News – The Labour Party ESRI forecasts just 39,200 new homes this year and fewer than 40,500 in 2027. Labour calls for State-led construction company Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Government to restore clear annual housing targets and invest directly in building affordable homes following today’s ESRI report. The ESRI…

News – The Labour Party Serious concerns that Commission of Investigation could take years to get off the ground. Commission of Investigation is once in a generation opportunity to uncover systemic culture and governance issues. No convincing evidence to exclude children of CHI hospitals who were patients prior to 2019. Labour health spokesperson Marie Sherlock…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her solidarity with the residents of the Garvaghy Road, following a night of deep uncertainty and rapid changes, as the situation remains highly volatile. Deputy Bacik said: “It is a failure of the political system in Northern Ireland that residents of the Garvaghy Road…

News – The Labour PartyReacting to the FAI press conference ahead of Ireland’s game against Israel, Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said Government needs to intervene to stop the game and end the unfair pressure players and management are currently under. Deputy Ahern said: “Firstly, it should never have come to this. The scenes that played…

News – The Labour Party €3m fund would support victim survivors of domestic abuse (€1m per year over three years). Leading stakeholders in the sector, including Women’s Aid, the National Women’s Council and Safe Ireland, support the proposal and have joined the call for its inclusion in Budget 2027. 1 in 3 women in Ireland…

News – The Labour PartyChairperson of the Oireachtas Media Committee and Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said he is dismayed by the correspondence sent to him by Meta, TikTok and Google into referrals made by these organisations to the Gardaí following content uploaded to platforms regarding dangerous driving. Deputy Kelly said: “It remains incredible to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has urged Government to meet with unions in good faith and address public pay proposals before the Budget. Speaking following the results of an ASTI ballot for industrial action Deputy Kenny said: “It beggars belief that this Government and Minister Chambers has failed to come…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader and Spokesperson on Northern Ireland Ivana Bacik TD has described the Parades Commission of Northern Ireland’s decision to permit an Orange Order parade at Drumcree for the first time in 28 years as “unbelievable”. Deputy Bacik, who met with concerned residents of the Garvaghy Road this week, has expressed…