Sheila Nunan to speak at #EuropeTogether event in Limerick  Ireland South European election candidate, Sheila Nunan, is in Limerick today where she will speak alongside local TD Jan O’Sullivan and Peter Rusz, of the Socialists and Democrats Group at the Europe Together event the in Jim Kemmy Business School in Limerick this evening. (Thursday 4th April) This event is…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly, has welcomed a study that shows the HPV vaccine has been linked with a drop in Cervical Cancer. Commenting on the Glasgow Caledonian University Study, Deputy Kelly said: “I welcome this study being published today which shows that the HPV vaccine in Scotland has resulted in a near elimination…

Labour Party TD for Westmeath, Willie Penrose has once again raised the issue of the provision of a secondary school in Kinnegad. Deputy Penrose said: “Kinnegad is the third largest town in Westmeath and with one of the most densely populated primary schools in the country, St Etchen’s. “Kinnegad  has experienced a huge increase in…

Labour TD for Limerick City, Jan O’Sullivan says the trolley numbers at UHL requires a crisis response after 81 people, were waiting on trolleys at the hospital today. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “I am calling on Minister Harris to intervene directly to get management to re-open the 17 bed ward 1a that was closed last week….

Labour local election candidate for Dublin’s North Inner City, and spokesperson on Regeneration Joe Costello has welcomed the long awaited decision on the Liffey Cycle route. Mr Costello said: “The announcement today by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the long-awaited Liffey Cycle Route had been finally selected is welcome news. “It will be wonderful…

Senator Humphreys has called for the reinstatement of the Community Graffiti Reduction Programme which ceased in 2009. The aims of the programme were to fund the removal of any graffiti within a public space or private property visible from public spaces and support small business by supplying graffiti removal kits. Senator Humphreys said “We can’t…

Labour TD for Dublin West, Joan Burton has called on the Fine Gael Government to respond urgently to the outrageous shooting incident that occurred outside the Riversdale Community College this afternoon by increasing the resources for community policing, and clamping down on the spate of recent incidents locally. Deputy Burton said: “The outrageous incident today,…

Sheila Nunan meets with EU Commission Vice President in Brussels and lead candidate for the Party of European Socialists. Labour European election candidate for Ireland South, Sheila Nunan, travelled to Brussels today (Tuesday, 2 April) where she discussed the challenges facing Europe and the need for a social Europe with European Commission Vice President, Frans…