Labour Women has today welcomed the Labour Party Bill published today which would safeguard people against online harassment including ‘revenge porn’, describing it as a “vital measure to tackle the horrific online abuse many people endure without ever getting justice”. Chair of Labour Women Sinead Ahern commented: “There has been an epidemic of online harassment…

Chair of the Labour Party Policy Committee, Alex White has outlined today how the Labour Party Conference, later this month in Wexford, will debate a policy paper outlining radical proposals to tackle climate change. One of the proposals is to leave fossil fuels in the ground by eventually ending the licensing of oil and gas…

Speech by Brendan Howlin, T.D., Leader of the Labour Party At the launch of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning, Martina and Margaret have spoken eloquently about the problems that we are hoping to resolve with this Bill. It falls to me to briefly set out how…

Labour Justice Spokesperson, Brendan Howlin TD, has today published a Bill that aims to modernise Ireland’s existing harassment legislation to safeguard people against all forms of harassment, including stalking, cyber- bullying and so-called ‘revenge porn’. The Harassment and Related Offences Bill 2017 follows recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission in its report on Harmful…

Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD has said that the Government’s housing policies are directly causing the surge in prices, and that the help to buy scheme has accelerated the rise.Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The rapidly increasing price of housing is a direct result of the policies that the Fine Gael Government, ably supported by…

Labour spokesperson on energy, Sean Sherlock has said that if we are serious about meeting carbon reduction targets the State must lead on energy efficiency across its infrastructure, with energy audits and specific targets for all public buildings, a deep renovation programme and increased funding for residential and commercial building retrofitting. Deputy Sherlock said: “Ireland…

Brendan Howlin will today launch legislation at 11am in the Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare St, that will modernise Ireland’s harassment laws. Speakers at the launch will include Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin;  Margaret Martin, Director of Women’s Aid; and Cllr Martina Genockey, Labour Party Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council. The Bill…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has today called on the Government to expedite the establishment of the promised root-and-branch review of an Garda Síochána, and has published draft terms of reference for an independent commission to carry out such a review. But he warned that this must not be used as an excuse to long-finger the…