News – The Labour PartyOn Saturday 9th March, Labour Party Euro candidate for Midlands North West, Dominic Hannigan, will kick off his ‘Bike the Border’ tour. Over the weekend Dominic will travel from Omeath in Co. Louth to Clones in Co. Monaghan by bike and on to Cavan. Mr Hannigan said: “I grew up close…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said that it is is time to end gender separation in our primary schools. Senator Ó Ríordáin said:  “The fact that so many of our primary schools are still separated by gender, sends the wrong message to children at a young age…

News – The Labour Party This World Book Day, Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government to ensure that school books are free for primary school children. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “At present parents are forking out on average €360 per child every September for back to school essentials. Sending…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Fingal, Brendan Ryan, has called on the Minister for Housing to secure further funding for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme as soon as possible. Deputy Ryan said: “Following the Minister’s admission that the first round of funding for the Home Loan Scheme has run out, the Minister…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson for Rural Affairs, Willie Penrose TD, has described as ‘deeply disappointing’ the response of the IDA to his request for the construction of an advanced building in Mullingar. Advanced buildings, which are an important part of the IDA strategy for business investment in regional areas, are currently planned for…

News – The Labour PartySenator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has today announced that the ‘Irish Stand’ will renew its anti-racism campaign on St Patrick’s Day with a vigil at the Famine Memorial in Dublin at 3pm. He will be joined by playwright Lisa Tierney-Keogh and poet Erin Fornoff as they take a stand in solidarity with…

News – The Labour Party2016 minimum wage increase narrows wage gap between top 10% and bottom 10% of earners by 8% Welcoming the finding in today’s report from the ESRI that found that the 2016 national minimum wage increase delivered by the Labour Party significantly narrowed the hourly wage inequality gap between high and low…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Equality Spokesperson and Dáil Candidate, Cllr. Deirdre Kingston (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown) has called for Minister Murphy to make capital funding available to every local authority in the country via the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government specifically for the provision of domestic violence accommodation. Currently, there are only 21 women’s…