News – The Labour PartyThe 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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,…

News – The Labour PartyIt’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…

News – The Labour PartyThis afternoon’s meeting of party leaders to discuss the NAMA affair produced a reasonable initial level of consensus. Everyone agreed that an investigation into Project Eagle was warranted, and that it should be a statutory investigation. Equally, there was general agreement that the statutory investigation should, if agreement is possible with…

News – The Labour PartyOn Saturday, September 17th, Labour Women will hold their bi-annual conference in The Mansion House. Party Leader Brendan Howlin will give a speech at 12.30 where he will unveil a new policy proposal. He will be available to the media at 1pm. At 2pm Joan Burton TD will present the Rosie…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Tipperary and Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Alan Kelly has today welcomed the decision of Government to publish the Report of the C&AG into Project Eagle and the decision in principal to investigate Project Eagle. “It is imperative that the inquiry commences at the earliest possible juncture….

News – The Labour PartySenator Ged Nash has said that the proposals contained in an expert review carried out this year by former Labour Court Chair Kevin Duffy and company law expert Nessa Cahill must be implemented without further delay. Speaking in the wake of the liquidation of the remaining HMV stores, he said, “I…