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Why are Unvetted Trainee Gardai on Being Allowed Patrol Our Streets?

News – The Labour Party Minister must guarantee no one is Templemore Training College who shouldn’t be Labour’s Justice Spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has slammed the Minister for Justice following revelations that trainee Gardaí are being deployed on patrol our streets and countryside without undergoing full vetting – a process that may never actually come…

20 March 2025

Regulators must start standing up for consumers as telecoms firms plan to jack up prices

News – The Labour Party Ban on automatic annual price increase needs to be put in place  As telecoms companies and other big businesses continue to hike prices at a time of record profits, Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash has urged government and regulators to call these companies to task. Deputy Nash said: “The Labour…

20 March 2025

Ireland’s talent shines – but Government must do more

News – The Labour Party Praise must be matched with investment Labour spokesperson on Arts, Culture, Media and Sport Rob O’Donoghue TD has praised the extraordinary achievements in Ireland’s arts, culture, and sports sectors over the past two weeks but warned that these successes must not distract from the urgent need for greater investment. Deputy…

20 March 2025

Minister has no plan to address apartment viability

News – The Labour PartyUnder questioning from Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan in the Dáil today, Housing Minister James Browne failed to provide any solution to increasing apartment delivery. Deputy Sheehan said: “We have a crisis when it comes to delivering a mix of housing stock in this country. Last year, approvals for apartments dropped…

20 March 2025

Budapest Pride ban cannot go unchallenged

News – The Labour Party Stand in solidarity with Labour LGBTQ+ and the Outing Festival tomorrow at 1pm at Hungarian Embassy The executive board of the Labour Party’s LGBTQ+ section, Labour LGBTQ+, alongside the rural Pride organisation, the Outing Festival, have urged attendance at a protest to fight the authoritarian decision of Hungarian Prime Minister,…

20 March 2025

Hungary’s Pride Ban a Disgrace – Ireland Must Take a Stand

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has strongly condemned the Hungarian government’s decision to ban LGBT+ Pride events, calling it a disgraceful attack on fundamental rights that runs counter to the values of the European Union. Deputy Smith said: “Hungary’s decision to ban Pride events is nothing short of an…

19 March 2025

Government inaction leaves Ireland unprepared for climate crisis

News – The Labour Party State must lead on climate Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has said Government must urgently step up its response to the climate crisis following the latest warning from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The WMO has confirmed that human-induced climate change reached new extremes in 2024, with some consequences…

19 March 2025

Central Bank report is honest reflection on housing

News – The Labour Party New financial models needed for delivery of housing  Time to activate and leverage savings for Irish savers  Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan has called on the Minister for Housing to come clean with people once and for all on what will be delivered under Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when…

19 March 2025

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