News – The Labour Party Average age of buying a home now nearing 40 Labour housing spokesperson Deputy Conor Sheehan has said the sharp rise in the average age of first time buyers to 38 or 39 lays bare the scale of Government failure on housing and shows how far homeownership has drifted out of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has warned that households across Ireland are at breaking point from the escalating cost-of-living crisis, calling on Government to urgently intervene to protect families facing soaring prices for housing, groceries and energy. Raising the issue in the Dáil today at Leaders’ Questions, Deputy Bacik said the…

News – The Labour Party More must be done to ensure consent education across campuses  Labour’s spokesperson on further and higher education Senator Laura Harmon has written to the Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education requesting that UCD attend to outline the steps taken following the sharing of sexually explicit images of a student….

News – The Labour Party Relief to see Minister for Health and Government finally concede that relocation policy was real obstacle to the Rotunda’s plans  Swift action needed – babies being born there now Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has welcomed the long-awaited clarity on the future of the Rotunda hospital. Having raised the…

News – The Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour MEP for Dublin has called on the European Commission to urgently prepare a coordinated European response to protect households from a potential surge in inflation and energy prices driven by escalating Trump’s war on Iran and the ensuing regional crisis. Warning that families across Europe could face…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has called for action from Government to review termination of pregnancies where there is a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality in Ireland. Speaking during the Order of Business in the Dáil today, Deputy Sherlock said: “Care is being denied in Ireland for women who receive…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on this Government to issue a clear condemnation of the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran as a breach of international law. She warned that Ireland’s failure to speak plainly is undermining our credibility. Speaking in the Dáil today with the Taoiseach, Deputy…

News – The Labour Party No supply shortage, no excuse Government has legal power to act Labour Enterprise spokesperson George Lawlor TD has called on the Government to immediately introduce a maximum price order on home heating oil following sharp price hikes by suppliers in the wake of events in the Middle East. As households…