News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Enterprise spokesperson, Louth TD Ged Nash has asked PayPal to “explore alternative cost savings short of redundancies”. He spoke following the announcement that PayPal plans to make up to 85 workers in their Irish operation redundant. Deputy Nash said “This is the latest stop on the merry-go-round of PayPal’s seemingly…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Councillor Darragh Moriarty has said the Labour Group on Dublin City Council will only consider supporting a governing alliance that is willing to adopt a progressive approach in relation to the Local Property Tax (LPT). The Labour Party, along with the Social Democrats and the Greens, on Dublin City Council…

News – The Labour Party Public Meeting Hears Locals Won’t Tolerate Evictions Labour Deputy Alan Kelly has called on the Taoiseach to honour the Borrisokane IPA Agreement from 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “At a public meeting on Friday night (June 14th) we were told that the Department of Justice made an agreement with the people…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking on a panel at the Ireland’s Future conference in Belfast today, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has urged all supporters of reunification to engage now in preparations for a referendum on unity. Deputy Bacik will highlight the Labour Party’s position paper on a united Ireland and called on other political…

News – The Labour PartyLabour MEP elect for Dublin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has urged all Irish MEPs to back the call for a Housing Commissioner. Ó Ríordáin said: “Housing is the greatest civil rights issue of our time and European institutions must take decisive action in tackling this escalating crisis. “Ireland needs to be on…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has called on Government to take action now to end the sub-minimum wages for workers under 20 years of age. Since 1 January 2024, the national minimum wage is €12.70 per hour. However, young people continue to be discriminated against when it comes to pay rates. Anyone…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called for a complete ban on sharing images from road traffic accidents, citing the need to protect victims and their families from the distress and intrusion of non-consensual recordings. The Labour Party’s “Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022” is…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has criticised the Government’s decision to guillotine the Planning and Development Bill 2023. Deputy Bacik said, “It is deeply concerning to see that the Government is proposing to push its much-criticised Planning and Development Bill through both Houses before the Summer break. This…