Campaigners from the Workers' Party today (Friday) delivered 3,826 Christmas postcards to Minister Eoghan Murphy - one for each child who will spend this Christmas without a home. Cllr. Ted Tynan, a city councillor with the Party on Cork City Council, said: "We collected the signatures to these postcards on the streets of Cork, with people [...]
Reacting to a shooting in north Clondalkin, Workers' Party representative David Gardiner has called for "more investment in our communities and more Gardaí on our streets who can effectively engage with our communities". According to a Garda spokesperson, the shooting left a man with "serious but non-life threatening injuries." Gardiner continued, stating: "Not only can [...]
James Coughlan, the Workers’ Party by-election candidate in Cork North Central has said investment in expanding public transport is key in reducing carbon emissions and increasing connectivity across the city and surrounding areas. Coughlan said that at present there was far too much emphasis on electric cars which were not as environmentally friendly as portrayed, [...]
David Gardiner, Tallaght fire fighter and Workers’ Party candidate in the Dublin Mid West by-election, has hit out at proposed cuts to fire services in the West of the city. Gardiner was speaking on foot of new documents shown to him which reveal plans to reduce staffing levels across the city’s fire services, and signal [...]
The Workers Party of Ireland unreservedly condemns the military coup in Bolivia and the ouster of the democratically elected President, Evo Morales, with the connivance and support of US imperialism and its proxies in the region. These actions are part of a strategy by imperialism across Latin America to reverse the gains and achievements of [...]
David Gardiner, Workers' Party candidate in the Dublin Mid-West byelection, has slammed South Dublin County Council's decision to increase rent as "completely irresponsible" and "moving backwards". This comes as the council's Annual Budget for 2020 was voted through the council chamber earlier this month. The budget reports an "average increase of €3 across the board", [...]
The newly-announced, so-called ‘affordable rental’ component of the O’Devaney Gardens deal - unveiled this morning by Dublin City Council’s ruling alliance - will require rents of €1600 / month. That’s according to Éilis Ryan, the former Workers’ Party councillor who proposed the original public, cost rental model for O’Devaney Gardens. Ryan said the deal was [...]
The Workers' Party has announced that David Gardiner will represent the party in the upcoming by-election in Dublin Mid-West. The firefighter and paramedic was a first-time candidate back in May, contesting the Palmerstown-Fonthill ward during the local elections. "Despite the claims of economic recovery, it is clear to us that working people have not felt [...]
Workers' Party President Michael Donnelly has condemned the apparent arson attack which took place targetting Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny. Speaking following the attacks, Donnelly said: "What took place at Deputy Kenny's home appeared to be a pre-meditated and targetted attempt to silence anti-racist activists in the community. It is a sinister signal that dangerous, [...]
David Gardiner, Workers' Party representative in Palmerstown-Fonthill, has written to the local Garda Superintendent concerning the existing, yet unenforced, ban on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) weighing over 7.5t from using the Kennelsfort Road. "This has been an issue in Palmerstown for many years," said Gardiner, "and yet we still do not see adequate action being [...]