Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 31 October 2014 On the eve of the national day of action against water charges the Communist Party of Ireland calls on working people around the country to come out and support the actions called by the Right2Water Campaign under trade union leadership and […]

13 October 2014 Speaking at a meeting of CPI activists after the massive Right2Water street protest on Saturday 11 October, under trade union leadership, against the imposition of water charges, Eoin McDonnell, Dublin District chairperson, CPI, called on more trade unions to join the Right2Water coalition to ensure that the […]

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 26 August 2014 The National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with workers now engaged in industrial struggles to defend their livelihood.      Iarnród Éireann workers are struggling to prevent a cut in wages arising out of Government policy, which is […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 2 August 2014 The Communist Party of Ireland strongly condemns the imprisonment today of Niall Farrell to serve a two-week sentence in Limerick Prison for a peaceful protest against the continued use of Shannon Airport by the US war machine.      Niall Farrell was standing up […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 31 July 2014 The 31st of July is the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, which resulted in the slaughter of more than nine million people, with millions more wounded and left physically and emotionally traumatised. It was the first “industrial” […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland – 11 July 2014 The Communist Party of Ireland, commenting on the Government reshuffle, said that it was more akin to a rearranging of the chairs for a better view as the Labour Party’s ship sinks beneath the waves.      The Labour Party will pay […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 28 May 2014 The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with the Communist Party of Ukraine in its struggle against the imperialist coup d’état and in defence of the working class.      In the twenty years since the defeat of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian […]

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 12 February 2014 At its first meeting of 2014 the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland analysed the economic and political situation in the country and its effect on the people, north and south.       The Irish people, north and south, will […]

15 January 2014 The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the arrest of the Galway peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy, who was arrested today and brought to Limerick Prison to serve a three-month sentence. Ms D’Arcy suffers from Parkinson’s disease and is also being treated for cancer.       She refused to sign an undertaking […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 15 December 2013 Today the Irish establishment loudly proclaims that this state, and by extension the Irish people, has regained its sovereignty. This is as far from the truth as one can get. The Irish establishment has long since abandoned the little sovereignty […]