Niamh Hourigan has been selected as the Labour Party’s candidate for the European elections in the Ireland South constituency. The Limerick native sociologist was selected as the Labour candidate for the Ireland South constituency in the upcoming European Parliament elections at a convention in the Metropole Hotel in Cork City on Sunday afternoon. Welcoming her…

Labour’s Further and Higher education Spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey has expressed deep concern that private student landlords are planning to extend lease lengths and the Minister for Further and Higher Education is failing to protect students and tackle the issue. Senator Hoey said: “Students across the country are facing an unprecedented crisis in securing adequate…

Lack of transparency is corroding confidence in new management team. Labour calls for publication of Coveney and Collins resignation letters. Minister has serious questions to answer about her laissez faire role regarding the public broadcaster. Senator Marie Sherlock said RTÉ’s Director General must set the record straight on exit packages for all staff that were…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today at Leaders Questions has condemned the alarming revelations surrounding the culture at the top levels of RTÉ. Deputy Bacik said “We know that many RTÉ employees are denied fair wages, pensions, holidays, and maternity leave due to being trapped in bogus self-employment contracts, while we see an exorbitant retirement…

Labour’s Health Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD today underscored the critical need for immediate action in reforming the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). With mounting concerns over the well-being of our youth, Smith highlighted the urgent demand for governance and clinical reforms in CAMHS, stressing the limitations of the Mental Health Commission in ensuring…

Labour’s Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has strongly criticised the Minister for Special Education for removing ‘complex needs’ from the assessment criteria for special needs education.  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “The Minister for Special Education’s decision to completely remove ‘complex needs’ from the assessment criteria for special needs education is fundamentally flawed.  “It…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today at Leader’s Questions raised the reports that the Irish Strategic Investment Fund has invested more than €4 million in companies based in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights – investments which not fuel the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region. Deputy Bacik…

Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has issued a stark warning following reports that Uisce Éireann is “taking advice” on warnings to over 220,000 people about the presence of toxic chemicals in their water supply. This delay in action is unacceptable and poses a grave threat to public health. Senator Moynihan said,  “The failure of…