Responding to last night’s shooting in Kilbarrack, Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called for a Mulvey-style report to deal with ongoing gang violence in North Dublin. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The shooting that took place in Kilbarrack last night is a stark reminder of the need for a Northside crime task force. “The sporadic but…

Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Sen. Ged Nash today accused Fine Gael of auction politics on pensions and contrasted the promise with what they did this year in Budget 2020. Senator Nash said: “I’m not clear what sort of Fine Gael is running in this election. They should tell us if it’s the party of…

Labour candidate for Longford-Westmeath, Alan Mangan, has reacted furiously to the threat to downgrade A&E in Mullingar and Portlaoise hospitals. Alan said: “A coroner’s report has shown that A&E in regional hospitals is inadequate due to the lack of emergency consultants on a 24-hour basis. But the recommendation to downgrade eight A&E departments around the…

Labour Party TD Seán Sherlock has said that it is vital that the Mercy Hospital A&E has an emergency consultant 24-hours a day. This follows a Coroner’s report that claims the lack of emergency consultants has led to deaths in smaller hospitals. Seán said: “Both the Mercy and CUH are already under serious strain, and…

The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has reacted to the Dublin Coroner’s report that 24-hour consultant-led A&E is needed to ‘prevent further deaths’ in regional hospitals,. Brendan said: “This report makes it abundantly clear to me that the Government should immediately provide 24-hour A&E in all regional hospitals, led by emergency consultants….

Labour Party Leader says Passing of UK Withdrawal Bill by House of Commons is an Opportunity to revisit Budget 2020 The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the Government to extend social welfare increases to all pensioners and other groups in light of the Withdrawal Bill passing through the House of Commons….

Labour candidate for Dublin Central, and spokesperson on Urban Regeneration Cllr Joe Costello has condemned the failure of Fine Gael to fund the development of Dalymount while millions has been found for other sports in the pre-election funding announcement.  Cllr Costello said: “The failure of the Government to provide any funding for the redevelopment of…

The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has said that the New Decade, New Approach deal represents a good basis for all parties in Northern Ireland to get the Stormont Assembly up and running again. He called on all sides to show leadership. Brendan said: “It is clear that a lot of work…