News – The Labour Party Opposition launches minority report to stop rent hikes   Labour housing spokesperson Deputy Conor Sheehan TD today joined opposition housing spokespeople to launch the Housing Committee Minority Report on the General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, in Leinster House, to expose the dangers of the Government’s proposed…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Laura Harmon has urged the Minister for Justice to criminalise the serious and devastating practice of advertising rental accommodation in exchange for sex. With the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Misc Provisions) Bill 2026 due to be debated in the Dáil on Thursday (22nd January), Senator Harmon said it…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Ged Nash has welcomed confirmation given to him in the Dail today by the Minister for Justice, that a system to set aside criminal convictions obtained by men with convictions for engaging in consensual same sex sexual activity, prior to Labour’s decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993, will be legislated…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has said that this Government must urgently act to restore trust in the justice system for victims and survivors of domestic violence, following deeply troubling revelations about the treatment of former Garda Margaret Loftus, raised by Deputy Bacik in the Dáil today. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions,…

News – The Labour PartyAn historic bill aimed at protecting the future of the Boyne River which Labour Deputy Ged Nash said would not only ensure a bright future for the Boyne but serve as an example as to how to manage our precious water courses, across the country, will be debated in the Dail tomorrow,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall has expressed his concern at the failure of this Government to grasp the crisis facing commuters on our roads following a Labour Party Dáil motion. Government amendments tabled to the Labour Party motion failed to address a right to remote work. The Labour Party…

News – The Labour Party Medical Council Report paints picture of basic admin errors and IT risk. Serious questions on the moving of almost 4,000 staff and the dramatic move from paper to electronic health records. Serious questions from recruitment at CHI. Does Minister have confidence in CHI’s capacity to relocate? Labour’s health spokesperson Marie…

News – The Labour PartyLabour transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has urged the Transport Minister to instigate a safety review into dazzling LED headlights in Ireland. Deputy Ahern said: “New LED lights, and those with high intensity discharge (HID), provide greater brightness for road users at night, but the brightness levels of some of these…