News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Aodhan Ó Riordáin TD has called for action on the ongoing struggle faced by parents who are unable to secure school places for their children at the second level. The current system, which reserves a quarter of school places for the children or grandchildren of past pupils, perpetuates…

News – The Labour Party Government must answer questions on role in blocking approval of Platform Workers Directive Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said the Government must answer questions about why it blocked approval of the EU Directive on Platform work. Questioning the Government’s motivation in prioritising online platform owners over the thousands…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Senator Mark Wall, representing the people of Kildare South, was today highlighting the pressing issue of inadequate housing aid grants and housing adaption grants. With limits of €30,000 for the housing adaptation grant and €8,000 for housing aid, families are left struggling to bridge the significant financial gap required for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan today follow the actions of Parisians and take action to tackle car bloat in our urban areas. Senator Moynihan said “With SUVs gaining popularity, their disproportionate contribution to pollution demands immediate attention. Government urgently need to address the issue of car bloat in Irish cities….

News – The Labour Party Labour Cork City Rep demands additional State Aid request to be revealed. The sod was turned on the project in 2016 by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny but no building progress of any kind has taken place since, but Exchequer commitments have grown to €57 million. Labour’s Cork City South East…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s enterprise spokesperson Deputy Ged Nash has spoken with PayPal Executives this afternoon as the company has revealed it is considering letting 205 staff go, across their remote working (Dundalk) and Blanchardstown operations. This latest development comes on top of a spate of redundancies across the business in Ireland in recent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Tipperary and Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee member Alan Kelly said: “I can’t fathom why it took this long to get this information regarding these redundancy packages. When RTÉ came before the Public Accounts Committee, we repeatedly asked about and interogated these redundancies. “It seems that the information was…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Further Education spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey has expressed deep concern over the shocking decision by one of Dublin’s largest private student landlords, Hines, to extend lease lengths for the 2024-2025 academic year. Under this controversial move, students are now compelled to commit to a 51-week tenancy, a staggering 10 weeks…