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Labour renews push for robust Occupied Territories Bill

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Ciarán Ahern TD speaking today  from the plinth at Leinster House, called for the inclusion of services in the Occupied Territories Bill. Deputy Ahern said: “We in the Labour Party have stood firm for years in our support for the Occupied Territories Bill. In 2018, we proudly co-signed it alongside…

24 June 2025

SDCC must listen to residents and reverse its plans to destroy the Seán Keating Garden

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Dublin South-West, Ciarán Ahern, has called on South Dublin County Council to listen to Rathfarnham residents and put an end to its proposal to pave over the majority of the Seán Keating Garden to make way for a new car park. Deputy Ahern’s comments follow the closure…

23 June 2025

Labour demands urgent action on school transport

News – The Labour Party Time for a bike-to-school scheme Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called for immediate action from Government to overhaul school transport following the publication of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s annual transport review which shows that one in five car journeys nationwide is for the purpose of education. With…

18 June 2025

Homes or Home Pages – Data centre surge jeopardises climate & housing targets

News – The Labour Party Time for Government to be honest about data centre costs   Labour’s Climate and Energy Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called on the Government to come clean with the public about the true cost of Ireland’s data centre boom. New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show electricity demand…

10 June 2025

Energy crisis must not block housing delivery

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has today called for an immediate moratorium on the construction of new data centres, following a warning from secretary general at the Department of Environment, Climate and Energy, that Ireland will be forced to choose between building new homes and expanding data centre capacity. Deputy…

29 May 2025

Government must stop dithering on emissions

News – The Labour Party EPA warning should ring alarm bells targets Labour’s Climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has slammed the Government’s failure to deliver on its climate obligations following the publication of updated greenhouse gas emissions projections from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which show Ireland is set to miss its 2030 climate targets….

28 May 2025

Fine Gael don’t know where they are on fast fashion

News – The Labour Party Then Minister Coveney opened Shein’s Dublin office in May 2023 Two years’ on and Minister Alan Dillon u-turns Labour climate spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD said he is baffled at the approach taken by Fine Gael when it comes to tackling fast fashion producers like Shein. Following the announcement this morning…

21 May 2025

Second warmest March ever sparks call for action

News – The Labour Party Trump Tariffs mustn’t result in buying dirty US fuel or accepting inferior environmental standards Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has said the latest data from the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service should serve as a wake-up call for Government. The service has confirmed that March 2025 was the second…

08 April 2025

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