News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow formally launch our General Election campaign with Party Leader Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, and a selection of candidates from across the country. Labour will present a compilation of the huge waste of public money that has happened under the Fine Gael government, kept in power by…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Tipperary, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission must come before the Public Accounts Committee in the next Dáil. Deputy Kelly said: “The current crisis in sourcing insurance for various hospitality services, meat industry and childcare centres would not have…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today launched plans to tackle gender inequality in the workplace. “Women at Work” focuses on some of the key issues impacting women such as the Gender Pay Gap, childcare crisis and a lack of employment flexibility. Labour Director of Elections, Senator Ivana Bacik, who spearheaded the Labour…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will tomorrow launch plans to tackle gender inequality in the workplace with our Director of Elections Ivana Bacik and Cllr Rebecca Moynihan at the Labour Party campaign HQ. Women at Work will focus on key issues including the Gender Pay Gap, leadership roles, the childcare crisis and a lack…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has welcomed Labour leader, Brendan Howlin’s calls for the establishment of an Electoral Commission to among other things, devise a strategy to lower the voting age. Speaking on Howlin’s comments, Labour Youth activist, Jack Nolan said” I am 17 years old and have been politically engaged for years. Even…

News – The Labour PartyAn expensive advertisement on the front page of today’s Sunday Business Post promoting the February 1st rise in the National Minimum Wage is nothing more than a glorified election ad from FG, paid for by taxpayers.  Senator Ged Nash said: “Minister Regina Doherty needs to explain why her Department is lavishing…

News – The Labour PartyA strategy for Votes at 16 and organising election debates among key tasks Labour Leader Brendan Howlin today urged voters to ensure they are registered and to make their voice heard in the General Election, while outlining the role we want the long delayed Electoral Commission to have. Brendan Howlin said:…

News – The Labour PartyTomorrow, Sunday 19th January, Brendan Howlin and Alan Kelly will join members of Labour Youth to urge voters to ensure they are registered to vote and publish our proposals for electoral reform.  They will be available to speak to the media at 10.30am outside the Communications Workers Union, William Norton House 575-577…