News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called for immediate and decisive Government action to secure the release of Irish citizen Seamus Culleton, who has been detained for five months in an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas. Speaking in the Dáil earlier today, Deputy Bacik pressed the Taoiseach to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has today criticised the Government’s decision to weaken its own proposals on short term lets by raising the population threshold from towns of 10,000 to those of more than 20,000. The move marks a retreat from earlier commitments and underlines the lack of urgency from…

News – The Labour Party Seanad motion calls time on postnatal neglect – Tomorrow at 2pm Labour’s Senator Nessa Cosgrove will tomorrow bring a motion to Seanad Éireann calling on the Government to urgently expand postnatal and maternal mental health supports, warning that mothers are being failed by a system that withdraws care far too…

News – The Labour Party Beyond conscionable that the State condemns mentally ill persons to indefinite remand prison without access to appropriate medication while exporting others aboard. Minister for Heath must address Dáil on what is a life and death issue. Massive overcrowding within prison system means it is a tinderbox waiting to explode –…

News – The Labour PartyLabour group leader on Dublin City Council and City Councillor for the South West Inner City Darragh Moriarty has extended his congratulations to the legend that is Brenda Fricker who is to be awarded the Freedom of City. Cllr Moriarty said: “It’s fantastic to see the Liberties own Brenda Fricker be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has expressed his deep concern about Irish citizens who have been detained by ICE and has reiterated his calls to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to intervene. Deputy Smith said: “Just last week I raised the concerning fact that data showed an increase in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD will introduce legislation into the Dáil this week to strengthen school responses to medical emergencies Marking International Epilepsy Day (tomorrow, 9th February 2026), Kenny, who lives with epilepsy, said this bill is about preparing and protecting school communities and the overall health and wellbeing of…

News – The Labour Party Labour vow to sit through the night to have meaningful debate on new rental rules  Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has tabled a series of critical amendments to the deeply flawed rent legislation that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will ram through the Dáil next week. Deputy Sheehan said:…