News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Alan Kelly TD has today called for accountability following the not guilty verdicts delivered at Limerick Circuit Court, where a retired superintendent and four serving gardaí were cleared of all charges after an eight week trial, saying the case represents a serious misuse of public resources and a failure of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on the Government to reinstate the supplementary pension facility for members of Ireland’s uniformed services, warning that continued inaction is driving a worsening recruitment and retention crisis across the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, Fire Services and the Prison Service. In a letter…

News – The Labour PartyLabour MEP Aodhán Ó Riordáin has today responded to the European Commission opening proceedings against the company behind the AI chatbot Grok over the production of nonconsensual sexualised imagery, including images of children. He called for immediate and decisive enforcement action and urged the Commission to match the scale and urgency…

News – The Labour Party New Leaving Cert curriculum is deepening inequality Labour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Department of Education to introduce transparency around the purchasing of technology equipment for secondary schools. Following RTÉ reports that technology companies are providing hospitality to schools as a means to secure IT contracts,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBTQ+ welcomes confirmation given in the Dáil Éireann this week that legislation will be brought forward in March of this year to allow for the setting aside of historic criminal convictions imposed on men for consensual same-sex relationships prior to decriminalisation. The commitment was secured following engagement by Labour TD…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Conor Sheehan TD has today called on Government to urgently introduce legislation to allow for routine and random physical inspections of aircraft at Shannon Airport, following a written parliamentary question which confirmed that no such regime is planned, no inspections take place unless suspicion already exists, and no new legislation…

News – The Labour Party Bill closes legal gaps on AI-generated abuse Publishers to be held legally responsible Labour’s Alan Kelly TD has today published legislation to close dangerous gaps in Irish law on sexual abuse imagery generated using artificial intelligence. The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026 would make it a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has today called on the Government to immediately and unequivocally reject the invitation for Ireland to participate in Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”. Deputy Smith said: “Earlier this week, we in Labour warned that Ireland should be extremely cautious about any involvement in…