News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has confirmed that Cllr Juliet O’Connell will run for the party in Dun Laoghaire in the upcoming General Election. Juliet is a first-time General Election candidate who reclaimed a council seat for Labour in the Dun Laoghaire ward in local elections in May, securing 1,503 votes on her…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD will launch Labour’s Getting Ireland Moving: A Smarter Way to Work on Friday 17th January 2020 at 2pm in The Mill Enterprise Centre, Drogheda with General Election candidates Ged Nash, Duncan Smith and Annie Hoey. They will publish Labour’s plan to cut congestion, promote regional…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to revelations that interest rates under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme have risen, Labour Limerick TD and spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD said: “I am appalled that the Government has authorised an increase in the lending rate under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme. “Neither home loan applicants…

News – The Labour PartyBrendan Howlin, Leader of the Labour Party, has said that Fine Gael is claiming credit for creating new jobs even though Brexit will cause a slow down in job growth as well as loss of jobs in certain sectors of the economy, and that the budget surplus is built on lucky…

News – The Labour PartyLabour candidate for Dublin North-West, Andrew Montague has called for more investment in needed for crime prevention programmes. Mr Montague said: “Drug dealing, violent crime, burglary and antisocial behaviour are devastating many communities across Ireland. In most cases a small number of offenders cause most of the problems. “I established a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Dublin Bay-North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that there needs to be a Mulvey-style commission to tackle serious crime on the Northside of Dublin. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Since the beginning of summer 2019, there has been five shootings in my constituency in Dublin Bay…

News – The Labour PartyLabour General Election candidates for Dublin Bay North and Dublin North-West Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Andrew Montague are available to speak to the media on ongoing developments surrounding crime on the Northside of Dublin tomorrow, Thursday 16th January 2019, outside the Hilton Hotel at Northern Cross on the Malahide Road….

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has selected Cllr Annie Hoey to run as its candidate for the General Election in Meath East. Ms. Hoey was elected to Meath County Council in 2019 and is a former president of the Union of Students of Ireland. Cllr Hoey said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be chosen…