Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin has welcomed the outcome of the second stage vote on the Referendum Bill to repeal the 8th amendment to the constitution. Deputy Howlin said: “This is undoubtedly a historic day but while a significant milestone it doesn’t mark the end of the journey. We will have a referendum now that…

Keynote Address by Brendan Howlin, Leader of the Labour Party at  public meeting on Brexit, 21st March, 2018 Good evening. It is a pleasure to welcome you all here to the Gresham Hotel to discuss the implications of Brexit for Ireland. About a year ago, we hosted a similar event in the Royal Irish Academy….

Commenting on the latest report from the Residential Tenancies Board, Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD has said tenants are still facing rising rents, with those outside the rent pressure zones experiencing a knock-on impact. Deputy O’Sullivan continued: “When you look past one of the takes from this latest Residential Tenancies report that shows a…

For me, repealing the eighth amendment is about trusting women. It is also about trusting men. I might also say that it is about trusting the electorate and legislators. That is what we are here to do. We are all honoured to be elected as Members of these Houses and it is our job to…

The Labour Party will host a public meeting in Dublin on the challenges posed by Brexit this evening, Wednesday, March 21st from 7pm. The panel of speakers includes British Labour MP and member of the Brexit Select Committee Stephen Kinnock, former SDLP leader Mark Durkan, Patricia King of ICTU, and Irish Labour leader Brendan Howlin…

“Our Opportunity to change an Amendment that fulfilled the worst fears of those who opposed it and never fulfilled the dreams of those that supported it” Speech by Brendan Howlin TD, Leader of the Labour Party,  on Thirty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Bill. My party’s support for this proposal is well known.  We supported it…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will be available to speak to media at 11.30am on the motion on the Strategic Communications Unit and issues of the day. What: doorstep with Labour Leader Brendan Howlin Where: Leinster House plinth When: 11.30am, Tuesday, 20th March 2018

  Labour Youth is extremely alarmed to hear that Bus Éireann has lost the right to operate on six routes on the Kildare-Dublin corridor to Go Ahead, a British operator. Chairperson Chloe Manahan commented, “this is very concerning for the 70 bus drivers who will be affected by this change. The privatisation agenda of this…