News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has criticised the government for not making the large scale investment in public housing that is needed to cease the flow of families from the private rented sector into homelessness. Deputy O’Sullivan said;“This government is unable to tackle this crisis. CSO figures published this week show…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has said the increasing number of shared or co-living developments is removing real homes from Dublin, will be no solution to the housing crisis, but a fig leaf to allow speculators exploit the housing crisis. Sen. Humphreys said: “We have a housing crisis in Dublin with not…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will be attending the 24/7 Cardiac Care march in Waterford on Saturday. He will be joined by labour candidate for ireland South Sheila Nunan. The march which will start from 1.45pm at the Glen is part of a long running campaign to secure 24/7 cardiac services…

News – The Labour PartySheila Nunan slams poor levels of arts funding and pledges to secure Ireland’s share of EU funding. Responding to evidence presented to the Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht report ‘Arts Matter’ which highlighted the significant cuts imposed over the last decade. Funding for the arts has dropped by…

News – The Labour PartyUS President exploiting Ireland for electoral purposes Labour Senator Aodhán O Ríordáin has said that President Donald Trump is not welcome in Ireland and we should not be facilitating a visit that he will exploit for his re-election campaign. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The Irish people do not want Trump to…

News – The Labour PartySheila Nunan pleges to fight for pay equality at European Level. Labour Ireland South European election candidate, Sheila Nunan, has hit out at Fine Gael for their lack of urgency in closing the gender pay gap. Speaking ahead of the National Women’s Council of Ireland Hustings in Cork city this evening, Sheila…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the launch of the Labour Party’s new policy on Rural Ireland in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, European Parliament candidate for Ireland South Sheila Nunan outlined her proposals to deliver a Green New Deal, supporting the rural economy, providing a rural transport guarantee, and ensuring decent connectivity. Sheila said: “Across our…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has published ‘Connecting Rural Ireland’ our new policy that commits to a Rural Transport Guarantee. Labour TD for Tipperary Alan Kelly who developed key sections to support rural pubs and transport schemes said that solutions are available but the commitment from Government has not been there. The new…