Commenting on the direction by a judge that Mr Seán Fitzpatrick should be acquitted due to the shredding of documents and coaching of witnesses, Labour spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has called on the Director of Corporate Enforcement to resign following the collapse of such a key trial. Deputy Kelly said: “I am calling…

To mark the second stage debate in the Seanad of the Labour Party’s Gender Pay Gap legislation tomorrow evening (Wednesday, May 24th), Labour Women and Labour Equality will hold a rally outside Leinster House, calling for an end to pay inequality between men and women in Ireland. Speakers will include Labour Senator Ivana Bacik, Eilís…

Labour Party spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the decision of the HSE Management in Limerick to open the A&E in Limerick on May 29th but he is concerned that HSE at a national level are trying to block this. “The Mid West desperately need this new A&E to open as planned. The…

Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, has expressed his sympathies with all those affected by last night’s attack at the Manchester Arena. Deputy Howlin commented: “The news from Manchester is simply appalling. On behalf of my Party, I would like to offer our deepest sympathies with the victims, their families and the people of Manchester….

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has today called on Leo Varadkar to abandon his election pledge to outlaw industrial action by swathes of public sector workers. “The notion of outlawing industrial action by a cohort of workers should be anathema to anyone with even the most basic understanding of how trade unions can contribute to a…

Labour Dublin City Cllrs Mary Freehill and Alison Gilliland have secured a special meeting of Dublin City Council for Monday 22nd May at 5pm to discuss the shortage of staff that is hampering and delaying work across key Council functions. There is an urgent need for a Service Delivery Plan for the Council. Cllrs Freehill…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD, and newly elected Chairperson of the Labour Party, and SIPTU General President Jack O’Connor will be available to speak to reporters on the issues of the day, at 2pm at Liberty Hall tomorrow, Saturday 20th May This will be the first meeting of newly elected Executive Board since the…

“The sequence of events today in relation to the Labour Party motion delaying the sale of AIB shares is an extraordinary one. “All parties were present in the Dáil chamber, and voted one by one on five amendments which had been tabled to our motion. Each of those was defeated in turn. This meant that…