News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Defence, Brendan Ryan TD, has again called for the Government to commit to a review of core pay for Defence Forces staff, and to recognise that it is the primary cause of the staffing crisis, having previously raised this issue on numerous occassions in the Dáil. Deputy Ryan…

News – The Labour PartyWith the Budget due to be delivered on the basis of a No Deal Brexit, Labour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD has said there should be a commitment to using the money available in the Rainy Day Fund to support industries and jobs impacted by a crash out exit by the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Tourism, Cllr Niall McNelis, says urgent action is needed to address the spiralling insurance costs impacting community events, including the setting up of group insurance schemes. It comes as a new survey from the State’s Public Participation Networks shows nearly half of community and voluntary groups around Ireland…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to publish the HSE Winter Initiative in light of worsening trolley numbers. Deputy Kelly said: “Analysing the trends from INMO Trolleywatch figures, the amount of people on trolleys looks to hit an unprecedented number of 10,000. “Excessive…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to the announcement the Bernard Shaw is set to close at the end of October. Newly elected Labour Party Councillor for the area Kevin Donoghue, has called on the Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan, to urgently establish a consultative forum to recommend ways to protect and revitalise Dublin’s famous arts and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Agriculture, Willie Penrose TD, has urged all sides in the beef crisis to step back from the brink as the threat of an all-out shutdown of the industry looms. Deputy Penrose said: “The only way to resolve this dispute is through face to face negotiations. All sides need…

News – The Labour PartyA selection of photographs from the Labour Party Away Day are available at the link below for open use.  

News – The Labour Party‘Building an Equal Society’, opening address by Brendan Howlin TD To the Parliamentary Labour Party Away Day In Nano Nagle Centre, Cork. We believe in the fundamental equality of every person, and the right of every person to a decent standard of living. I believe that a great many people share this belief…