Labour Party spokesperson on Climate Change Seán Sherlock will be available to speak to reporters today, Tuesday 24th September, at 11.45am, to discuss his proposed Bill to ensure the Broadband Network stays in public ownership and respond to the Government’s climate U-Turns. What: Doorstep with Seán Sherlock Where: Leinster House Plinth. When: 11.45  ENDS Contact…

Labour Dublin City Councillors have tabled a motion tonight, alongside the Green Party and Social Democrats seeking to ensure that the rate of local property tax is not varied for 2020, and for the additional revenue to be invested in housing, climate action, public waste collection and improvements in the public domain, including an expansion…

Figures obtained by the Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, show that the HSE have spent close to €94 million on agency staff from January to July 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “The fact that the HSE are still spending ludicrous amounts on agency staff prove that the HSE have still not learned how to control…

Speaking at the UK Labour Conference in Brighton, the Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called on the DUP to adopt UK Labour’s approach to holding another Brexit referendum rather than the dangerous policy of Boris Johnson. Deputy Howlin said: “I am glad to be here at the UK Labour Conference to continue…

No figures available on how many council homes will be retrofitted in 2019 Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD has said that the retrofitting of local authority homes must be prioritised by the Government as part of its commitment to tackling climate change. It follows the U-turn today announced by the Government on the use…

Cllr John Maher will seek the Labour nomination for Cork North Central. Kathleen Lynch has announced that she will not put her name forward for selection as the Labour Party candidate in the Cork North Central by-election, and will be supporting Cllr John Maher as the Labour standard bearer. Kathleen Lynch served as a TD…

Labour Justice spokesperson Seán Sherlock has called on Minister Flanagan to outline in detail the strong response that he will lead to the outrageous attack on Kevin Lunney, what additional Garda resources will be committed to the region, and what cross border efforts will be made to end the long running campaign of intimidation focused…

On Saturday at the Labour Party Central Council a motion in support of the campaign by Trans activist group ‘This Is Me!’ was passed unanimously. The motion, tabled by Party Vice-Chair Sinead Ahern called for “The Labour Party in solidarity with the trans community in Ireland fighting for adequate health care and express our support…