Statements

Statements

The blood of thousands is on their hands

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 3 January 2020 The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with the working people of both Iraq and Iran at this extremely critical moment in the life of their nations.      The actions of US imperialism in the Middle East and most recently in Iraq […]

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Political statement

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 7 December 2019 At its meeting on Saturday 7 December the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland discussed both the national and the international situation and the current balance of global forces.      The outcome of the recent by-elections in the Republic has […]

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Solidarity with Nicaragua

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 18 November 2019 Representatives of the Communist Party of Ireland met the Nicaraguan ambassador to Ireland, Guisell Morales-Echaverry, in Dublin today. The ambassador gave an update on developments in Nicaragua and in the region, where democratic social, political and economic changes continue apace.       The ambassador […]

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Left for unity!

Statement by the Peadar O’Donnell Socialist Republican Forum 26 October 2019 On Saturday 26 October at Moy Bridge, Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, on the Tyrone-Monaghan border, the first of a planned series of “Hands Across the Border” rallies was organised jointly by the Peadar O’Donnell Socialist Republican Forum and the 1916 Societies, […]

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Britain and the European Union

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 19 October 2019 [This statement was drafted before the chaotic vote in the British Parliament.]  The deal now on the table regarding Brexit, agreed between the EU and the British Conservative government, is certainly a reheated May deal but with some important changes from […]

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Victory for Harland and Wolff workers

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 1 October 2019 The announcement that Harland & Wolff has been bought by Infrastrata, a British energy firm, is due in no small measure to the swift action of the workers, who occupied the yard to defend their jobs. Their action saved the jobs […]

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Political Statement

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Ireland 25 September 2019 The National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland at its regular meeting in late September discussed and evaluated both the national and the international situation.      There are growing signs of a deepening global economic slowdown. The system may be facing […]

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Attack on Gralton monument must be condemned by all

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 2 September 2019 The Communist Party of Ireland strongly condemns the attack last night on the monument to Jim Gralton on the site of Gralton’s Pearse-Connolly Hall at Effernagh, Co. Leitrim.      Gralton was deported, without trial, in 1933. The monument was unveiled in September 2016 […]

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The latest US aggression against Venezuela

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 10 August 2019 The Communist Party of Ireland once again expresses its solidarity with the people of Venezuela and condemns the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States and the tightening of its illegal blockade.      The United States has sought to control all […]

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Saving Harland and Wolff shipyard

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 9 August 2019 The Communist Party of Ireland expresses its solidarity with the workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and welcomes the action taken by them in defence of their jobs.       Harland and Wolff should be nationalised. This could provide tens of […]