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Did Zappone sign off on Department Creche Circular?

News – The Labour PartyResponding to reports that creche owners face losing State funding if they take part in the upcoming protest by childcare workers, Labour Party spokesperson on Childcare Seán Sherlock TD has called on the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to clarify if she signed off on the circular sent to providers. Deputy…

Seán Sherlock TD
30 January 2020

CORRECTION: Labour to launch Health policy in Limerick Thursday 11.30am @ the Unicorn

News – The Labour PartyNote time change from 11am to 11.30am The Labour Party will publish our Health proposals with spokesperson Alan Kelly, Limerick City candidate Jan O’Sullivan and Galway East candidate Marian Spelman who is a nurse, tomorrow at 11.30am in the Loft in the Unicorn in Limerick, beside University Hospital Limerick What: Launch…

Labour Trade Unionists
29 January 2020

Labour will invest in Education and reduce costs for parents

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today published plans to invest in education and reduce costs for parents, with a focus on making primary school education genuinely free-of-charge. Speaking at the launch of the party’s Education proposals, Labour candidate for Dublin Bay North, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “We want to ensure that…

29 January 2020

Labour to publish Education Proposals Wed with Health on Thurs in Limerick

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow afternoon Wednesday 29th January at 2pm publish our education proposals with Sen. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and outline how we will use the addtional €140m of spending we will allocate for new measures each year, over the next five years. What: Launch of Labour Party Education proposals. …

Labour Trade Unionists
28 January 2020

Sensible approach needed to reform election postering

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s general election candidate for Cork South Central, Ciara Kennedy, has said a sensible and practical approach is needed in order to reform the regulations around election postering: “The argument over election posters has been in full swing again since the election was called. I agree that we should change our…

Labour Admin

28 January 2020

I will fight for the minimum wage to be a real living wage- Pratt

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has this week launched its policy on work proposals as part of the General Election campaign. This is one of Labour’s five policy commitments that must be at the core of any agreement with other parties in the next Dáil. Commenting on the plan, Labour General Election Candidate and…

28 January 2020

Labour Party Manifesto 2020 published

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today launched its manifesto for Election 2020 setting out our key measures aimed at Building an Equal Society. Labour’s core commitments are to stop the waste of public money seen under the current Fine Gael government and past Fianna Fáil governments, to build homes and fix health….

Labour Trade Unionists
28 January 2020

Labour candidate Alan ‘Budda’ Mangan launches election campaign

News – The Labour PartyLabour candidate for Longford/Westmeath, Alan ‘Budda’ Mangan launched his election campaign to a full house of supporters in Castletown Geoghegan community centre on Saturday 18th of January. At the launch was Willie Penrose, outgoing TD for the area and Labour leader Brendan Howlin. Speaking on the night, Mr Mangan outlined his…

Labour Admin

28 January 2020

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