Labour Leader Brendan Howlin has repeated his call for pensioners and welfare recipients to be the first beneficiaries of a prospective Brexit deal. Deputy Howlin made his remarks following the Taoiseach’s assertion that no deal Brexit preparations could be stood down if the House of Commons accepts the deal tomorrow. Deputy Howlin said: “Pensioners and…

  Labour Cllr Lettie McCarthy has said the ongoing failure of the Minister for Transport Shane Ross to address the terrible bus service for Stepaside, Kilternan, Glenamuck and Carrickmines must be addressed. Cllr McCarthy said: “There has been a huge population increase in the Stepaside, Kilternan, Glenamuck and Carrickmines areas but despite lots of talk…

Labour Housing spokesperson and Limerick TD Jan O’Sullivan has expressed serious concern at the rising number of children who are becoming homeless or are at risk of homelessness. It comes after the housing charity Novas said that for the first time, it has helped more than 1,000 children in the past year, in Limerick. Deputy…

Speaking in advance of tomorrow’s Westminster vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with the European Union, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, said that there is a real risk that the deal will deepen sectarian political divisions in Northern Ireland due to the plan for votes on the deal every four or eight years….

Speaking in response to the draft Brexit deal agreed between the Barnier team and the British government, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called on Leo Varadkar to introduce a  supplementary budget to keep pensions in line with inflation.   Deputy Howlin said:   “The people did not endure a decade of…

Labour TD Joan Burton has said called on the Government to address the skills shortage in the retrofitting of homes through creating apprenticeships, training and job opportunities. Deputy Burton raised the issue in the Dáil with Minister Bruton today, commenting: “Just this week Professor John Fitzgerald told the Committee on Climate Change that Irish households…

Speaking after the meeting of Party of European Socialists (PES) Prime Ministers and party leaders in Brussels, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, spoke about the strong messages coming from that meeting. Deputy Howlin said: “The meeting of PES leaders discussed a wide range of issues of concern to European citizens. Most…

On UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Labour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that Labour wants to give every child a fair start when it comes to their education. Senator Ó Ríordáin commented: “The risk of poverty affects one in four children growing up in Ireland today. “As is…