News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator Ivana Bacik has called for Exclusion Zones around hospitals and clinics to be prioritised in the upcoming Dáil term. The comments come ahead of six weeks of planned protests by an anti-choice group outside the National Maternity Hospital due to begin tomorrow. Senator Bacik said: “I am very…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting from the UK Labour Party Conference, Labour Party Employment Affairs spokesperson, Ged Nash, has welcomed the British Labour Party’s proposals on a four day working week. Senator Nash said: “This week our colleagues in the British Labour Party through the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonnell, have committed to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Communications spokesperson Seán Sherlock has today published a bill that would ensure the national broadband network that the state will fund with €2.9 billion of public funds would remain owned by the people. The law if enacted would give statutory effect to the recommendation of the Joint Oireachtas Committee. Deputy…

News – The Labour PartyPrepared remarks by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD for the annual Ulster Fry breakfast at UK Labour Party Conference. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I always enjoy attending the UK Labour Conference, and it is great to catch up with friends and comrades. The bonds…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Climate Change Seán Sherlock will be available to speak to reporters today, Tuesday 24th September, at 11.45am, to discuss his proposed Bill to ensure the Broadband Network stays in public ownership and respond to the Government’s climate U-Turns. What: Doorstep with Seán Sherlock Where: Leinster House Plinth….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Dublin City Councillors have tabled a motion tonight, alongside the Green Party and Social Democrats seeking to ensure that the rate of local property tax is not varied for 2020, and for the additional revenue to be invested in housing, climate action, public waste collection and improvements in the public…

News – The Labour PartyFigures obtained by the Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, show that the HSE have spent close to €94 million on agency staff from January to July 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “The fact that the HSE are still spending ludicrous amounts on agency staff prove that the HSE have still not…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the UK Labour Conference in Brighton, the Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called on the DUP to adopt UK Labour’s approach to holding another Brexit referendum rather than the dangerous policy of Boris Johnson. Deputy Howlin said: “I am glad to be here at the UK…