital strategic [...]
The Workers Party has described the Stormont House Agreement as a bad deal for workers and the formal and most public indication to date of the adoption of Tory economic principles and policies by the DUP/Sinn Féin led administration in Northern Ireland. At the January meeting of the Party's Central Executive Committee the Party [...]
The President of the Workers’ Party, Michael Donnelly, has said there is a judicial bias against working class people when it comes to the penalties for fraud and other financial wrongdoings. Mr. Donnelly said that the five year prison sentence handed down to a man convicted of social welfare fraud was in stark contrast [...]
Statement of the Workers' Party of Ireland on the Paris attack The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns today’s brutal and murderous attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which has produced understandable anger and indignation throughout France, Europe and the world. The Workers' Party expresses its sincere condolences to the families [...]
Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that it is time to replace two decades of lip-service on hospital overcrowding with immediate action to end the scandal of sick patients lying on trolleys in hospital corridors and wards. Cllr. Tynan said that the hospital trolley crisis, like the Winter Vomiting bug, had become an [...]
The Workers Party has responded to the public consultation on the draft budget proposals of a number of Executive Departments. Follow the links below for comments on the Education, Health and Social Care, Employment & Learning and Culture, Arts and Leisure draft budget proposals. The Party has also commented on the Executive’s overall funding proposals for 2015 [...]