News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Alan Kelly TD has welcomed the National Transport Authority’s consultation on Local Area Licences to enhance rural transport, saying that the move must now be matched with immediate action to deliver real connectivity for rural communities. Deputy Kelly said the consultation represents long-overdue progress on an issue Labour has consistently…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Bacik said: “As a public representative who practised as a barrister over many years, including years when I was also serving as a Senator for Dublin University, I am outraged at the emergence yesterday of an attack video by Fine Gael focusing on purported areas of practice engaged in by…

News – The Labour Party Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire’s new school building was due to be open in June 2025, but the site is empty with no plan in sight to get the school built. Minister must answer questions on why the contract was terminated and when the new school building project will be completed. Labour…

News – The Labour PartyLabour sports spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD has today criticised the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for announcing redundancies and closing a youth training scheme in Dundalk without providing any clear justification or transparency around the decision. Workers employed by the FAI have condemned the organisation’s move to shut down a youth…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking following the Oireachtas Disability Matters Committee this week Senator Laura Harmon, Labour Spokesperson for Disability, said: “I welcome the recent abolishment of wardship, a system that too long denied disabled people access to basic agency over their own lives. It is vital now that transitions support the individuals from a…

News – The Labour Party Sherlock accuses Government of lack of urgency in delivering childcare places that were committed to in 2024. Not a penny has been granted under the Building Blocks expansion scheme in 2025. Childcare crisis is getting worse and childcare shortage is having very serious impact on mother’s ability to return to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today accused the Taoiseach of abandoning struggling households to the mercy of profiteering energy companies, at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil this afternoon. Deputy Bacik said Government has removed essential energy supports while refusing to take meaningful action to tackle corporate greed or introduce structural reform…

News – The Labour Party Minister must set out the new completion date, the impacts of the delay and the consequences for cost, staffing and warranties on existing equipment.  Disgraceful 16th delay to National Children’s Hospital project is another letdown for children, families and staff.  Not clear if all commissioning works can be completed in…