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…

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…