News – The Labour PartyCiarán Ahern of the Labour Party has launched his campaign for the upcoming Seanad Industrial and Commercial panel by-election Mr Ahern, a director of the charity Calcutta Connect and an employment solicitor, is running to be a voice for a younger generation that wants Ireland organised differently. In a video released…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking after the NTA’s appearance in the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Labour Spokesperson for Transport Ciarán Ahern has called on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs to urge their party colleagues – the Government ministers making this decision – to provide the necessary investment to prevent the planned public transport fare hikes….

News – The Labour PartyLabour energy spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called on Government to introduce a windfall tax on energy company profits and use the proceeds to ease the burden of high electricity bills, after ESB Group today reported profits after tax of €377 million for the first six months of 2026, an increase…

News – The Labour Party Data centres cannot get special treatment while households pay the price Labour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has reiterated calls for a moratorium on further data centre expansion, after the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) proposed offering large energy users cut-price gas in return for accepting possible disruption to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has condemned plans to raise public transport fares by 15% and called on the government to stop the increases that are way above the rate of inflation in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Speaking in advance of the Labour Party Think In,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate and Environment spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has said that the current Government is selling out the futures of generations to come by failing to act on the climate crisis. Responding to a UN report which confirms that there is no hope of keeping global temperature increases below the 1.5…

News – The Labour PartyLabour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called on Government to commission a genuinely independent cost-benefit analysis of its data centre policy after figures provided to him by Uisce Éireann showed that water consumption among data centres connected to the public supply more than doubled during the hot summer months. Deputy…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s energy spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD said households cannot face an additional €41 fee on their energy bills. Following news that the CRU has approved an increase in network charges, Deputy Ahern said these costs must be absorbed by the energy companies. Deputy Ahern said: “Households are struggling as it is…