News – The Labour PartyResponding to the deletion of the EU Anti-Discrimination Directive from the European Commission’s Work Programme, Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said: “The withdrawal of the EU Anti-Discrimination Directive from the Commission Work Programme is an insult and a disgrace to marginalised communities in our Union. This proposal, which aimed to…

News – The Labour Party Minister needs to provide reassurance to artists. Was this waste covered up by outgoing government?   Labour Arts spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue has called on the Minister to confirm that artists and organisations funded by the Arts Council won’t suffer any fallout from a failed IT project that wasted over €5…

News – The Labour Party Government must prioritise road safety improvements Labour’s Mark Wall TD has welcomed confirmation through a Parliamentary Question that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will undertake a review of the M7/M9 junction to determine what measures can be implemented to improve road safety. This follows a series of serious road collisions at…

News – The Labour Party Tax breaks planned for developers – not in manifestos or Programme for Government. Rent Pressure Zones under threat while rents at record levels. 40,000 housing completion target not met. Responding to reports today of tax breaks for housing developers, Labour Housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan has said the voting public were…

News – The Labour Party Labour’s first Private Members motion of new Dáil term to be debated on Wednesday morning. Housing crisis demands a radical reset as FF and FG fail to resolve crisis after a decade of power. Plan to replace Rent Pressure Zones is another sop to private developers with young renters forced…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson, Senator Laura Harmon, has condemned BIMM’s proposed restructuring, which will see the replacement of existing lecturer roles with a smaller number of part-time ‘senior lecturer’ positions while introducing freelance ‘associate lecturer’ posts. Senator Harmon said: “Labour stands in full solidarity with BIMM lecturers taking industrial…

News – The Labour Party 10,000 children in Ireland live with epilepsy Marking Epilepsy Day today, February 10th, Labour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD said making schools seizure safe zones must be a key priority of the new Minister for Education. Deputy Kenny said: “Every person with epilepsy has a very different experience but it…

News – The Labour PartyDublin Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has strongly criticised the Government over shocking new figures showing that more than 14,500 homes and commercial properties are lying vacant across Dublin, with 4,000 empty in the city centre alone. Speaking as the new Labour Spokesperson for Dublin, Ó Ríordáin said: “These figures lay…