News – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said the Government must do more to tackle rising student accommodation rents. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Today, we have read reports that there has been a rise in the numbers of students commuting to college as rents are becoming unaffordable in…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking on the centenary of Lá na mBan, Labour spokesperson on Equality, and representative in Dún Laoghaire, Cllr Deirdre Kingston has echoed calls for gender quotas for the upcoming local elections but has also called on all parties to commit that at least 40% of Ministers in the next Government will…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Representative in Cork city, Peter Horgan has called on Minister Shane Ross to get his head out of justice and back into the Department of Transport and deal with traffic congestion crippling cities like Cork. Mr Horgan said: “We now know that 30 million cars travelled on the south…

News – The Labour Party Two separate fatal incidents at DART stations on the Northside has led to calls from Senator Aodhán O Riordáin for an urgent response from authorities.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “In the past month there have been two fatalities at Howth Junction and Harmonstown DART stations. These incidents have placed focus…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Urban Regeneration, Joe Costello has said the latest proposal by Dublin City Council to sell off valuable land banks currently used as Council depots in the heart of the City is totally unacceptable in the midst of a housing crisis. Mr Costello, Labour representative in Dublin Central said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party representative for Dún Laoghaire, Cllr Deirdre Kingston, has called on the Minister for Education to ensure building starts of a new Educate Together primary school in Dún Laoghaire. School children are currently in temporary accommodation while the Department slowly reviews a permanent site location. Cllr Kingston said:  “At the…

News – The Labour Party  Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that unless the Minister for Education addresses the issues with higher education funding, the sector will remain stagnant.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said:  “While I am no fan of education ranking systems, the fact that Irish universities continue to fall in the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton has welcomed the successful conclusion of the trial of former Anglo Irish chief executive David Drumm who has been found guilty of two counts of fraud. Deputy Burton said: “Finally our courts and jury system have recognised that a fraudulent financial transaction was at the…