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Timetable For Founding Conference For New Party, The Workers Party
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Letter From Ellen Hazelkorn : Re. Seminar On The Political Relevance Of Social Class, The Workers Party
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
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
Principles Of A Socialist Economic Policy, The Workers Party
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No abstract provided.
Workers' Party Report : Autumn 1991, The Workers Party
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.
Letter From Cllr. Eric Byrne Re. Mount Jeome Cemetery, The Workers Party
Letter From Cllr. Eric Byrne Re. Mount Jeome Cemetery, The Workers Party
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Letter concerning conditition of Mount Jerome cemetery in Harolds Cross.
Dublin 2000 : Draft Outline Of Topics, The Workers Party
Dublin 2000 : Draft Outline Of Topics, The Workers Party
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''Description of the city we want to have in the year 2000 - contrasted with the city we are likely to have if present trends continue.''
Proposals For The Establishment Of A Social, Economic And Policy Research Institute, The Workers Party
Proposals For The Establishment Of A Social, Economic And Policy Research Institute, The Workers Party
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Please Note : Date is approximate
Working Towards A New Agenda For Industry, New Agenda
Working Towards A New Agenda For Industry, New Agenda
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New Agenda was the provisional name for The Workers Party pre Democratic Left which came about in 1992.
New Politics, New Hope : A Draft Manifesto, The Workers Party
New Politics, New Hope : A Draft Manifesto, The Workers Party
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This draft manifesto was published in the period between the Workers Party changing to the provisional name, New Agenda before becomming Democratic Left.
Date is approximate.
Jobs Not Dole From Europe : Pamphlet, The Workers Party
Jobs Not Dole From Europe : Pamphlet, The Workers Party
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Pamphlet addressing the unemployment crisis.
Date is approximate.
Workers Party Launches Major Document On Industrial Strategy : Press Release, The Workers Party
Workers Party Launches Major Document On Industrial Strategy : Press Release, The Workers Party
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Note : date is approx.
Party Programme : The Workers Party, The Workers Party
Party Programme : The Workers Party, The Workers Party
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Please note date is approx.
Article refers to the collapse of the socialist states of Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
Proposed Outline For Document On Socialist Economic Theories, The Workers Party
Proposed Outline For Document On Socialist Economic Theories, The Workers Party
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Introduction setting out the aim of the docurrent, viz. to provide an overview of the politically highly charged debate about the renewal of socialism where it intersects with economic theories.
Making It Work : A Framework For Industrial Development Summary Of Main Points, Press Release, The Workers Party
Making It Work : A Framework For Industrial Development Summary Of Main Points, Press Release, The Workers Party
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No abstract provided.