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27 May 2026
R.I.P. Paddy Fitzsimons
Comrade Paddy Fitzsimons, who died earlier this week, was a lifelong socialist, republican, trade unionist, and staunch member of the Workers’ Party.
13 May 2026
Anti-imperialist activists arrested in Kenya following demonstration
The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns the arrest, intimidation and harassment of anti-imperialist activists and international delegates in Nairobi, Kenya, following demonstrations against imperialism.
11 May 2026
Support the National Ambulance Service workers
National Ambulance Service workers are taking industrial action this week as a result of the HSE’s failure to update pay scales as recommended by an independent report; with work-to-rule measures implemented today to...
3 May 2026
Dáil to debate reversing nuclear energy ban
The Workers’ Party welcomes the news that the Dáil is set to debate reversing the ban on nuclear energy. It is a safe, reliable, cheap, and efficient way to provide energy for working people and industry, and offers a...
19 April 2026
No mourning for reactionary Orbán, but his defeat is not our victory
The Workers’ Party does not mourn Viktor Orbán’s recent election loss in Hungary. His reactionary politics — curbing freedom of speech and other civil liberties — warrant no mourning from communists or workers alike,...
9 April 2026
Only a publicly-owned and sovereign energy system can provide for workers
The fuel crisis did not come from nowhere. Ireland is a price taker: we had no hand in starting the war on Iran, yet Irish workers are paying the price for it at the pump every day. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz...
15 March 2026
Working people carry the burdens of Ireland’s shambolic economy in fuel, transport, and energy
In fuel, transport, and energy, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil expect the Irish working class to shoulder the burden of the shambolic economy that they have built.
9 March 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: Bread, Roses, and Unfinished Revolution
International Women’s Day did not begin as a celebration. It was not created for corporate branding, discount codes, or polite panel discussions. It was born from working class struggle, socialist organising and women...
2 March 2026
Sovereignty or subservience for Iran?
The latest American attack on a sovereign country, in this case Iran, is the culmination of a decades-long strategy to bring the Middle East under complete subordination, both as an essential plank of Israeli strategy...
26 February 2026
Submission on Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 and submission to the 2021 Commission on the Defence Forces
The Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 is the latest attempt by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and their lackeys to dismantle Irish neutrality.
22 February 2026
Stormont’s budget woes are a sign of a dysfunctional system
Stormont’s struggles to balance the budget confirms what working class communities already know: the system is not fit for purpose.
19 February 2026
Just three companies pay almost 50% of corporation tax: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s unambitious economic set-up leaves us at the mercy of the multinationals
Just three companies paid almost 50% of the state’s corporation tax in 2024. This increased concentration “raises the uncertainty around future receipts,” according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the state’s bu...
