News – The Labour PartyThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, has called for a full review of the operations of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) following the decision by the Judge in the trial of Sean Fitzpatrick to direct that he be acquitted of all charges. Brendan Carr said: “It…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader Brendan Howlin TD, and Senator Ivana Bacik will be available to speak to reporters this afternoon at 2.30pm (Wednesday, May 24th) ahead of a debate in the Seanad on Labour’s Gender Pay Gap legislation on Wednesday evening. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2017 requires medium to large-sized…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting 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…

News – The Labour PartyTo 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…