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Shed solution treating a gaping wound with a plaster – Sheehan

News – The Labour Party ⁠ ⁠FF FGs solution to generational issue is sleeping beside the lawnmower Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan said the policy plaster announced this morning amounts to a headline grab rather than tackling the root causes of the housing disaster. Deputy Sheehan said: “Today’s announcement is an admission of failure in…

19 February 2025

Time to End the Disrespect of Adult Education Tutors

News – The Labour Party Protest today at 12:30 outside Leinster House  Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson, Senator Laura Harmon, has called for urgent action to end the disgraceful treatment of Adult Education Tutors.  Today, at 12:30 PM outside the Dáil, tutors employed by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) will protest their precarious working…

19 February 2025

Government wasn’t been straight with the public on National Children’s Hospital

News – The Labour Party Serious questions for Minister and Government Full information on cost, staffing and new opening date now needed Minister must publish briefing note in full Govt needs to be straight with public Labour health spokesperson Marie Sherlock has called on the Minister for Health to provide the public clarity with the…

17 February 2025

Where is the plan for Dublin safety?

News – The Labour Party• Dublin’s safety concerns ignore Labour’s Dublin Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP has said the fatal stabbing of a man in Dublin city centre is a devastating reminder of how much the capital has changed—and not for the better. Despite Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s promises before the election, there is…

15 February 2025

GRA’s snub to Commissioner understandable – Government haven’t addressed real concerns.

News – The Labour Party Garda exodus continues unchecked Labour’s Justice Spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on the Government to take urgent action following the Garda Representative Association’s (GRA) decision not to invite the Garda Commissioner to their annual conference For the second year in a row. This extraordinary move highlights the growing frustration…

14 February 2025

Commission row-back on anti-discrimination law has echoes of Trumpism, says Ó Ríordáin

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…

13 February 2025

Artists must not suffer because of Arts Council IT fiasco

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…

12 February 2025

Wall welcomes review of M7/M9 Junction – Time for Decisive Action on Road Safety

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…

11 February 2025

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