News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, has welcomed the Exchequer surplus but has said this Government is squandering the hard-won recovery by failing to invest in essential public services. Deputy Burton said:  “The Exchequer surplus of nearly €100 million is good news, but it stands in stark contrast to the ongoing…

News – The Labour PartyAs many Irish nurses who returned home for the Christmas season return to England, Dubai and Australia, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly said pay equality must be high on the Government’s agenda in 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “Over the last few weeks, I met many young nurses and their parents…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Cork City representative Peter Horgan has slammed the decision by Shane Ross to abandon plans to protect cyclists in law with the minimum passing distance legislation that he had promised. Mr Horgan said:“It is a failure and a cop out by Minister Ross. He is failing to deliver on the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Ged Nash, has called on the government to make 2019 the year of the Living Wage. The rapid increase in the cost of living over the last four years warrants an appropriate response from Government. Senator Nash said: “Thanks to the work of the Low…

News – The Labour PartyThe Chairperson of the Labour Party, Jack O’Connor, is calling on the Government to  re-introduce the State Pension, (Transition), for workers who have to leave their employment because they have a contract requiring them to retire at 65, as well as for those who no longer feel they are able to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour will support those who continue to fly the flag of Labour politics and social democracy in Northern Ireland. Reacting to the latest indication of a possible alliance between parts of the SDLP and Fianna Fáil, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said: “It is a matter for the membership of the…

News – The Labour PartyReacting to the news that the UK will commit over £100m chartering ferries in preparation for a no deal Brexit, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has called on the Irish Government to immediately move to bolster and diversify our sea transport links to the EU, which are already being reduced…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, has reacted to the Government’s contingency plan for the UK leaving the EU on 29th March with no agreement. Deputy Howlin said: “The Government has at last published its Brexit contingency plan, 100 days before the UK could well leave the EU with no deal….