National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 28 August 2016 At a meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland in August the political situation was discussed and evaluated.      The fall-out from the vote of the people within the British state to leave the European Union continues to […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 1 July 2016 A hundred years ago, tens of thousands of Irishmen took part in the senseless slaughter known to history as the Battle of the Somme. Answering the call of John Redmond, leader of the Irish Party in the British Parliament, the majority […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 24 June 2016 The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with and welcomes the decision of the British electorate, with working people having played a decisive factor to vote to leave the European Union.      The decision of the people is a victory over Project […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 16 June 2016 In a clear demonstration of how bankrupt the Irish political establishment is, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, and a number of his Government ministers, as well as the leader of the increasingly irrelevant Labour Party, Brendan Howlin, and other Labour Party TDs, […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 9 June 2016 The Communist Party of Ireland welcomes the findings of the UN Human Rights Committee, which has said that Ireland’s abortion laws violate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on several points and has called for widespread reform.      “The State party […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 8 June 2016 “Not one step back!” War cry of the Red Army  Seventy-one years ago this day, people of the world rejoiced together as the news of Nazi Germany’s capitulation reached their ears. Dancing, singing and hugging one another, they celebrated the defeat […]

National Executive Committe, Communist Party of Ireland June 2016 At the June meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland, while the main business was the continuing preparation for our 25th Congress, the Executive discussed the current political situation.      The meeting evaluated the election results for both Dáil […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 15 April 2016 The actions of the Gardaí in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, that resulted in the arrest of three activists on 8 April and a further twelve activists on the 13th, with one being detained overnight, expose the continued attempts by the state to […]

National Executive Committe, Communist Party of Ireland 6 April 2016 At its regular meeting in early April the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland evaluated the present political situation and the tasks facing both the communist and the wider working-class movement and progressive forces.      The CPI welcomes the massive […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 8 March 2016 Today, 8 March, the Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with women throughout the world. We salute your courage and bravery in the face of the inhuman burdens placed upon working women. Women still bear an uneven burden and suffer […]