The Workers' Party

The Workers' Party stands for class politics and socialism. We want to build a new Republic - a secular and socialist Ireland.

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✊🏻🚩🇮🇪 Although Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rolled out the red carpet today in an effort to impress their NATO and EU warmongering superiors — requiring a heavy Garda presence to do so — the message from Dublin is clear: no to NATO and an EU Army, protect Irish neutrality, and end Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.

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✊🏻🚩🇮🇪 Tomorrow, as EU leaders meet in Dublin, people will take to the streets to call for a Europe that works for the masses rather than warmongers. Bígí linn at these two demonstrations in Dublin tomorrow.

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Connolly was right then and Connolly is right now. No to NATO and no to an EU Army.

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The Workers’ Party condemns the gross overreaction of An Garda Síochána in pepper-spraying and using batons on students in Trinity College Dublin who were engaged in a legitimate protest against former United States president and genocide enabler Joe Biden.

Biden is a legitimate target of protest. During his presidency, he armed Israeli forces during their genocide in Gaza. Both his actions — and inactions — have led to the physical destruction of the entire territory of Gaza, the displacement of over two million people from their homes, and the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people, including almost 20,000 children. Clearly, both the Irish state and college authorities were well aware of the revulsion of the Irish people at Biden’s role in this ongoing genocide, which is why the event was kept so low-key in the first place. In our view, he should never have been invited.

The overreaction of Gardaí — evidenced by their use of pepper spray and batons — is part of a disturbing pattern of curbing the right to protest and dissent which has been ramping up steadily, especially since the start of Ireland’s EU presidency.

The right to public protest is a basic but hard-won right. From the brutality committed against those seeking basic civil rights in Derry in October 1968 and January 1970, to the brutalisation of protestors who stood against the giveaway of our natural resources and the threatened destruction of a local community in Rossport, Co. Mayo, we can see that the states both north and south had to be pushed into allowing citizens the right to public protest.

The actions by Gardaí in Trinity College Dublin are part of an ongoing process designed by the authorities to curtail public protest, which includes the abuse of the Public Order Act in an effort to hide the level of opposition in Ireland to many aspects of government, EU, and US policy, particularly in relation to the creation of an EU army, and the ongoing complicity in and facilitation of Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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✊🏻🚩 A public sector pay deal should not only beat future inflation, but also catch-up on past inflation, in order to have any hope of combatting the ongoing cost-of-living pressures being felt by working people.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers stand prepared to put manners on the government by going ahead with strike action on Thursday – the same day as a massive European Political Community summit is set to take place in Dublin. Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets in rallies around the country.

Workers have the power to force change that serves our interests. It’s long overdue that the government recognises that.

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✊🏻🚩 On a heavy and chill night, 109 years ago, the workers and peasants of Russia — under the leadership of the Bolsheviks — overthrew the Provisional Government and built the world's first socialist republic. First Tsardom, then liberalism, were swept aside.

This socialist state, the USSR, would go on to abolish class and emancipate workers from the woes of capitalism.

The October Revolution and the legacy of the USSR continue to be an inspiration to working people around the world.

"In spite of Revolution, all Russia plunging dizzily into the unknown and terrible future, joy swept the city with the coming of the snow... Even the sun came out, pale and watery, at noon. The life of the city grew gay, and the very Revolution ran swifter."
– John Reed.

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👮🏻‍♂️ A plan for private security guards to patrol Dublin city centre has been revealed. It is an embarrassing state of affairs that the state — through the Dublin City Development Company — is admitting that it cannot deal with issues of crime on the streets of our capital city.

The underlying cause of such issues is deprivation. Ultimately, this is what needs to be addressed in order to combat the symptoms.

Private security guards are not enforcers of the law. They do not have the power of arrest nor the same standards as An Garda Síochána. As far as enforcement is concerned, it simply makes more sense to fund Gardaí rather than private companies.

Despite the fact that the Dublin City Development Company falls under the council's remit, Dublin City councillors have not been consulted on the proposal, while the Irish Council of Civil Liberties has questioned the legal basis for it.

