Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 10 October 2018 Following the publication of the relevant figures in yesterday’s budget, the breakdown of state revenue and expenditure for 2018 provides clear evidence of whose interests the Irish state serves.      The Irish ruling class—itself dependent on American, British and European capital—will be satisfied […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 3 October 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the attempt at further privatisation by putting out to public tender another 10 per cent of Bus Éireann routes.      We are not fooled by the standard neo-liberal dual strategy of starving and running down their target, […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 24 July 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland notes with interest the comments made by the minister for housing, Eoghan Murphy, when addressing the media.      He admitted that the rent of a two-bedroom apartment in the proposed “cost-rental” development at St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, Dublin, […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 13 July 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland welcomes the passing by the Seanad of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, introduced by the independent senator Frances Black. The vote of 25 in favour and 20 against is an important and significant […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 26 May 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland welcomes the vote of the Irish people to remove the anti-woman 8th Amendment of the Constitution. The result of 66 to 34, with a large turn-out, is a tribute to years of work and campaigning by […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 16 May 2018 The Communist Party of Ireland condemns in the strongest terms the murder of more than sixty Palestinians and the wounding of thousands more. Many more are sure to die, as the poor medical structure within Gaza will be unable to care […]

Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 4 May 2018 Rising rents are now the norm facing working people, both families and individuals, throughout the country. Figures published today confirm that over the twelve months to the end of March new rentals have risen by an average of 11½ per cent, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]