28 August 2013 We, the communist and workers’ parties, express our solidarity with the Syrian people and denounce the military attack against Syria that is being prepared by the imperialists of the USA, NATO and the EU together with their allies in order to promote their interests in the region. We […]
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Political statement
24 August 2013 At its meeting on Saturday 24 August the National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland evaluated the continuing economic crisis and its effect on working people, north and south. Despite much talk by the Irish government and the establishment media about “recovery,” projecting rising property prices […]
A club of the rich to protect the interests of the rich
Statement by the Communist Party of Ireland 15 June 2013 The gathering of the G8 leaders from the dominant centres of monopoly capitalism, like previous such gatherings, will look for solutions to the crisis of the system at the expense of the people. They have nothing to offer working people but […]
The Labour Party covers itself in shame
29 May 2013 Once again the Labour Party covers itself in shame, said the general secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland, Eugene McCartan, responding 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, […]
Statement on the crisis in Syria
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. […]
Political statement
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 […]
Capitalism does not work for the people
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 […]
Margaret Thatcher’s death is no loss to the greater part of humanity
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 […]
Solidarity with the Cypriot people
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. […]
International Women’s Day
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 […]