News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Dublin South Central, Councillor Rebecca Moynihan, has welcomed the Dublin City Council decision to throw out the planning application for the Iveagh Markets. Councillor Moynihan said: “I completely welcome the decision of Dublin City Council planning to declare invalid the application for the Iveagh Markets….

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Brendan Howlin at the Labour Party Campaign Launch, Dublin, 21st January 2020 Check against delivery The Labour Party’s message in this general election is clear: Labour will end the waste of public money, build homes and fix health. You will hear me repeat this over the remaining 18 days of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s general election candidate for Cork South Central, Ciara Kennedy, has warned that plans to increase the State pension age to 67 next year will also drive up house prices. Ciara said: “There are many risks in an increased pension age, and one that hasn’t been discussed much is the threat…

News – The Labour PartyLabour General Election candidate for Louth, Senator Ged Nash has said claims made by the Garda Representative Association that Gardai were waiting hours for armed back up in Drogheda last week must be urgently addressed by the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner. Senator Nash said: “These serious claims made…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow formally launch our General Election campaign with Party Leader Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, and a selection of candidates from across the country. Labour will present a compilation of the huge waste of public money that has happened under the Fine Gael government, kept in power by…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Tipperary, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission must come before the Public Accounts Committee in the next Dáil. Deputy Kelly said: “The current crisis in sourcing insurance for various hospitality services, meat industry and childcare centres would not have…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today launched plans to tackle gender inequality in the workplace. “Women at Work” focuses on some of the key issues impacting women such as the Gender Pay Gap, childcare crisis and a lack of employment flexibility. Labour Director of Elections, Senator Ivana Bacik, who spearheaded the Labour…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow launch plans to tackle gender inequality in the workplace with our Director of Elections Ivana Bacik and Cllr Rebecca Moynihan at the Labour Party campaign HQ. Women at Work will focus on key issues including the Gender Pay Gap, leadership roles, the childcare crisis and a lack…