Speaking at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions conference on Building a Just Transition, in Tullamore, Co Offaly, the leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin TD called for the Government to pursue a Green New Deal and establish the Just Transition Task Force recommended in the Oireachtas climate action report, with a remit to…

Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, has said the HSE recruitment freeze is having a detrimental impact on people who have recently been offered jobs in the HSE. Deputy Kelly said: “Earlier this month, I was made aware that the HSE had blocked certain positions being recruited due to budget constraints. “In this circular,…

Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to intervene before it is too late to halt the social cleansing of the Docklands area in his own constituency. The loss of another 20 local social homes in three developments as reported today, follows the loss of 19 from Capital Docks….

Speaking in relation to today’s citizenship ceremonies for 2,400 new Irish citizens, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, spoke about the need for more new Irish citizens to get involved in electoral politics. Brendan said: “The award of Irish citizenship should a proud and joyous occasion for our new citizens and their…

Labour Spokesperson for Rural and Community Affairs, Willie Penrose has spoken in Dáil Éireann about the need for investment in the public banking model in Ireland. Deputy Penrose has called on the Minister for Finance to strengthen regional development through investing in alternatives to pillar banks. The public banking model can help overcome difficulties in lending…

Remarks by Brendan Howlin TD, leader of the Labour Party, speaking at Labour’s European and Local Election Campaign Launch. Today’s launch is testament to the strength and resilience of our members and activists all around the country. I want to pay tribute to everyone involved in the many months of hard work that have been…

In response to reports on the national broadband plan, Labour Party Leader and former Minister for Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin TD, accused the Government of abandoning the spending controls that were painstakingly built up after the economic crash in 2008. Brendan said: “Labour ministers oversaw the initial development of the national broadband plan, and we…

RTÉ accused of prioritising ratings over meaningful democratic debate The Labour Party candidate for the European Elections in the Midlands North West constituency, Dominic Hannigan, has slammed RTÉ’s decision to exclude him from this weekend’s ‘The Week in Politics’ debate, which will air on Sunday, 28th April. The debate will feature five candidates from the…