Introduction / James Connolly We are assembled here to pay homage to the memory of James Connolly. It is a deep honour for me to be here for the first time as Leader of the Labour Party. Connolly was a political thinker, a trade unionist, and a fighter for freedom. He founded the Labour Party….

Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, and Labour spokesperson on Workers’ Rights and Labour Affairs, Senator Ged Nash, have today launched Labour’s Workers’ Charter, Ensuring Decency and Justice in the Workplace’. Labour’s plan for decency and justice at work outlines the party’s commitments to ensure that work always pays and to further strengthen worker protections….

Labour TD for Tipperary and Vice-chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Alan Kelly TD, has called for an independent review of the misappropriation of accounts in Templemore to be headed up by the fraud squad but overseen by GSOC along with a team of independent international experts. “In order to properly investigate what happened in…

Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD, will be joined by the Labour Party Chair, Jack O’Connor, for the annual James Connolly Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin on Sunday, May 14th 2017. Deputy Howlin and Mr O’Connor will be available to speak to reporters ahead of the ceremony at 11.45am. The official ceremony, including speeches…

The Labour Party will be holding a public meeting on Monday 15th May at 7pm in the Imperial Hotel to discuss the issue of housing in Cork and around the State.  Speaking ahead of Labour’s housing meeting in Cork, Ciarán Lynch former TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Banking Inquiry commented:  “The…

Labour Women is calling on Minister Varadkar to spend less time buttering up Blueshirts and more time running his department. Chair of Labour Women Sinead Ahern commented: “It’s shocking that there are 2,850 claims for Maternity Benefit waiting to be processed, with 1,300 of these already on maternity leave. “Minister Varadkar seems far more focused…

Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD, will be joined by the Labour Party Chair, Jack O’Connor, for the annual James Connolly Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin on Sunday, May 14th 2017. Deputy Howlin and Mr O’Connor will be available to speak to reporters ahead of the ceremony at 11.45am. The official ceremony, including speeches…

Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Willie Penrose TD has called on Minister Leo Varadkar to ensure he isn’t distracted any further by his leadership ambitions and ensures that new mothers receive their maternity benefit. Deputy Penrose said: “The failure of the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that hundreds of new mothers can receive their…