Labour 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 Sherlock said: “Today I…

Prepared 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 of friendship and solidarity…

Labour 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. When: 11.45  ENDS Contact…

Labour 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 domain, including an expansion…

Figures 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 learned how to control…

Speaking 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 Labour Conference to continue…

No figures available on how many council homes will be retrofitted in 2019 Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD has said that the retrofitting of local authority homes must be prioritised by the Government as part of its commitment to tackling climate change. It follows the U-turn today announced by the Government on the use…

Cllr John Maher will seek the Labour nomination for Cork North Central. Kathleen Lynch has announced that she will not put her name forward for selection as the Labour Party candidate in the Cork North Central by-election, and will be supporting Cllr John Maher as the Labour standard bearer. Kathleen Lynch served as a TD…