29 May 2013 Once again the Labour Party covers itself in shame, said the general secretary of the Commun​ist Party of Ireland, Eugene McCartan, respond​ing to Brendan Howlin’s pushing through of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill (2013) to give him the power to cut workers’ wages, […]

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 19 May 2013 The imperialist powers Britain, France and the United States regard themselves as the rightful rulers of the Middle East. With the aim of maintaining their hegemony they have always allied themselves with the most backward and obscurantist forces in the area. […]

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 18 May 2013 At its regular meeting the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland evaluated the present political and economic situation in the country, north and south. What is most clear is that the crisis of the system is deepening: the […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 9 May 2013 Responding to the survey on youth unemployment and emigration by the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Communist Party of Ireland stated that it is not just the policies of the current and past Governments that have led to the constant […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 8 April 2013 Margaret Thatcher has left a deep legacy not only for the people of the neighbouring island but also for the Irish people and for the oppressed and suffering peoples of the world.      Thatcher epitomised the arrogance of the long imperialist traditions of […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 19 March 2013 In a message of solidarity with the Cypriot people, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland, Eugene McCartan, stated that the Troika’s anti-people measures being imposed upon the people once again expose the true nature of the European Union. […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 8 March 2013 On International Women’s Day, 2013, the Communist Party of Ireland sends greetings of solidarity to women throughout the world.       The CPI expresses its solidarity with the women of the Middle East and of Venezuela and especially with Cuban women, who feel the […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 6 March 2013 The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its condolences and solidarity with the family of Comandante Hugo Chávez, with the people and government of Venezuela.      Hugo Chávez has left an indelible mark on the history of the Venezuelan people and of Latin America. […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 26 February 2013 The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland, Eugene McCartan, commenting on the conclusion of the talks between the Government and the public-sector trade unions, described it as a dead end, a handcuffs and leg-irons deal for public-sector workers.       There is […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland  6 February 2013 The general secretary of the CPI, Eugene McCartan, responded to the release of the McAleese Report into the Magdalene laundries by saying: “This report confirms what many people knew already: that the state was jointly involved with the Church in […]