The proposal is a poorly thought-out quick-fix gimmick. If it goes ahead, it will likely do little to improve safety in Dublin city centre, instead serving to distract from the underlying issues at hand and what could be done to actually tackle them.

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The Workers’ Party of Ireland condemns the conduct of members of the Workers’ Party TCD committee, including the public burning of branch membership cards, their characterisation of the party as oppressive, their false accusations that it acts as a Russian puppet, and their support for NATO’s imperialist role in the war in Ukraine. The members in question broke several rules of the Workers’ Party TCD constitution as well as of the Central Societies Committee constitution, with some also being ineligible to stand for election.

Taken together, these actions and statements demonstrate contempt for the organisation they claim to represent.

For these reasons, the Workers’ Party has suspended the Workers’ Party TCD committee pending disciplinary proceedings.

The Trinity branch of the Workers’ Party is subject to the party’s rules and democratic structures. Holding office in the branch while publicly repudiating the Party is incompatible with the responsibilities owed to the organisation and its membership.

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✊🏻🚩🪧 Public sector workers are set to take the picket lines once more following the government's failure to make a credible offer on pay in recent talks with trade unions.

The strike, which will take place amidst ongoing work-to-rule action, is set for next Thursday, 12th November — a date which will coincide with the European Political Community Summit in Dublin. An accompanying rally in the city, as well as other demonstrations around the country, will also take place in support of the strike.

This strike offers the opportunity not only to put serious pressure on the government in relation to the ongoing pay dispute, but also to more broadly highlight the might of the labour movement.

United we bargain, divided we beg.
Up the workers.

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🏥 🕑 The latest hospital trolley figures expose the human cost of the government’s failure to deliver a properly funded public health service. Patients are being denied dignity and healthcare workers are being pushed beyond breaking point.

As many 824 people were stuck on trolleys waiting for admission on Wednesday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. This is the highest figure reached this year.

Winter is not an unforeseen emergency. It comes every year. Invoking “winter pressures” is no defence for failing to plan, provide adequate staffing, and ensure sufficient hospital capacity. These are basic responsibilities of the government. Failing to meet them puts patients and staff at risk.

No patient should spend hours on a trolley because the government has failed to provide a bed. No healthcare worker should be forced to work in conditions that undermine their ability to deliver safe care.

We need a fully-funded, all-Ireland National Health Service, free at the point of access and based on need, not ability to pay. A hospital bed when you need one is a basic right. It should not depend on whether you can afford to escape the queue.

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🇨🇺 Cuba has once again brought a draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade unjustly imposed upon it by the United States of America.

The decades-long blockade constitutes a blatant attempt by the United States to strangle Cuba for refusing to bow and instead pursuing the path of sovereignty and socialism. In January, the United States increased its efforts by imposing what is effectively an energy blockade on the island nation, as well as by targeting third parties with sanctions for supplying energy to Cuba.

The UN General Assembly has consistently voted against the blockade over the course of the last 34 years. This includes as recently as 2025, when over 160 countries supported a resolution calling for its end. Despite the overwhelming international opinion, the United States has opted instead to double down.

Cuba ought to have the right to exercise its sovereignty without the interference of the United States. Solidarity with the resilient Cuban people.

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🪖🇮🇪 Workers' Party members were out on Talbot Street in Dublin this weekend talking to people about Irish neutrality.

3️⃣🔒 Abandoning the Triple Lock will see Irishmen and Irishwomen fighting and dying abroad in imperialist wars for NATO and the EU. This does not serve the interests of Ireland, the Irish working class, or global peace. The Triple Lock must be maintained.

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❌️ 🪖 📃 The Dáil has passed the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026 at its second stage; a piece of legislation designed to abandon the Triple Lock. This is another shameful betrayal of the will of the Irish people, a political tradition that predates the state, and the long-standing policy of Irish neutrality.

Abandoning the Triple Lock is designed to move the state away from engaging with peacekeeping based on international consensus — something which, up until now, has contributed to a reputation of trustworthiness abroad — in favour of cosying up to NATO and European military initiatives. The price for a pat on the head from the warmongers of Washington, Brussels, and London will be paid in the blood of Irishmen and Irishwomen. They will be sent abroad to fight and die not for the cause of peace but imperialism and profit.

