Labour Transport spokesperson Sen. Kevin Humphreys has welcomed the move by Irish Rail to put on extra security staff at certain north Dublin stations but said there was still a need for a dedicated transport police force to address the overall increase in violence and anti-social behaviour. Senator Humphreys said: “The large increase in anti-social…

Ahead of tomorrow’s planned industrial action by Lloyd’s Pharmacy staff, Labour Party spokesperson on Employment and Social Affairs, Ged Nash, has urged the company to accept the recent Labour Court recommendation. Senator Nash said: “Firstly, I want to offer Labour’s full support to the Lloyd’s Pharmacy workers who feel they have no option or alternative…

Labour transport spokesperson Sen. Kevin Humphreys has called for an increase in rush hour public transport services, saying we can no longer tolerate silly debates about the free travel scheme, and the latest spat shows that it is time to put the scheme on a statutory footing with clear rules to protect it into the…

Remarks by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD in response to the address by Jean-Claude Juncker to the joint sitting of the houses of the Oireachtas, 21 June 2018 When the Irish economy collapsed in 2008, our National Economic and Social Council produced an important report on Ireland’s Five-Part Crisis. The five parts were banking,…

Remarks by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin on the Dáil motion condemning US immigration policy, 20 June 2018 At least 50 million people died in the Second World War. Entire towns and cities were reduced to rubble. Millions of people across Europe and elsewhere were displaced. But out of the ashes of this terrible conflagration,…

Labour Youth has today called for the restoration of funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI), the recipient of this year’s Jim Kemmy Thirst for Justice Award last weekend in Limerick. Speaking on the matter, Chairperson, Chloe Manahan has said “The work that the RCNI does for people at a time when they are…

The Seanad will tonight debate a bill introduced by Senator Kevin Humphreys to finally regulate ‘AirBnB’ type short term lets. The bill would ensure that these lets are classed as a commercial enterprise, require planning permission, and would reverse the trend of homes being used as hotels in the middle of a housing crisis. Senator…

At Leader’s Questions today, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin raised with the Taoiseach the need to restore funding to the Rape Crisis Network and for better data collection. Deputy Howlin said: “According to Garda statistics in 2017, there were 2,945 sexual offences committed in Ireland and 655 cases of rape. “While the 2017 Women’s Aid…