RedC poll shows that majority of women workers (52%) do not support mandatory return to the office. Forced return to office risks reversing pandemic gains of workplace productivity and reducing gender workplace inequality. WRC Code of Practice of little value without recourse to appeal the grounds of employer refusal. Responding to the latest REDC poll…

14,760 homeless, including 4,561 children Labour Leader and Spokesperson on Housing, Ivana Bacik TD, has expressed outrage following the publication of the latest housing figures for September, which show a record 14,760 people living in emergency accommodation, including 4,561 children. Bacik has condemned the figures as a damning indictment of Government failure, calling the situation…

Minister Catherine Martin to intervene following news of the closure of Limerick’s International Rugby Experience. Cllr Sheehan said: “Government must step in and find another use for the International Rugby Experience building. “I simply do not accept that there is no viable path forward for this landmark building in the city and I am deeply…

Poll-topping Councillor Francis Timmons will seek the Labour Party nomination in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. Speaking about his decision, Cllr. Timmons said: ‘’In the recent local elections I was very proud and honoured to have been elected for a third time as an independent councillor.  Over the past 10 years I have a proven track…

Labour pledges to put education on the map  Labour’s mission is the provision of an inclusive and genuinely free of charge secular system of State run education, rooted in our communities, where every child is treated equally. Ireland must invest in tackling disadvantage and provide the support every child needs to meet their full potential…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called for immediate action to protect renters after the publication of Threshold’s impact report today, which revealed a 17.5% increase in the number of households seeking assistance compared to last year. This disturbing rise highlights the precarious and increasingly difficult situation that renters in Ireland are facing, with tenants…

18,994 people languishing on trolleys in UHL to date in 2024 Labour Limerick General Election candidate Cllr Conor Sheehan said today’s trolley figures give us a first glimpse into winter in our health service this year. Following a Labour Party motion to lift the recruitment ban in the service, Cllr Sheehan said this Government is…

Landmark report by Oireachtas drugs committee recommendations welcomed We need a policy shift to reduce stigma of drug addiction and improve health system response Labour Senator Marie Sherlock, a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Drug Use, has welcomed the publication of the Committee’s interim report as a landmark moment, following months of deliberation. Senator…