Increase Arts Council funding to €200m a year and expand Basic Income for Arts Scheme. Provide an initial €25m for a Cultural Infrastructure Company to secure new spaces. Develop plans for new national cultural institutions. Support a thriving nighttime economy with an overhaul of licensing laws. Launching Labour’s manifesto for the Arts and Culture, Marie…

Anyone in receipt of an eviction notice must be protected Labour Dublin Bay North candidate Shane Folan has called on Government to put in place emergency measures to protect people living in homelessness ahead of the cold snap. Shane Folan said: “The Housing Minister must detail his plans to protect the thousands of people living…

Speaking in advance of Disability Federation of Ireland hustings, Labour spokesperson Duncan Smith slammed Fine Gael’s proposed €62m Acorn saving scheme when tens of thousands of children are on waiting lists for essential healthcare and parents must resort to paying thousands of euro for private therapies and assessments for their children. Labour’s candidate for Dublin…

Row back on sick pay predictable Labour workers’ rights spokesperson and Dublin Central candidate Marie Sherlock said Fine Gael’s row back on basic workers’ rights like sick pay is predictable and pathetic. Senator Sherlock said: “Fine Gael are laser focused on turning back the clock on the world of work. “Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made…

*** Check against delivery *** We launched our economic and fiscal plan last Tuesday and our alternative Budget barely 7 weeks ago – back when FG and FF were still besties. My, how things have changed since the whistle blew. The self-serving staged spats serve only to illustrate that there is no measurable policy difference…

The Labour Party published its manifesto for change today in Dublin. Speaking at the event, Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik said voters have a choice on November 29th on how we use the power and resources of the State to shape a better future and address the problems Ireland faces. She said: “While other parties…

Establish an independent review of pay and pensions. Implement the Working Time Directive and provide for overtime payments. Develop new housing for serving members. Maintain and protect Irish neutrality. Labour Defence spokesperson and Kildare South candidate Senator Mark Wall has described the next five years as “crucial” for Ireland’s defence forces. Launching Labour’s plan to…

Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticized the Irish government for their failure to implement the EU directive on adequate minimum wage into Irish law. “Today was the deadline for the EU governments to transpose the EU Minimum Wage Directive, shamefully the Irish government is among those who have not implemented the law. “This date…