News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Deputy Eoghan Kenny has said that while it is welcome that the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have finally confirmed Ireland will vote against the Mercosur trade agreement tomorrow, the Government has acted at the very last possible moment on a deal that threatens Irish farmers and undermines climate action. He called…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Member of the Oireachtas Committee on AI Senator Laura Harmon today called for urgent and decisive action from Government and regulators in response to deeply disturbing issues that have emerged in relation to Grok AI, including its reported use in the generation of sexual abuse imagery and child sexual abuse…

News – The Labour PartyLabour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has warned that the Government cannot use its own admission that Ireland will miss its emissions reduction targets by half as an excuse to give up, following comments by the Minister for Climate confirming that Ireland is only on track to reach around 50 percent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBTQ+ offers its sincere condolences on the death of Laurence (Laurie) John Steele (28 March 1952 – 7 October 2025), a pioneering figure in the gay rights movement in Ireland and internationally. Laurie’s activism was rooted in courage, principle and a deep commitment to justice at a time when being…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has condemned the United States’ attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores as a major international crisis, calling for immediate action in New York and Dublin to halt the violence, uphold international law and secure their…

News – The Labour Party Things will only get worse Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has said the latest homelessness figures for November 2025 are a damning indictment of Government housing policy, as 16,994 people, including 5,321 children, are now living in emergency accommodation across the State, with numbers continuing to rise month after…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP for Dublin has condemned comments by Simon Harris suggesting that a significant number of people in emergency accommodation do not have a housing need, describing the remarks as deeply offensive, factually wrong and a clear attempt to shift blame away from Government failure. Ó Ríordáin said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Harmon has said that a meeting with the Minister for Further and Higher Education today was constructive, but warned that students and families urgently need clarity and action on fees, rent and accommodation, as costs continue to spiral. Speaking following the meeting in Leinster…