News – The Labour PartyLabour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash has unveiled Labour’s plans to protect and increase incomes, take on high prices in supermarkets and in the energy and telecoms markets and to ensure people get better value for their wages. Speaking at Leinster House today, Deputy Nash accused this Government and regulators of being…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s candidate in Cork South Central, Councillor Laura Harmon, was today speaking at the launch of Labour’s Cost of Living plan which aims to combat price gouging and bring down Ireland’s soaring living costs. This new proposal aims to increase accountability for both government spending while supporting household incomes by tackling…

News – The Labour Party RedC poll shows that majority of women workers (52%) do not support mandatory return to the office. Forced return to office risks reversing pandemic gains of workplace productivity and reducing gender workplace inequality. WRC Code of Practice of little value without recourse to appeal the grounds of employer refusal. Responding…

News – The Labour Party 14,760 homeless, including 4,561 children Labour Leader and Spokesperson on Housing, Ivana Bacik TD, has expressed outrage following the publication of the latest housing figures for September, which show a record 14,760 people living in emergency accommodation, including 4,561 children. Bacik has condemned the figures as a damning indictment of…

News – The Labour PartyMinister Catherine Martin to intervene following news of the closure of Limerick’s International Rugby Experience. Cllr Sheehan said: “Government must step in and find another use for the International Rugby Experience building. “I simply do not accept that there is no viable path forward for this landmark building in the city…

News – The Labour PartyPoll-topping Councillor Francis Timmons will seek the Labour Party nomination in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. Speaking about his decision, Cllr. Timmons said: ‘’In the recent local elections I was very proud and honoured to have been elected for a third time as an independent councillor.  Over the past 10 years I…

News – The Labour Party Labour pledges to put education on the map  Labour’s mission is the provision of an inclusive and genuinely free of charge secular system of State run education, rooted in our communities, where every child is treated equally. Ireland must invest in tackling disadvantage and provide the support every child needs…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called for immediate action to protect renters after the publication of Threshold’s impact report today, which revealed a 17.5% increase in the number of households seeking assistance compared to last year. This disturbing rise highlights the precarious and increasingly difficult situation that renters in Ireland…