Marking International Workers’ Day, the Labour Party has published our manifesto for the elections to the European Parliament. Across the three European constituencies Labour’s candidates launched our proposals as they campaign on May Day for improved rights for workers, European support for public housing and leadership on climate action. Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said:…

Peter Horgan, Local Election candidate for Cork City Council, has questioned the need for secrecy as another Freedom of Information Request for correspondence was refused based on commercial sensitivity reasons regards the funding for the Event Centre. This follows a sustained campaign by Mr. Horgan to bring details of the project’s funding model to into public…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will be available to speak to reporters today Wednesday 1st May March at 12.30pm on Government amendments to his harassment bill, and other issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Brendan Howlin Where: Leinster House Plinth. When: 12.30pm, 1st May ENDS Contact Cathal on 0874157832

Press notice for photo call Where: Killarney Registrar of Civil Marriages Office on site of St. Columbanus Community Hospital, Killarney at When: Today, 11.30am Wednesday 1 May- What: Sheila Nunan Labour European Candidate will throw the bouquet for Ben Slimm and partner Joseph Horgan. Ben is a candidate in the local elections for the Tralee…

Senator Ged Nash said that the Data Protection Commissioner must launch “an immediate and urgent investigation” into the circumstances surrounding a serious data breach at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. The Drogheda Senator said: “I was contacted yesterday by a local woman who found what appeared to be patient handover notes, dated 11…

The ever rising number of homeless children shows the abject failure of FGs housing policy said Labour Housing Spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD as March figures published today show 3,821 children without a home, an increase of 37 on February. Speaking today Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Another month shows the inexorable rise in the number of homeless…

Speaking today at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Conference on a Just Transition, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called for the role of Minister for Public Expenditure to be held by someone different than the Minister for Finance, and to add Climate Action to the role’s portfolio to implement all-of-government…

Speaking at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions conference on Building a Just Transition, in Tullamore, Co Offaly, the leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin TD called for the Government to pursue a Green New Deal and establish the Just Transition Task Force recommended in the Oireachtas climate action report, with a remit to…