News – The Labour Party Consumer watchdog must get new grocery market surveillance function Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has urged the government to act on soaring grocery prices. He was speaking ahead of today’s Dáil debate on his Competition & Consumer Protection (Excessive Prices) Bill. The legislation will give the Competition and Consumer…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Conor Sheehan TD for Limerick has expressed deep concern following news that 300 jobs are at risk as Carelon Global Solutions plans to shut its Limerick base. Deputy Sheehan is calling on the company to immediately engage with staff and their union representatives, provide clarity on redundancy terms or redeployment…

News – The Labour Party Labour leader slams inaction on evictions crisis Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called for urgent Government action to address Ireland’s escalating housing crisis, following Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil where she raised the failure of the Tenant in Situ scheme and the ongoing problem of no-fault evictions. With…

News – The Labour Party Taoiseach must move motion at UN seeking international peacekeeping force for Gaza Protest for peace – outside Leinster House today at 5pm Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called on Government to act on the Labour Party motion which called on Ireland to bring an emergency resolution to the…

News – The Labour Party Ireland must lead at the United Nations Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD today slammed Government response to Labour’s Private Member’s Motion, debated in the Dáil, which called on Ireland to bring an emergency resolution to the United Nations General Assembly to demand action on Gaza. The motion highlighted…

News – The Labour Party 40% increase in public acute beds needed by 2040. Long term commitments needed now to ensure future demand is met. Capacity of Emergency Departments must be increased. Responding to the ESRI forecasts projecting a need for up to 8,000 additional public hospital beds by 2040, Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock…

News – The Labour Party J1 delays causing stress and concern Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has said that the decision by the Trump administration to pause interviews for J1 visas is a deeply worrying development for students. Many young people across Ireland are now facing uncertainty and stress at a…

News – The Labour Party EPA warning should ring alarm bells targets Labour’s Climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has slammed the Government’s failure to deliver on its climate obligations following the publication of updated greenhouse gas emissions projections from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which show Ireland is set to miss its 2030 climate targets….