News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the launch of the latest Labour posters in the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said that only a Yes vote on the 25th May can deliver a change to our laws, and ensure that our women are no longer exported, but treated with…

News – The Labour PartyWith just ten days to go until Irish citizens will be voting on the removal of the eighth amendment from the Constitution, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has said that voting Yes on May 25th is the only way to deal with so-called ‘hard cases’ and to show real compassion to women…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, will be available to speak to reporters this morning at 11.45am, Tuesday 15th May, on the Leinster House plinth about Gaza, the upcoming referendum and other issues of the day. What: doorstep with Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin Where: Leinster House Plinth When: 11.45am,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has condemned outright the shocking scenes of violence and death in Gaza today that has seen live fire used by Israeli forces against Palestinians. Deputy Howlin said: “I want to condemn utterly the slaughter today by Israeli forces against protesting Palestinians in Gaza. “The outrageous…

News – The Labour PartyComrades, James Connolly’s path to establish our party was not an easy one. For nearly twenty years, the Irish Trades Union Congress debated whether to establish a separate Irish Labour Party or combine our struggle with that of the British Labour Party. In 1911, Connolly engaged in public debates on the…

News – The Labour PartyWith just two weeks to go to the referendum on repealing the eighth amendment, Labour TD Jan O’Sullivan, has said it is important that voters keep women’s health at the forefront of their minds. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “This day two weeks people right across the country will be heading to their…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Affordable Housing, Joanna Tuffy, has called on the Government to have explicit requirements for affordable housing in any future Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Orders. Ms. Tuffy said: “While recent SDZ orders have referred to the deficiency in the supply of housing, there have been no explicit requirements for…

News – The Labour PartyCynical exercise in spin on Bogus Self Employment reflects wider issue of lack of Government focus on “Decent Jobs” for young people.  Speaking at a meeting of the reactivated Liam Kavanagh/East Wicklow Branch of the Labour Party on Thursday evening 10th May, Party Chairperson and Wicklow Dáil Candidate Jack O’Connor, returned…