Labour Party spokesperson on Sport, Councillor Mark Wall has said the decision of the Olympic Council of Ireland to terminate their contract with THG is welcome. Councillor Wall said: “It is good news for Irish sport that following mediation the OCI has terminated their contract with THG. This will now hopefully close the chapter on…

It is a real pleasure to be here to help launch Andrew Montague’s campaign. There are few councillors who can claim to have the impact Andrew has had during his time on the council. In 2004, he was first elected to Dublin City Council. That same year, he proposed the creation of a Dublin Bike…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD has welcomed committment from the Taoiseach today on the issuing guidelines for the private sector in the event of another national red alert situation. The Taoiseach was responding to a question from Deputy Howlin during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil this afternoon. Deputy Howlin said: “Thankfully we saw many companies…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the government to assure Special Needs Assistants receive timely and proper assurances surrounding job security. It follows a ballot carried out by Impact trade union that 97% of SNAs have voted to take strike action following delays to SNA allocation. Senator Ó Ríordáin commented:…

Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has criticised the low numbers of nursing staff being recruited by the HSE. Deputy Kelly said: “HSE figures show that there has been a net increase of just 13 nurses in the health service so far this year – despite a pledge to recruit 1,224 more full-time staff…

Labour Women are today welcoming Brendan Howlin’s strong statement on the repeal of the 8th amendment. Commenting Labour Women Chair Sinead Ahern said “For over 30 years the Labour Party has said that the constitution is no place for a provision on abortion. “This is not just a liberal issue, it is one of social justice….

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has today called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to make a Dáil statement on the progress of the Brexit talks. Deputy Howlin said: “Reports from yesterday’s negotiation session between the EU and the UK are disturbing.  Insufficient progress is being made to progress to more substantive talks. “Yet, Ireland is being…

Good afternoon, Since we last met in July, there has been plenty of political activity. But today, I want to focus my remarks on outlining Labour’s priorities for the months ahead: Priorities that will inform our parliamentary work, but also our campaigns in communities all across Ireland. This week saw the publication of a lacklustre…