News – The Labour Party Government must establish Expert Working Group on climate proofing data centres Labour spokesperson on climate Senator Rebecca Moynihan has reiterated Labour’s call for a moratorium on all new data centres in Ireland. Following the news that Amazon has been granted permission to build three data centres in Dublin, Senator Moynihan…

News – The Labour Party Delays across all action points Evictions up 20.6% in Q1 and Q2 2023 Homelessness up 51.5% since launch of Housing for All House prices rise by 17.6% Renters continue to be squeezed with 21.3% increase Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has slammed Minister O’Brien’s failure to implement any…

News – The Labour Party Labour is supporting the National Women’s Council of Ireland’s day of action for Public Childcare Attending the National Women’s Council of Ireland’s Day of Action for public childcare, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock said the time has come for Government to make real a public system of childcare in this country….

News – The Labour PartyOn International Equal Day of Pay, Labour Party Worker’s Rights Spokesperson Marie Sherlock highlighted that women workers in Ireland on average earn 23% less compared with men per week. Senator Sherlock said: “This is an enormous gender pay gap and while we know there are many reasons behind it, the reality…

News – The Labour Party Labour Think In discusses failure of Minister Donnelly to tackle health crisis Safe staffing must be implemented Real leadership needed to combat hospital overcrowding Duncan Smith TD, Labour’s Health spokesperson, has condemned the significant hospital overcrowding figures with 366 patients admitted to hospital waiting for beds. Speaking at the Labour…

News – The Labour Party Dublin spokesperson Annie Hoey urges celebration of great Irish playwright Labour Dublin spokesperson Annie Hoey has called for a commemoration of Ireland’s great playwright Seán O’Casey. Speaking at the Labour Party Think In in Maynooth, Senator Hoey said: “100 years on from his famous trilogy – the Shadow of a…

News – The Labour Party Labour launches Niamh Bhreathnach Mentoring Programme to support Labour women running for election Ivana Bacik TD, Labour Party Leader, has today launched the Niamh Bhreathnach Mentoring Programme, a new initiative developed by Labour Women, the women’s section within Labour, to support new women candidates running for election. The programme is…

News – The Labour PartyComrades and Friends. My thanks to Councillor Angela Feeney for her warm welcome to Maynooth this afternoon. It is always a pleasure to attend events like this, to catch up with colleagues and comrades, old and new; With people who have chosen to join this movement, our movement, the Labour movement….