News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, this evening expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Seamus Mallon. Brendan Howlin said: “On my behalf, and on behalf of all members of the Labour Party, I wish to express my deep sadness at the passing of Seamus Mallon. “Seamus made an immeasurable contribution…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow morning at 10am publish our economic and fiscal proposals in our campaign HQ with Finance spokesperson Joan Burton, outlining our proposals on taxation, the economy and the public finances while Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will be in Drogheda to attend the rally against criminal activity in…

News – The Labour PartyProposes to introduce a New Irish policy and tackle online harassment Today Joan Burton, Labour candidate for Dublin West, one of the most diverse constituencies in the country, signed the Anti-Racism Election Protocol promoted by the Irish Network Against Racism and outlined Labour’s proposals to tackle racism and Joan said: “There…

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. Unveiling the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour candidate for Dublin Fingal Cllr Duncan Smith has said the Labour Party’s plans for a public childcare scheme would significantly reduce childcare costs for families. The Labour Party launched its Childcare Scheme for Working Parents today, which will see the State take the lead in the provision of a high-quality,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Health spokesperson. Alan Kelly TD has described reported delays to the National Children’s Hospital as startling. Deputy Kelly said: “I’m not surprised to read in today’s newspapers that there are further delays to the   construction of the National Children’s Hospital and the satellite campus in Tallaght. “What is massively…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking at his campaign launch in the Brian Boru, Hedigan’s Public House, Joe Costello said he was confident that he would be returned to Dáil Éireann as Dublin Central had increased from three to four seats, sitting TD Maureen O’Sullivan was not standing and the electorate is ready to vote out…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow morning at 11am publish our proposals for a new public childcare option with Sen. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. He will be joined by some parents impacted by the current shortage of places, along with Cllr Duncan Smith, Cllr Joanna Tuffy and Andrew Montague.  What: Launch of Labour…