The annual Labour Party Think-In will take place on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th September 2019 in Cork City, opening at the Nano Nagle Place on Sunday, with accommodation, evening dinner and Monday meetings at the Imperial Hotel.  For media hotel room enquiries please contact the Press Office. What: Annual Labour Party think-in When: Sunday…

Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said the Government’s three strikes and you’re out approach to personal use of drugs is destined to fail. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The Government had a once in a generation opportunity to radically change our approach to drugs policy and they have failed abysmally. “It is absolutely ridiculous…

Responding to the Waterford IT study finding that workers in the South East typically earn half the national average, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, said that the Project Ireland 2040 plan needs to be re-written to increase investment and economic opportunities in Wexford and the South East region. Deputy Howlin said:…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said trolley numbers for the month of July have been completely unacceptable and are a sign of things to come for the bleak winter months in our health service. This comes as the INMO have confirmed that over 9,939 people were without a bed through the month…

Reacting to revelations indicating that both the ECB and two former Governors have expressed concerns about the new Central Bank Governor, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has repeated his call for a further examination of the appointment of Mr Gabriel Makhlouf. Brendan said: “The Department of Finance has played down the…

Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan has warned developers of planned co-living units that the Labour Party would seek the implementation of a super tax on co-living developments that have already been built and would change the law to stop future developments. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “A 208 unit co-living scheme has now been granted permission in…

Costello to host public meeting on sale of Church lands in Drumcondra and the potential for developing heritage and environmental trails. Cllr Joe Costello, Labour’s Spokesperson on Urban Regeneration,  is holding a public meeting in the Croke Park Hotel at 8pm on Wednesday 31 July to discuss proposals for a nature and heritage North City…

Johnson’s desired changes to the withdrawal agreement are not possible: it is time for the Government to escalate no deal preparations Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, said it is clear that the new UK Prime Minister’s hard line attitude is intended to push the EU into granting new concessions that would be to Ireland’s…