The United States has a wide-ranging sanctions programme which affects two dozen countries around the world. Three of these counties are in Latin America: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. These sanctions are extremely severe and cause untold suffering to the population of the respective countries. These sanctions are also illegal under the UN charter. During the [...]
by David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill As the housing crisis continues, vulture landlords will soon own at least 832 homes across Palmerstown, Clondalkin and Lucan. The biggest offender (that we know of) is Carysfort Capital, which owns 229 homes in Shackleton Park, as well 262 in St. Edmunds 160. The IRES REIT group [...]
Recently, the returning officer in Germany has told the DKP (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei or the German Communist Party) that they will not be registered as a political party for the upcoming elections and may be de-listed as a party entirely. The ostensive reason for this exclusion was the tardiness of an application by the DKP. [...]
Recently, the returning officer in Germany has told the DKP (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei or the German Communist Party) that they will not be registered as a political party for the upcoming elections and may be de-listed as a party entirely. The ostensive reason for this exclusion was the tardiness of an application by the DKP. [...]
There has been much backwards and forwards about the Eleventh night bonfires particularly the one located in the Tigers Bay Area of North Belfast. Which is a source of escalating tensions among residents in the New Lodge and the fact the bonfire has been built too close to the interface. Chris Bailie, Workers’ Party Oldpark [...]
The Workers’ Party is currently in the process of submitting an observation on South Dublin County Council’s Draft County Development Plan 2022-28. The plan essentially sets the agenda for what work the council will carry out in the future. David Gardiner, Workers’ Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill, said: “There are parts of the plan that we [...]
Prospect Hill apartments must remain in public hands, according to Cathie Shiels, Workers' Party representative for Ballymun-Finglas. Shiels said:“That NAMA is going to sell Finglas apartments into the private market is bad enough, but what’s worse is that these apartments will likely be sold to a single investment fund which can increase rents in almost [...]
The Workers' Party has called for a new train station at Kylemore in Ballyfermot to better serve the suburb and surrounding areas of west Dublin, as part of a submission on the DART+ South West project. David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill and Dublin Mid-West, said: "Access to the city centre from Ballyfermot, and [...]
The Workers’ Party has called for amendments to proposed hate crime legislation to remove reference to ‘reckless’ speech, saying as it stands the proposed legislation risks subjective political abuse. Workers’ Party representative for Dublin Central, Claire O’Connor said: “As it stands, the proposed new legislation on hate speech lacks any definition of what type of [...]
The scenes in Dublin city centre last night (Saturday) show that we need to provide amenities to accommodate an outdoor summer, according to David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill. "Nobody wants to see streets covered in rubbish, which is why it's so important that we're actually prepared for an outdoor summer in line with [...]