Author: Ciara Melinn

International

Sykes-Picot & the Balfour Declaration

Even before the defeat of the centuries-old Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, Italy, and Russia were already strategising how best to split it up. During World War I, to garner support for an Arab revolt against the Ottomans, the British promised Husayn Bin Ali Sharif, the Emir of Mecca, and his […]

Statements

International Working Women’s Day 2024

This International Working Women’s Day the Communist Party of Ireland stands in solidarity with working women in Ireland and all women across the world suffering super exploitation, gender-based violence, and because of war. We salute the many tens of thousands of working women who are active in their trade union, […]

Statements

Statement on Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

Family Amendment: The Communist Party of Ireland supports the proposed amendment removing article 41.3.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann. As the Constitution is the basic law of the state, it can be argued that the references to the family contained within it reflect an outdated Catholic orthodox conception of the family. […]

Statements

Centenary of the death of V.I. Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, born in 1870, died 100 years ago on the 21st of January 1924. Lenin stands as an indomitable figure whose invaluable contributions to communist praxis, of putting theory into practice, remains an enduring cornerstone of revolutionary thought within the workers’ movement internationally. His profound insights, articulated in […]

News, Statements

Statement in Support of Palestine

The Communist Party of Ireland congratulates the working people of Ireland, from Derry to Kerry and everywhere in between, for their steadfast solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people as they face a barbarous assault by the Israeli Occupation Forces over the last number of weeks. Across our country, in many […]

International

Statement: Solidarity with the PCV

The CPI extends its solidarity to our fraternal comrades in the Partido Comunista de Venezuela and condemns the actions of the PSUV government. The PCV – the oldest political party in Venezuela – continues to stand with the people of Venezuela against imperialist interference, but also against those who do […]

International

Solidarity with Palestine

On July 5th, CPI members in Dublin attended an event organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign in protest at the Israeli regime’s slaughter of innocent Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, where up to 80 percent of homes and shelter were destroyed. – International Committee, CPI International Newsletter, Vol. […]