Health, culture, and economy boost Labour’s Councillor Laura Harmon has called for the development of a state-of-the-art, open-air heated swimming pool in Cork City. Speaking at the December Cork City Council meeting, Councillor Harmon proposed this transformative project, inspired by the historic Lee Baths, which closed in 1986. Councillor Harmon said: “A new Lido in…

Sheehan calls on Irish Times to reverse the decision to charge €100 for RIP.ie notices Labour TD Conor Sheehan said it is horrendous to see the owners of RIP.ie seeking to profit off of death announcements. Deputy Sheehan said: “This is greed, pure and simple. At the worst time in someone’s life, the last thing…

Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP has welcomed the opening of Ireland’s first medically supervised injection facility at Merchant Quay Ireland’s Riverbank Centre in Dublin, calling it a transformative step in drugs policy. The centre, which provides a safe, clean, and supervised environment for intravenous drug users to take pre-obtained drugs under the care of medical…

Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP has condemned the outgoing Government for failing to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive by the mid-November 2024 deadline, placing Ireland in breach of EU obligations. This missed deadline highlights the outgoing Government’s disregard for low-paid workers, who continue to face inadequate protections and stagnant wages. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP…

Labour Cork North Central TD Eoghan Kenny has described the proposed Mercosur deal as a disaster for Irish farmers and our planet. Deputy Kenny said: “The Mercosur deal is which has been pushed by the EPP will effectively throw Irish farmers to the wolves. It would decimate the Irish beef industry by allowing 99,000 tonnes…

Today, Labour Party Leader, Ivana Bacik TD, made a statement after the first meeting of the new Parliamentary Labour Party of eleven TDs, two outgoing Senators and one MEP. She spoke about Labour values – equality, solidarity and fairness – which formed the basis for Labour’s election campaign and for the Labour Party manifesto which…

Speaking today in Brussels alongside Claire Hanna MP, leader of the SDLP, and Matthew O’Toole MLA, leader of the opposition in the Stormont assembly; Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin backed the recommendations of the SDLP policy paper “Our European Future” – in particular the call for observer status MEPs for Northern Ireland in the European…

Labour’s Dublin Bay North candidate, Shane Folan, has called on the Marist Order to engage with Dublin City Council to ensure that the former Parnells GAA Clubhouse and pitches are retained for community use. Shane Folan said: “Following the surrender of the clubhouse and pitches at Parnells GAA Club, it is vital that these amenities…