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Government admits climate targets in tatters

News – The Labour PartyLabour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has warned that the Government cannot use its own admission that Ireland will miss its emissions reduction targets by half as an excuse to give up, following comments by the Minister for Climate confirming that Ireland is only on track to reach around 50 percent…

07 January 2026

Belated acknowledgment on the death of an important figure of the gay rights movement in Ireland.

News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBTQ+ offers its sincere condolences on the death of Laurence (Laurie) John Steele (28 March 1952 – 7 October 2025), a pioneering figure in the gay rights movement in Ireland and internationally. Laurie’s activism was rooted in courage, principle and a deep commitment to justice at a time when being…

06 January 2026

US attacks on Venezuela mark major international crisis

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has condemned the United States’ attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores as a major international crisis, calling for immediate action in New York and Dublin to halt the violence, uphold international law and secure their…

03 January 2026

No change in sight as homelessness surges into 2026

News – The Labour Party Things will only get worse Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has said the latest homelessness figures for November 2025 are a damning indictment of Government housing policy, as 16,994 people, including 5,321 children, are now living in emergency accommodation across the State, with numbers continuing to rise month after…

02 January 2026

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