News – The Labour Party Labour amendments would: Introduce a 2 year rent freeze Ban no fault evictions Provide for fines of up to €100,000 for landlords breaking the law  The Labour Party has this evening submitted emergency amendments to the hastily cobbled together Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2025. If accepted, these amendments would provide…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s spokesperson on Dublin, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP, has called out the failure of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to tackle the cost of living in Dublin.  As a new report names Dublin the fifth most expensive capital city in Europe, Ó Ríordáin called for consideration to be given to a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Further and Higher Education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has slammed the Minister for Housing’s latest U-turn on student accommodation. This comes following his concession that there will be no special exemption for students under the new Rent Pressure Zone legislation, which is not what was said last week. This will…

News – The Labour Party Taoiseach shirks responsibility Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has slammed the Government’s chaotic approach to housing, calling out the Taoiseach’s cynical attempt to dodge responsibility for the crisis during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today. Speaking in Leinster House, Deputy Bacik demanded a radical reset in housing policy and urged…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on Tánaiste Simon Harris to raise the plight of the people of Gaza at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council next week, demanding real diplomatic pressure as the war in Gaza enters its twentieth month and as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates….

News – The Labour Party Join us at the Raise the Roof rally tomorrow at 6pm outside Leinster House    Labour’s Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD is calling on all who can to join the Raise the Roof rally outside Leinster House tomorrow, Tuesday 17th June at 6pm, to send a clear message to the…

News – The Labour Party Government inertia as Dublin’s litter problem is worsening Nine months on Dublin Task force recommendations and there is no progress. Labour’s TD in Dublin Central, Deputy Marie Sherlock, has called out Government inaction following the latest Irish Business Against Litter survey which shows that conditions in Dublin city centre are…

News – The Labour Party Creates further uncertainty after botched RPZ changes. Guidelines last updated in 2022 and 2023 Labour Housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan has said any government plans to further water down design rules for apartments will cause further chaos in the planning system and lead to delays in the delivery of new housing….