News – The Labour PartyGed Nash, Labour Spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform and Louth TD, says that constituents with disabilities have expressed serious concern about the looming strike by SIPTU members who work for the National Advocacy Service (NAS). “Some vulnerable constituents have expressed serious concern over the impact that a strike by workers in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Dublin MEP candidate, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, today dismissed the contrived row between Government parties on climate as “electoral showboating, that will only undermine support for real action on climate.” “The contrived row in the past 24 hours between the three Government parties on climate action will be seen by…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Eurocandidate for Ireland South, Niamh Hourigan has today warned that a vote for Fine Gael is unequivocally a vote for Ursula Von Der Leyen. Niamh Hourigan said, “Casting a ballot for Fine Gael in the European elections on Friday means endorsing Ursula Von Der Leyen’s military-driven and insular approach to…

News – The Labour Party Government must make the practice of “go away” money illegal Labour Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has expressed serious concern at the reports about the offer by a developer of €100,000 to a Castleknock resident to drop withdraw judicial review proceedings being taken against permission for a co-living…

News – The Labour PartyFergal Landy, Labour’s Midlands North-West candidate for the upcoming European elections and a candidate for election to Galway County Council for the Oranmore Athenry, says that disability rights have been a very significant issue during his campaigning. “While canvassing, numerous people have raised the issue of disability rights, possibly because I…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Midlands North-West Candidate Fergal Landy has repeated his call on University of Galway to urgently review any links with Israeli institutions and states that Galway needs an MEP that will refuse to support Ursula Von Der Leyen. Landy said Galway needs an MEP, and repeated his call on the University…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s MEP candidate for Dublin, Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin, has said that the hard-won social progress achieved across Europe in recent years is at risk from growth of right-wing parties in Europe. “We saw in the Marriage Equality referendum and later with the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, how Ireland’s drive to progressive…

News – The Labour Party 14,009 homeless, including 4,206 children Labour Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has expressed deep concern following the release of the April 2024 homeless figures, revealing a new and terrible milestone of 14,009 people in emergency accommodation, including a devastating 4,206 children. Deputy Bacik said, “A devastating new homeless…