News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate, Rebecca Moynihan, has said that the women of Ireland need the Maternity Strategy to be rolled out not delayed. Councillor Moynihan said: “The testimony by Mark Molloy who resigned from the HSE board earlier this month is quite telling of the Government’s attitude to the roll…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the resignation of Mark Molloy from the HSE board, raises serious questions about National Maternity Strategy. Deputy Kelly said: “The resignation of Mark Molloy as a patient advocate on the HSE board rings serious alarm bells about the future funding of the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Employment spokesperson Ged Nash outlined Labour’s proposals for better pay and job security including a real living wage, a right to trade union representation in the workplace, flexible work arrangements and an examination of the four-day week. Senator Nash said: “Labour wants a radical shift in how we approach…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will publish our Manifesto at 12pm on Tuesday 28th January in the Iveagh Garden Hotel on Harcourt Street, Europe’s first sustainable hotel.  What: Publication of Labour Party Manifesto Where: Iveagh Garden Hotel, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.  When: Tuesday 28th January, 12pm Further Events this week: On Wednesday 29th we will publish our…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow morning, Monday 27th at 11am publish our proposals for Better Pay and Job Security with our Employment Affairs spokesperson Senator Ged Nash. It will include a commitment to guarantee everyone the right to be represented by a trade union, a right to flexible working hours, measures…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the launch of Labour’s Economic and Fiscal Policy, the Labour spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Joan Burton, said that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were seeking to drag Ireland away from European norms and standards along with Britain, while only Labour was committed to a European democratic…

News – The Labour PartyBetter pay for childcare workers and lower costs for providers also among key proposals. The Labour Party has today published our proposals for a public childcare scheme for working parents, alongside measures to improve pay for workers in the sector, increased oversight and proposals to reduce costs for providers. Commenting on…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in reaction to today’s launch of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s manifestos, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin, said that both parties were trying to buy votes while causing a grotesque rise in inequality. Brendan said: “It is not the time to cut taxes, with nearly 4,000…