Statement by Brendan Howlin, Leader of the Labour Party. “I believe that Enda Kenny will be remembered as Taoiseach of the Government that brought our country back from the brink. “The period from 2011 to 2016 was a difficult time to hold public office in Ireland. But regardless of the challenges we faced, Enda Kenny…

Tomorrow, Thursday 17th May at 12pm in the Mansion House, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Labour general election candidate for Dublin South Central, Cllr Rebecca Moynihan will launch the second European Youth Plan Action Day in association with the Party of European Socialists (PES). Rebecca will be joined by Youth Plan Ambassadors Cllr Deirdre…

Labour Party Leader and TD for Wexford, Brendan Howlin, has today called on the Taoiseach to ensure a mobile cath lab is in place for University Hospital Waterford. “I am particularly disappointed by the response from the Taoiseach in the Dáil today. He could not give me a date as to when the mobile cath…

Labour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed alarm at evidence given by HIQA to the Childrens’ Committee this morning. The Committee heard from HIQA representatives on the findings of the authority’s Statutory Foster Care Service inspection reports. Deputy O’Sullivan, who is Labour’s representative on the Joint Committee on Children and…

Former Labour Party TD for Cork South-West, Michael McCarthy has welcomed the opening of Dunmanway Swimming Pool. “I have championed this issue for many years, especially at national level and I am delighted that this day has finally arrived. “The proposals for the new pool were developed some time ago and it is good to…

Labour Housing Spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said the Government is not moving fast enough in bringing vacant houses back into use across the country to tackle the housing crisis. Deputy O’Sullivan’s comments come ahead of a public meeting on Housing, hosted by the Labour Party in Cork tonight Deputy O’Sullivan said: “There are nearly 200,000 empty…

We are assembled here today, in the centenary year of the Russian Revolution, to commemorate the heroic figure of James Connolly, trade unionist, labourite, socialist and revolutionary martyr.We are here, 101 years after his brutal execution, to reassert his continued relevance in the context of a seminal moment for the people of this island, for…

“The revelation that there is a Garda ‘Profile’ File on serving Garda and Whistleblower Keith Harrison is quite astonishing. The revelation by his solicitor Trevor Collins that such a file exists is incredible. The information came to light after Garda Harrison was sent a file containing documents and information that he requested under Data Protection…