Labour Senator and spokesperson on workers’ rights, Marie Sherlock, has sharply criticised Taoiseach Simon Harris for failing to ensure apprentices are paid a fair wage that will encourage more people to take up the trades and ensure we have the skilled labour to deal with the housing crisis. Senator Sherlock said: “As Minister for Further…

Labour Party Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has today called on the Minister for Housing to clarify in law that those individuals who are taking up homes in co-living schemes are tenants, and that they must enjoy the same protections and all other tenants. She further called on the Government to bring Ireland’s…

Calls on McGrath to seek position  Labour Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the appointment of an EU Housing Commissioner has the potential to turn the dial on the Irish housing crisis. Urging former Minister Michael McGrath to seek the role, Ó Ríordáin said the position could be transformative for the European wide housing crisis….

Speaking in advance of Thursday’s vote, Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “Ursula von der Leyen’s response to the crisis in Palestine simply does not reflect the position or the values of the Irish people. Her support of Israel despite the ongoing bombardment in Palestine represents a failure of politics. “That’s why I will not…

Labour Senator Mark Wall has described problem gambling as an epidemic across Irish society following the publication of the annual report of the Rutland Centre. Senator Wall said: “Problem gambling is a feature within every community across the country. 20% of the Rutland Centre’s outpatient admissions related to problem gambling, this highlights the scale of…

Abject failure to meet housing targets criticised Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said that the Government appear to have given up on addressing the root causes of the housing crisis. Deputy Bacik said: “This Government has utterly sold out the delivery of housing in Ireland to the private sector. It is a fundamental…

Louth Labour TD Ged Nash has urged BD to review their decision to close the Donore Road plant in Drogheda, with the potential loss of 170 jobs. He made the call at a face-to-face meeting between all five Louth TDs and the company’s UK & Ireland manager, Mike Fairburn which took place in Dublin today…

Labour to host public meeting on saving and growing artists’ spaces and venues in the Gallery at the Complex at 7pm this evening Labour Party Arts spokesperson Marie Sherlock said the time has come for an urgent and comprehensive response to securing and growing creative spaces to make and places to show in Dublin and…