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60% increase in child homelessness under FF and FG – Tánaiste has no answers

News – The Labour Party The level of inertia on the delivery of public housing is impossible to understand  Dead hand of the Custom House is continuously holding up delivery in our communities    Questioning the Tánaiste during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD called on Government to act…

26 June 2025

Labour demands answers on illegal peat extraction scandal

News – The Labour Party Councils must explain failure to the Oireachtas   Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has today called for an urgent hearing of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action to summon local authorities over the findings of a damning new EPA report into large-scale illegal peat extraction. The report…

26 June 2025

Minister O’Brien must never lose his LEAP card – 2029 for obvious infrastructure ridiculous

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern has slammed the failure of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to prioritise the rollout of contactless payment on public transport in Dublin. Following the Minister’s appearance at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport today, Deputy Ahern said introducing next generation ticketing is a no brainer, and should…

25 June 2025

Huge blow for Penney’s workers and good jobs in retail sector

News – The Labour PartyFollowing news that Penney’s is considering cutting up to 100 jobs from it’s headquarters in Dublin, Labour TD for Dublin Central Marie Sherlock said: “The news about the potential loss of up to 100 jobs in Penney’s headquarters is devastating, and my thoughts are with those workers potentially impacted and their…

25 June 2025

Labour slams Government’s weak Occupied Territories Bill

News – The Labour Party Time to act: ban goods and services Taoiseach hiding behind legal smokescreen Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has sharply criticised the Government following the publication of the heads of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Goods) Bill. The draft legislation fails to ban services…

25 June 2025

Bacik to raise Gaza and housing at PES leaders meeting in Brussels

News – The Labour PartyIn advance of the European Council meeting tomorrow (Thursday 26th June), leaders of European Socialist Parties will meet in Brussels to discuss Gaza, Ukraine, tariffs, housing and a range of other issues. Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD will call on PES colleagues to back sanctions on Israel. Speaking in advance of…

Ivana Bacik TD
25 June 2025

Does Trump want ICE to detain J1 students for holding up this meme?

News – The Labour PartyToday in the Dáil, Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD held up the meme that Trump appears to want ICE to use in order to detain people and deny them entry to the US. The meme depicts Vice President JD Vance as a baby. Describing the measures proposed by the Trump administration…

Ivana Bacik TD
25 June 2025

Ireland’s nightlife suffers under outdated laws – O’Donoghue

News – The Labour Party Ireland has earliest closing times in Europe Labour calls for urgent support for night-time economy Speaking following the launch of The Rhythm of the Night report by Give Us the Night, Labour’s Culture Spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD has slammed the Government’s failure to act on licensing law reform, describing current…

25 June 2025

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