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Timetable For Founding Conference For New Party, The Workers Party

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''The purpose of this founding conference shall be to formally establish the new party, decide upon a name, elect a president and executive, approve an interim constitution, rules and statements of political principle and practice, and subject to the availabilability of time adopt outlines of party policy.''

Letter From Eric Byrne Td, Call For Meeting, The Workers Party

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Letter from Cllr. Eric Byrne TD, to members calling for meeting before a Special Central Executive Committee following 'events which saw the party President proinsias De rossa and the Vice president seamus Lynch being defeated by 9 votes.'

There Is An Alternative : Defend The Party, Defeat The Liquidators, The Workers Party

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Letter to comrades from Sean Garland and John Lowry in response to the proposal by Proinsias De Rossa, Seamus Lynch and supporters to liquidate the Workers Party.

Why There Is No Alternative To Reconstitution : A Discussion Document, The Workers Party

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Proposal to reconstiture the Workers party, introduction by Proinsias De Rossa, Workers Party President.

Press Release : Belfast Bomb Attacks, The Workers Party

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Belfast bomb attacks: public should view them in the same light as Dublin bombs says De Rossa.

Press Release : Wp Comments On December Jobless Figures, The Workers' Party

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Workers Party spokesman on labour Pat Rabbitte describes the jobless figures for December as the culmination of an appalling year for unemployment.

Press Release : Plans For Means Test For Vec Grants Criticised By Wp, The Workers Party

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The Workers Party spokesman on education Deputy Tomas Mac Giolla has criticised reported plans to means test maintenance grants for students entering third level VECs.

We Are Democrats. We Are Socialists : Speech, The Workers Party

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Typed speech, undated outlining direction of party, looking for 'a new departure'.

Note : Date is approximate

Press Release : Social Welfare Cuts Further Breach Of Pesp Says Wp, The Workers' Party

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WP spokesman on social welfare Deputy Eric Byrne, describes package of cutbacks as further unilateral breach of the PESP.

Letter From Cllr. Eric Byrne Td To Terenure Residents, The Workers Party

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Letter to residents, re. Traffic lights at Terenure Cross, Seats in Eaton Square, and dogs soiling footpaths.

Press Release : W.P. Publishes New Document On Unemployment, The Workers Party

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''The real crisis is unemployment'

''Summary of main points, Background, The extent of the problum, Obstacles to progress, What is to be done?''

Press Release : Confidence Debate, Extract From Speech By Eamon Gilmore Td, The Workers Party

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Press release : Confidence Debate, Extract from Speech by Eamon Gilmore TD.

''Deputy Woods Challenged over failure to act on S.W. fraud case. Political pull used to avoid prosecution . Gilmore quotes report of S.W. officers.''

Press Release : Confidence Debate In Government Speech By Deputy Pat Rabbitte, The Workers Party

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Press Release : Confidence Debate in Government Speech by Deputy Pat Rabbitte, Check Against Delivery.

Pat Rabbitte TD responds to a ''vicious personal attack'' by An Taoiseach Charles Haughey, ''and to ascribe to the Workers Party the orchestration of the campaign of scandals that now beset his coalition government''

Press Release : Confidence Motion, Speech By Proinsias De Rossa Td, The Workers Party

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Confidence motion, speech by Proinsias De Rossa TD.

Bodenstown: 200th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The United Irishmen, The Workers'party

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''Lessons For Today'', Bodenstown speech by Tomás Mac Giolla, with introduction by Cathal Goulding, October 1991.

Workers' Party Press Release : De Rossa Pays Tribute To Sean Garland, Workers Party Of Ireland

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The President of the Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa TD, issues a statement were he pays tribute to outgoing General Secretary Sean Garland.

Workers' Party Press Release: Sean Garland Not To Seek Reappointment, Workers Party Of Ireland

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Press release issued by Tony Heffernan to announce a statement on behalf of the General Secretary of the Workers Party Sean Garland which declares his intentions not to seek reappointment.

Includes some biographical details for Sean Garland.

Tomorrow's People : May 1st. 1991. No.1, Workers Party Of Ireland

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No abstract provided.

Workers Youth Party : Letter From Stephen Hayden, Workers Party Of Ireland

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Letter from Stephen Hayden, National Youth Organiser, Workers party Youth ,to members of branches advertising the upcomming position of National Youth Organiser.

Equal To The Best: The Workers' Party Submission To The Second Commission On The Status Of Women, April 1991, Workers' Party Of Ireland

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No abstract provided.

Freedom, Democrary, Equality: A Draft Programme For Democratic Socialism, Workers' Party Of Ireland

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No abstract provided.

Letter From Ellen Hazelkorn : Re. Seminar On The Political Relevance Of Social Class, The Workers Party

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Letter from Ellen Hazelkorn to members confirming the holding of an afternoon seminar by The Workers Party on the theme: The political relevance of social class.

Speakers include, Chris Whelan, Richard Breen, James Wickham, Kathleen Lynch, John Tierney and conclusion by Proinsias de Rossa.

Workers' Party : Letter Re. Ard Comhairle/Cec Meeting, Workers Party Of Ireland

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Covering letter to members from Pr. De Rossa, Chairperson CEC, enclosing the report of the commission on the party programme and organisation. The letter gives notice of a forthcomming CEC meeting to be held in Wynns Hotel, Sunday 10th February, 1991 at 10.30.

Principles Of A Socialist Economic Policy, The Workers Party

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No abstract provided.

Class Sectarianism And Inequality In Northern Ireland, Anon

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No abstract provided.

Certified Receipts And Payment Accounts For The Period 20th. April 1990 To The 30th. April, 1991, Stack Molloy & Co.

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No abstract provided.

General Secretary's Report To The Workers' Party Ard Fheis Annual Delegate Conference 1991, Workers' Party Of Ireland

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No abstract provided.

Freedom, Democracy, Equality: The Workers' Party Ard Fheis/Annual Delegate Conference, 1991: Clár, Workers' Party Of Ireland

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No abstract provided.

Tomorrow's People : Covering Letter From Noel Mcfarlane, Worker's Party Of Ireland

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Letter from Noel McFarlane (Editor) of the newspaper ''Tomorrow's People'', advertising it's launch May 13th 1991.

Workers' Party Report : Autumn 1991, The Workers Party

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Second annual report on the Dail work of the Workers' Party by TD. Pat Rabbitte.