Launch of Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016 A new Bill published today by Senator Ged Nash has the potential to transform the lives of working people by providing greater certainty and employment security for thousands of atypical workers in sectors such as hospitality, retail and the care sector. Speaking at the launch of…

MEDIA NOTIFICATION Wednesday 21st September LABOUR TO LAUNCH BILL TO TACKLE UNCERTAIN HOURS CONTRACTS Labour Party Spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers’ Rights, Senator Ged Nash, will launch the Party’s Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016 today Wednesday 21st September, 2.00pm Archbishop Square, directly opposite the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Kildare Street…

The time has long passed for the IDA to start getting big jobs to small towns across Ireland, according to Labour Leader Brendan Howlin who is attending the Ploughing Championships today, as new figures show that rural counties are being left behind when it comes to investment by large companies. “As Ireland gathers to celebrate…

The Parliamentary Labour Party will hold its Autumn meeting in the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on 22nd and 23rd of September. The meeting will discuss Labour’s rebuild, new ways of looking at Ireland’s progress, givering every child the right start and the future of work. Media arrangements are as follows: Thursday 5pm – Media…

Labour TD for Tipperary and Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Alan Kelly has today stated that Minister Michael Noonan must come before the Public Accounts Committee to answer questions on Project Eagle/NAMA. “The idea that the Minister for Finance would just send his Secretary General in his place to the Public Accounts Committee on…

The Leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin, T.D. will attend the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co.Offally this Wednesday the 21st of September with members of the Labour Parliamentary Party. Deputy Howlin along with our Agriculture Spokesperson Willie Penrose TD will be available to the media at 10.45 am outside the National Ploughing Association…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Joan Burton has today welcomed the restoration of pay equality for teachers. “The announcement today that pay equality has been restored for all teachers is a hugely welcome one, and sees the further reinstatement of equal pay for equal work as a core principle. “Earlier this year, my colleages Brendan Howlin…

It’s an honour to be here today to address the Labour Women Conference for my first time as Leader of the Labour Party. The work of Labour Women will be central to the rebuilding of the Labour Party. The numbers and the energy that is clear in this room are an example of how that…