Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has accused the government of playing a cynical game of rumour and denial as part of a “softening up” exercise to prepare people for much higher water charges than originally stated. Cllr. Tynan said that the issue of whether there would be a standing charge on water bills was [...]

Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has warned that the government and city managers are intent on shutting down social housing and handing it over to private or voluntary groups. The Mayfield based councillor said that while there have been long-term problems without housing waiting lists, over the past few months the allocation of social housing [...]

Mayfield Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has described the situation where over 500 local authority flats and houses remain empty in Cork City at a time of housing crisis as a “no brainer”. Speaking at tonight’s (Monday) meeting of Cork City Council, Cllr. Tynan said that with 8,000 people on Cork City Council’s housing list [...]

The President of the Workers Party, Michael Finnegan, has described the government’s decision to sell Bord Gáis Energy to Centrica and two other multinational companies as an outrage. Mr. Finnegan said that the decision represented a u-turn on the part of Minister Pat Rabbitte who a fortnight ago announced that the company had been withdrawn [...]

Cork Workers Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the government’s decision to make the new Irish Water company a subsidiary of Bord Gáis is merely a diversionary tactic as both it and its parent company will be privatised within the next few years with thousands of job losses, poorer quality water and huge increases [...]