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The housing crisis

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 3 May 2018 The Government strategy is working.      The government has announced the extension of the government-backed mortgage scheme for first-time buyers. This will do nothing to solve the housing emergency; all this scheme does is facilitate the borrowing of up to 90 per cent […]

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Repeal the 8th!

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 10 April 2018 On the 25th of May the people of Ireland will be asked to vote on removing the clause added to the Constitution of Ireland by the 8th Amendment.      Over the thirty-five years that this clause has been in operation it has shown […]

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Positive and active neutrality versus NATO and the EU

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 29 March 2018 The decision by the Government to expel a Russian diplomat as part of a co-ordinated response by EU and NATO member-countries is but another example of how far the Irish establishment has aligned this state with their military strategies.      The expulsion of […]

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The privatisation of refuse collection is a complete failure

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 14 March 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland calls for all domestic refuse collection, including recyclable material, to be brought back under public control and the responsibility of local authorities.      We condemn the reported decision by Panda, one of the largest waste companies, to begin […]

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Abortion rights in Northern Ireland

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 25 February 2018 Members of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women visited Belfast between 10 and 19 September 2016 to investigate the question of abortion rights in Northern Ireland. During this time they met a wide range of politicians, […]

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Fine Gael’s new spin

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 22 January 2018 Fine Gael’s new spin on the tired local authority loan scheme lays bare the bankrupt ideology at the core of their response to the housing crisis.      Merely expanding the amount that can be borrowed by low to middle-income families does nothing to […]

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Public welfare second to private greed

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 8 January 2018 The continuing crisis in the health service has once again brought into sharp relief a crumbling public health system, with more than five hundred patients now lying on trolleys in dangerous conditions, whether with regard to medical treatment and disease control […]