Labour Transport spokesperson, Senator Kevin Humphreys, has called for Operation Freeflow to be implemented in Dublin City to deal with the traffic gridlock in the lead up to Christmas. Senator Humphreys said: “Anyone who travels through Dublin City either by car, public transport or on the bike will be aware of the dreadful traffic congestion…

Labour Senator in Louth & East Meath Ged Nash has called for Garda resources to be retained and increased in the wake of the latest incident linked to the ongoing Drogheda feud. A 39-year-old man was shot dead in Bettystown in East Meath late last night. Senator Nash said: “Last night’s fatal shooting is a…

Labour Party by-election candidate Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has called for urgent investment is needed to upgrade the Leixlip water treatment plant. This comes as 600,000 homes in North County Dublin, Kildare and Meath have received their second boil water notice  Councillor Smith said: “It is incredible that for the second time in less than…

Commenting on the announcement today of the death of veteran RTÉ broadcaster, Gay Byrne, Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin, said: “I’m really saddened to hear of the passing of Gay Byrne today, and on behalf of the Labour Party I would like to express my deepest sympathies to Gay’s family, friends and colleagues at RTÉ….

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to set out when the RCOG review will be released. The RCOG review into CervicalCheck was due to be published in October. Deputy Kelly said: “The Government have moved the goalposts several times when it comes to the RCOG review into…

Speaking at the Press launch in the Mansion House on the new proposals for redeveloping O’Devaney Gardens negotiated by the parties to the Dublin Agreement, Cllr Joe Costello said: “The new proposals are a vast improvement on the previous ones.  80% of the 824 units will now be affordable and social and just 20% will…

Labour Affordable Housing spokesperson, Cllr Joanna Tuffy has said the case of forty students in Santry who have had €20,000 of rental deposits withheld from them, reported in the Irish Independent today, shows once again the urgent need for a rental deposit scheme which Fine Gael have refused to introduce now for over three years….

Labour City Councillor John Maher has demanded the Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice to account for news reports today that just two Gardaí were able to patrol the city last March on a Saturday night and clarify when additional resources will be made available to Cork, and if the city is impacted by cuts…