Labour 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 crime prevention programme in…

Labour 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 North and since the…

Labour 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. They will publish Labour…

The 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 to represent the people…

Labour Party Health spokesperson and General Election candidate for Tipperary, Alan Kelly, has received the endorsements of two prominent health campaigners, Vicky Phelan and John Wall. Deputy Kelly said: “I am obviously delighted to receive the backing of two inspirational people like Vicky Phelan and John Wall who will have a profound and lasting impact…

Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin joined Dublin Bay South candidate, Senator Kevin Humphreys, at the Glass Bottle site in Ringsend this morning, to highlight the failure of the Fine Gael Housing Minister to deliver on the 900 social and affordable homes out of 3,500 planned for the site in Poolbeg West that remains empty since…

Labour General Election candidate for Dublin Fingal, Cllr Duncan Smith, has said the people of Fingal have been let down by under investment in the region which is having a negative impact on residents’ quality of life. Cllr Smith said: “Despite being the youngest and fastest growing constituency in Ireland, the people of Fingal have…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will join Senator Kevin Humphreys in Ringsend tomorrow to highlight the failure to build homes on the Glass Bottle site in Poolbeg West, to be followed by a canvass walk-through in Sandymount village. What: Media doorstep with Brendan Howlin on housing, followed by canvass. Where: meet at car park of…