The Workers’ Party calls for a clear separation of Church and State in the development of the new National Maternity Hospital. This new hospital must be built on State owned land and must be under public ownership and control.  Claire O'Connor, Workers’ Party Dublin organiser, has stated: “On this, the third anniversary of the Repeal [...]

South Dublin County Council should prepare for an increase in footfall in local parks by installing public toilets and overflow bins, according to David Gardiner, Workers’ Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill. He said: "As restrictions are planned to be eased over the summer, people are going to spend a lot of time outdoors, going for a [...]

The Workers' Party has criticised the plans for a European Super League as stealing football from working class communities. David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill in Dublin, said: "The plan for a European Super League is an attempt by greedy billionaires to rob working class communities of our own game." Gardiner, a St Patrick's [...]

Palmerstown needs an overpass to deal with its traffic problem and future developments, according to Workers' Party representative David Gardiner. He said: "As anybody living here can tell you, traffic is a major problem in the area. This is only going to get worse as work begins on 250 apartments, as well as a 53-bedroom [...]

The Workers’ Party, once again, strongly condemns the violence and disorder which took place last night. This is not the correct way for the Unionist community to air their frustrations and only further fuels the sectarian divide. Elected leaders, Trade Unions and community representatives must use all their influence to deter young people from engaging [...]

The Workers’ Party has called on governments, both north and south, to facilitate a discussion on Ireland’s future by establishing an all-island Civic Forum. David Gardiner, Workers’ Party representative for Palmerstown-Fonthill, said: “We need to begin the process of dialogue and discussion on the future of this island sooner rather than later. These conversations must [...]

The outrage at a cartoon detecting Mary-Lou as a witch in the Irish Independent at the weekend has completely overshadow the failure of Sinn Féin to support a woman’s right to choose in the north. Gemma Weir, Workers’ Party representative for North Belfast said: “Reports today that women were being screamed at, in Newry, as [...]

An FOI request has revealed that the cross community veto was used on three separate occasions by the DUP to block a legal requirement allowing women to access abortion services in Northern Ireland. Gemma Weir, Workers’ Party North Belfast said: “It is disgraceful, but unsurprising, that the DUP have used this veto on three occasions [...]

The Secretary of State is set to bring forward new regulations to Westminster over the next week which will allow him to direct the NI Exec to make abortion services available to women in Northern Ireland. This comes on the back of the Assembly voting to restrict abortion services when they have already failed to [...]