News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the British Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Labour leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland Ivana Bacik has urged continued protection of the Good Friday Agreement. Deputy Bacik said: “Earlier this year, we marked 25 years since the historic Good Friday Agreement was signed. We continue to celebrate the achievement…

News – The Labour Party 114 Gardaí resign from the force so far this year versus 70 three years ago Labour justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has demanded that Government focus on improving pay, terms and conditions for Gardaí in Tuesday’s Budget. As responses to Parliamentary Questions put down by the Labour Party reveal 114…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD said: “The attacks on Israeli civilian and military targets over the last 24 hours by Hamas is totally unacceptable and must stop. We condemn what appears to be the brutal killing, assault and kidnapping of civilians by militants, and the indiscriminate missile attacks on…

News – The Labour Party Labour survey of parents on Northside shows severe shortages with one in three parents waiting 12 months or longer to access creche place Labour Senator Marie Sherlock had said the Budget 2024 childcare package must include provision for new childcare places. Speaking in advance of Budget day October 10th, Senator…

News – The Labour Party Tax cuts favouring top earners are not the answer to cost of living crisis  Speaking in advance of the Cost of Living protest today (Saturday 7th October), Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash urged Government to implement the range of cost of living measures in the Labour Alternative Budget An Ireland…

News – The Labour PartyIvana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party said: “I wish to pay tribute to my colleague and friend, Brendan Howlin who has announced today that he will not be running in the next General Election after representing the constituency of Wexford in the Oireachtas with immense energy and tenacity over the…

News – The Labour Party“I wish today to inform my constituents in Wexford and the broader Labour family that having served as an elected member of Dáil Éireann continuously since 1987, I will not be contesting the next General Election. “It has been and remains the privilege of my life to have represented my beloved…

News – The Labour Party ESRI figures should act as a warning to Government Senator Mark Wall, Labour Party Senator in Kildare South, has responded to the new figures from the ERSI that indicate gambling addiction is a far worse problem than previously believed. The ERSI estimates that 1-in-30 adults in Ireland suffer from problem…