News – The Labour Party Taoiseach must move motion at UN seeking international peacekeeping force for Gaza Protest for peace – outside Leinster House today at 5pm Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called on Government to act on the Labour Party motion which called on Ireland to bring an emergency resolution to the…

News – The Labour Party Ireland must lead at the United Nations Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD today slammed Government response to Labour’s Private Member’s Motion, debated in the Dáil, which called on Ireland to bring an emergency resolution to the United Nations General Assembly to demand action on Gaza. The motion highlighted…

News – The Labour Party 40% increase in public acute beds needed by 2040. Long term commitments needed now to ensure future demand is met. Capacity of Emergency Departments must be increased. Responding to the ESRI forecasts projecting a need for up to 8,000 additional public hospital beds by 2040, Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock…

News – The Labour Party J1 delays causing stress and concern Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has said that the decision by the Trump administration to pause interviews for J1 visas is a deeply worrying development for students. Many young people across Ireland are now facing uncertainty and stress at a…

News – The Labour Party EPA warning should ring alarm bells targets Labour’s Climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has slammed the Government’s failure to deliver on its climate obligations following the publication of updated greenhouse gas emissions projections from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which show Ireland is set to miss its 2030 climate targets….

News – The Labour PartyIn Leaders’ Questions today, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD repeated her Party’s calls on the Government to place Children’s Health Ireland under the direct control of the HSE. Deputy Bacik said, “The controversy surrounding Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has somehow managed to snowball yet again over the weekend. Instead of focusing…

News – The Labour Party Labour to use Dáil time to mandate the Taoiseach to move a motion at UN seeking an international peacekeeping force for Gaza Protest for peace outside Leinster House at 5pm tomorrow  Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has today called on the Irish Government to support Labour’s Private Member’s…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Senator Nessa Cosgrove has called for action on breast density reporting following a briefing hosted in Leinster House today. The event highlighted how dense breast tissue can obscure or conceal cancer on a mammogram. The briefing was addressed by Siobhan Freeney, breast cancer survivor and patient advocate, Martha Lovett-Cullen, whose…