Cork Workers Party Christmas Draw 2012

The Cork Region of the Workers' Party held its annual Christmas Draw at Eugene's Bar, Shandon Street on Monday, 20th December.   The following  were the winning tickets:

1.  Julia Mulcahy c/o Eugene's Bar - Ticket No. 1658
2. Pat "the Piper" Hurley, Mayfield - Ticket No. 0168
3. Paul O'Brien, c/o Billy Tynan - Ticket No. 1828
4. Dominic Stevens, Tivoli - Ticket No. 1190
5. Sheila Horgan c/o Tommy Wallace - Ticket No. 2133
6. Emma Coughlan, Churchfield Avenue - Ticket No. 0320
7. Shannon Egar c/o John Paul Doherty - Ticket No. 0529
8. David Foley, c/o Tommy Wallace - Ticket No. 2110
9. Aoife McCarthy, Copley Street - Ticket No. 2302
10. Paula Murray, Bishopstown - Ticket No. 2099
11. Paul Murray, Bishopstown - Ticket No. 0929
12. Sonya Walsh, Tivoli - Ticket No. 1304
13. Ann Hales, Knocknacurra, Bandon - Ticket No. 1611
14. Betty O'Mahony c/o Thomas Mason - Ticket No. 1656
15. Breda Murray c/o Martin Murray - Ticket No. 0907
16. Liam Ahern Snr, Clonakilty - Ticket No. 1590
17. Bill Cogan, c/o Donal O'Driscoll - Ticket No. 1514
18. Paula Murray, Bishopstown - Ticket No. 2095
19. Sharon Higgins, Baker's Road - Ticket No. 1774
20. Aoife McCarthy, c/o Sean McCarthy - Ticket No. 2291
21. Kelsey Murray, Bishopstown - Ticket No. 1004
22. Mary Wallace, Togher - Ticket No. 2129

The Cork Region of the Workers Party would like to congratulate the lucky prizewinners and thank all those who participated in the draw by buying or selling tickets.

Cork's Troika of FF, FG, Labour unite to inflict vicious cuts

Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the adoption of the 2012 budget by Cork City Council last night (Monday) would further devastate services in the areas of housing maintenance, roads, footpaths, street lighting and a whole range of other tasks the council is responsible for. 

Cllr. Tynan said that the three main establishment parties on the City Council,  Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil,  had acted with a single voice last night, proving that the pact formed over 30 years ago is still active.  He described the three parties as “Cork’s own Troika – ruthlessly cutting council services at the behest of the country’s new EU/IMF and ECB masters”.  

“Despite their grandstanding in the Dáil on a weekly basis, there was no difference between the three main parties last night, they were a coalition for cutbacks, and true to form they also united to protect their lucrative perks in the form of conference expenses, the Lord Mayor’s totally inflated salary and other pet projects”, said the Workers’ Party councillor.

Cllr. Tynan voted against the  City Council budget in opposition to the new Household Charge which his party strongly opposes and against underfunding of key council services.  He described the budget as a charter for further job losses, privatisation and the neglect of citizens and their needs.