A key talking point from the government centres around replacing the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon with a European Union alternative. The reality, however, is that such a mission would essentially serve as a European intervention in support of Israel's occupation of Lebanon by attempting to disarm resistance forces. This would constitute a major divergence from the role played by Irish peacekeepers for which they are widely held in high regard.

Scraping the Triple Lock has nothing to do with defending Ireland. It is a distraction from the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis owing to poor pay and conditions within the Defence Forces. A key example is the inability of the Irish Naval Service to deploy more than half of its eight-ship fleet due to manpower shortages. Minister for Defence Helen McEntee recently announced that the personnel target of 11,500 for 2028 would not be achieved. This is what the government should be addressing in terms of defence.

The argument that abandoning the Triple Lock is somehow about ensuring that Russia or China cannot veto Irish peacekeeping efforts through the UN Security Council doesn't wash. Under the Triple Lock, a resolution from the UN General Assembly approving — not even just itself establishing — such missions suffices to send Irish troops abroad.

It is not too late for politicians to do the right thing. The bill must pass further stages before it becomes law. In any case, the Irish people must stand against this attempt to abandon our neutrality. It is not in the interest of the Irish working class, the defence of Ireland, or the cause of peace for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and their lackeys to throw out the Triple Lock.

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🚩 🇮🇪 🗣 This past weekend, the Workers’ Party held our 2026 Ard Fheis in Dublin.

The Ard Fheis is the supreme governing and legislative body of the party. Branches from around the country sent delegates to debate and plan as we continue to work for a 32-county socialist republic in a better world.

Additionally, a new Ard Comhairle — the supreme governing body of the party outside of Ard Fheiseanna — was elected. It is set to hold its inaugural meeting in the coming weeks. Michael McCorry was also reelected as Workers’ Party President.

The Workers’ Party seeks a socialist and united Ireland, where the working class holds state power and can act as the masters of our own destiny. This requires building a party for and of the working class. With your help, the Workers’ Party can be that party.

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United we bargain, divided we beg.

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📸 🪧 Some photos from the pickets during today's massive public sector strike. Up the workers! ✊🏻🚩

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✊🏻🚩 Up to 400,000 public sector workers took to the picket lines today in the largest strike seen in Ireland for almost 20 years.

Nurses, doctors, dentists, paramedics, firefighters, teachers, civil servants, and plenty more are fighting for a fair public sector pay deal. The government must come to the table with a deal that beats inflation and allows for working people to live in comfort and dignity.

Workers keep the world turning. The government must recognise and respect that.

Up the workers.

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"Management are asking workers to work from home for their benefit, not for ours. So it’s very important that we stand together, stay strong, and don’t pass the picket from your kitchen table."

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The decision to withdraw permission from the Orange Order to parade on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown is the correct one. No good could have come from allowing the parade to proceed. Indeed, the reemergence of the dispute has only dragged up memories of death, assault, and harassment for residents.

More broadly, it has served as a shameful but unsurprising attempt by the Orange Order to provoke and further polarise a society that is still largely divided. The Parades Commission, the courts, police, and the Secretary of State have found themselves complicit by allowing this latest iteration of the dispute to drag out over the course of the past fortnight.

It is unfortunately telling of a lack of progress achieved in the north of Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement that the intervention of a British Secretary of State was required for sense to be seen, rather than the decision being taken locally. This takes place at a time when Stormont remains in deadlock over the budget. The mechanisms put in place after 1998 may have achieved a relative level of peace, but almost three decades later, society is not where it should be and working people are still left wanting.

It is our hope that this latest decision will bring the ongoing dispute in Portadown to a lasting and peaceful end. It is clear, however, that much work remains to be done in the name of political progress in the north of Ireland.

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🇮🇪🤝🏻🇵🇸 A crowd of over 10,000 people marched in Dublin today in solidarity with Palestine, marking three years of Israel's latest genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.

The people of Palestine have the right to resist occupation and genocide. It is imperative that the people of the world stand with them.

Stop the genocide.
Free Palestine.