Introduction I think we are all getting weary of speeches that begin by emphasising the gravity of the challenges we face. Yet Brexit and the upheaval facing the EU have brought about another series of conversations that sound all too familiar. A decade ago, we began talking about potentially ruinous levels of banking debt, the…

Labour spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Jan O’Sullivan has called on citizens to engage with the National Planning Framework to ensure a good and sustainable future for Ireland. “The National Planning Framework announced today must be radical if it is to make the difference needed to enable cities in the rest of the…

The German model of public banking, tried, proven and tested for over 200 years and in 40 countries worldwide provides the solution to a chronic credit shortage for small businesses and would test this Government’s real commitment to the regions and rural regeneration, according to Labour Senator, Denis Landy. Senator Landy said:  “The Sparkhassen public…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD will deliver a key note speech on Brexit and Ireland to the Institute of International and European Affairs on Thursday 2nd February at 12.45pm. This event is part of the IIEA’s Brexit All Island Leaders’ Forum, in which political, social and business leaders from across the island of Ireland will…

Cork TD Seán Sherlock has expressed serious concern at media reports from government sources that the M20 has been pushed down the list of priorities by the Government in the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Plan. “The last Government committed funding to conducting a feasibility study for the M20 route and that is underway,” said…

Labour Spokesperson on the Arts, Joan Burton TD, has called for the State to acquire the famous Luggala Estate, to ensure the public can continue to enjoy its beauty and attract tourists to the area. The Guinness family ancestry home in Co.Wicklow has been put on the market, with a suggested €28 million price tag….

Labour Party spokesperson on Dublin, Senator Kevin Humphreys has welcomed the decision by RTÉ to continue making children’s TV programmes. “It is really welcome news that RTÉ have come to an agreement with the RTÉ Trade Union Group and found the money to continue producing children’s TV shows in 2017. “Like many I was taken…

Labour Transport spokesperson Brendan Ryan has called on Fianna Fáil to accept the Labour addendum to their private member’s motion on Bus Éireann. Today on the Order of Business, Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin raised the need for greater protection for employees on insecure and low-hour contracts. If the Party that cut the minimum wage…