News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash said that the updated package of measures which is “designed to placate narrow sectoral interests” has seen the government “abandon PAYE workers in the process”. He said: “The chaos of the last few days has seen this government’s authority drain away. The basic competence of individual…

News – The Labour Party Households affected by route must be properly engaged with Plan for a Galway LUAS must be included in transport strategy Labour Councillor and candidate for the Galway West bye-election Helen Ogbu has welcomed the planning approval for the Galway ring road, but said a comprehensive transport strategy and investment plan…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking today following the announcement late last night that a two week ceasefire had been agreed by the United States and Iran, the Leader of the Labour Party Ivana Bacik TD said there was now a need for a comprehensive plan of action from Government to address the escalating crisis caused…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called out Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s failure to address the concerns of teachers and educators across the country. As teacher unions gather this week, Deputy Kenny said: “Teachers have been utterly forgotten by this Government which lunges from crisis to crisis in education….

News – The Labour Party For 23 consecutive days between March 11th and April 2nd, the number of delayed discharges across Irish hospitals was over 500 every day. These figures were over 20% higher compared with the same period in 2024. Far too many patients are effectively stuck in hospital because of an absence of…

News – The Labour Party Derelict properties owned by Dublin City Council with no plan because funding as Buy and Renew Scheme funding dried up last year for renovations. Tánaiste is all talk about stick (and its very long stick) and there is no mention about the carrot – direct state funding for local authorities…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called for a swift response from Minister Darragh O’Brien following the resignation of the Metrolink Programme Director. He has said that the long-awaited project cannot be further delayed, emphasising the transformative impact it will have for Dublin. Deputy Ahern said: “Metrolink should be a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has today published a bill to introduce a three-year eviction ban to tackle the enormous rise in notices to quit issued in 2025. Speaking today, Deputy Sheehan said: “This Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil-Lowry Government are presiding over the highest level of evictions since the Great Famine….