News – The Labour Party Safeguarding framework urgently needed Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Government to urgently overhaul regulation of private nursing homes following horrifying revelations of abuse exposed by RTÉ Investigates last week. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik demanded immediate action from the Taoiseach, including…

News – The Labour Party Time for Government to be honest about data centre costs   Labour’s Climate and Energy Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called on the Government to come clean with the public about the true cost of Ireland’s data centre boom. New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show electricity demand…

News – The Labour Party More than 100,000 children in consistent poverty Labour’s Social Protection and Children Spokesperson Mark Wall TD has called for urgent action following the publication of the Children’s Rights Alliance Child Poverty Monitor 2025, which reveals a shocking 78% increase in the number of children living in consistent poverty in Ireland…

News – The Labour Party Govt must pass Labour’s renters rights bill Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has urged the Housing Minister James Browne, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste to see sense and abandon their plan to allow landlords to reset rents in between tenancies. Deputy Sheehan said the proposed changes to the RPZs…

News – The Labour PartyLabour eduction spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Minister for Education to pause the pace of Leaving Cert reforms. Deputy Kenny said: “The pace of change pursued by the Minister is dividing teachers to the detriment of our students. The groundwork needed to make these changes impactful, has simply…

News – The Labour PartyLabour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has strongly rebuked the Irish Government for its support for changes to EU air passenger rights agreed this week by the EU Council of Ministers. The revisions significantly weaken protections for airline passengers travelling across Europe. Commenting on the decision, Ó Ríordáin said: “This is an…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s arts spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD said the move to rebrand the Department with responsibility for artists as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sports tells us all we need to know about Fine Gael’s and Fianna Fáil’s commitment to supporting artists in Ireland. Deputy O’Donoghue said: “As of June 2nd,…

News – The Labour Party Equality in Education protest to take place tomorrow at 2pm in Dublin Labour Cllr Angela Feeney has urged attendance at the Equality in Education protest in Dublin tomorrow to send a message to Government that every child deserves the best chance at life. Speaking in advance of the protest, Cllr…