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Bessborough Appeal to be lodged next week

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party’s Cllr Peter Horgan will lodge an appeal next week to prevent the development of 140 apartments on the site of of Bessborough’s Mother and Baby Home with a protest planned for outside Leinster House Wednesday, 18th March. Cllr Horgan was only one of two submissions to the original…

13 March 2026

Government must scrap exam fees and ease pressure on families

News – The Labour Party Families already under severe pressure from the cost of living crisis Labour has fully costed the measure in its Alternative Budget 2026 Labour education spokesperson Deputy Eoghan Kenny has called on Government to scrap State exam fees entirely and warned that bringing them back this year for the first time…

13 March 2026

Department must publish the Dublin 15 Special Education Report Now

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD, together with Councillor John Walsh in Dublin West, have called on the Department of Education to immediately publish the long awaited report of the Government’s Taskforce on Special Education in Dublin 15 and to urgently roll out a centralised application system for autism class school…

12 March 2026

Together We Thrive Labour Launches Campaign Promoting The Contribution of Migrants

News – The Labour PartyToday the Labour Party launched its ‘Together We Thrive’ campaign – highlighting the contribution of migrants to Ireland’s economy and society. The campaign will run for the next three weeks and features the real-life story of immigrants to Ireland from Ukraine, Syria and India.   Speaking at the launch Party Leader…

12 March 2026

Working people must see immediate reductions at the forecourt following release of oil reserves

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s enterprise spokesperson George Lawlor TD said fuel retailers need to drive down prices for consumers in recognition of the release of oil reserves. Deputy Lawlor said: “It’s welcome that the IEA has recommended the releasing of oil reserves and people need to feel that and see that on the forecourts…

11 March 2026

Minister Foley must act on clear failures in emergency accommodation for vulnerable children

News – The Labour Party Built-for-purpose care settings urgently needed Labour’s spokesperson on children Mark Wall TD has expressed his deep concern following news that more than 1,100 children in Tusla’s care were placed in unregulated Special Emergency Arrangements throughout the last year. Figures released to Deputy Wall shows that the State paid €199.6 million…

11 March 2026

Centralised application system for NCSE long overdue – Kenny

News – The Labour Party 1,000 children could be without school place in September Labour’s education spokesperson has urged the Minister for Education to create a centralised application system within the National Council for Special Education to streamline the process of applying for school places for the forthcoming school year. Deputy Kenny said: “Any family…

11 March 2026

First-Ever EU Housing Report Passed in Strasbourg – Ó Ríordáin Says Europe Must “Deliver on Civil Rights Issue of Our Generation”

News – The Labour PartyThe European Parliament today adopted its first-ever report dedicated entirely to housing, marking a major step in bringing the housing crisis onto the EU agenda. Labour MEP for Dublin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who led negotiations for the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group and was the only Irish MEP in the negotiating…

10 March 2026

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