News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Finance Ged Nash has today said maximum price orders must be immediately introduced in an effort to address the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel. Deputy Nash said: “The pressure being applied to the backs of working people is rapidly becoming unsustainable. The Government must get real and…

News – The Labour PartyDáil Éireann will tomorrow (March 9th) debate a Labour Party motion on the right to flexible work. In response to the government’s bill which would effectively give employers the right to refuse requests from employees, the Labour Party want to make flexible work the default option and not the exception. Speaking…

News – The Labour PartyDáil Éireann will tomorrow (March 9th) debate a Labour Party motion on the right to flexible work. In response to the government’s bill which would effectively give employers the right to refuse requests from employees, the Labour Party want to make flexible work the default option and not the exception. Speaking…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has today written to the Minister for Education asking for an update on supports for children fleeing from Ukraine. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “While we watch on in horror with events in Ukraine, we need to prepare as a country to welcome all people fleeing…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said government must urgently implement Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill to end the practice of landlords evicting tenants when selling properties. Responding to figures released by the Rental Tenancies Board, Senator Moynihan said renters in the private market need much better protections. Senator Moynihan said: “Labour has…

News – The Labour PartyA joint meeting of the Labour Party Executive Board and Parliamentary Party took place today, and affirmed that Alan Kelly would continue as acting leader until a successor is elected. The Executive Board adopted rules for the election of a new Leader in line with the provisions of the Labour Party…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Brendan Howlin T.D. said: “The unlawful and wholly unwarranted invasion of a sovereign nation by the forces of the Russian Federation demand an unprecedented international response. “The sanctions set out to date do not go far enough. Ireland should publicly call for the exclusion of Russia from…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will stand in support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people at 1pm tomorrow to protest outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin. Commenting on the atrocity of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Labour spokesperson Ivana Bacik said: “The Labour Party stands in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine…