News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing Spokesperson, Conor Sheehan TD, has hit out at the Government after new data shows the level of home building slipped for the second month in a row in June. The figures highlight worsening conditions in the construction sector, coming just weeks after Minister James Browne admitted it would be…

News – The Labour Party Senator Harmon coordinates protest for students 6pm today at Leinster House Labour’s further and higher education Spokesperson, who is a former president of USI, Senator Laura Harmon will lead a protest at 6pm tonight outside Leinster House, joined by student representatives and opposition parties, to demand clarity on potential student…

News – The Labour Party New guidelines undermine local democracy Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty and Chair of Dublin City Council’s Community, Gaeilge, Sport, Arts & Culture Committee, says Government pandering to developers and overriding of the Dublin City Development Plan represents a gross undermining of local democracy. A motion at last night’s Dublin City Council…

News – The Labour Party Protest 6pm tomorrow outside Leinster House with cross-party opposition support and students’ unions Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Laura Harmon TD has called on students and families to join Labour and other opposition parties in protest outside Leinster House tomorrow, Tuesday at 6pm. Senator Laura Harmon has coordinated the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has said that today’s MyHome.ie report is the latest in a long line of damning evidence that the Government is failing to tackle Ireland’s deepening housing crisis. Speaking today, Deputy Sheehan highlighted that asking prices are up 7% year on year, with residential transactions now…

News – The Labour Party Schools left scrambling ahead of new term Labour’s Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has sounded the alarm on the deepening teacher shortage, following reports that over 1,847 posts remain unfilled nationwide just weeks before schools are due to reopen. Kenny said the crisis is being fuelled by the housing crisis,…

News – The Labour Party 5% provision hard-fought win to deliver more space for struggling artists and community groups. Govt stripping more powers from Cllrs as Local Democracy Taskforce gets underway Labour Party Councillor, Darragh Moriarty and Chair of Dublin City Council’s Community, Gaeilge, Sport, Arts & Culture Committee, has expressed deep concern at reports…

News – The Labour Party Nearly €19m raised last year from discretionary parking fees. 7 hospitals take home over €1m in car parking fees. Cork University Hospital had the biggest takings with over €2.3m. Labour’s social protection spokesperson and Kildare South TD Mark Wall said Government must move to abolish all parking charges for all…