Good evening, and thank you for being here this evening. I think it is important to take some time to give members some insight into what I am thinking. Because Irish politics is in a strange place. And the world looks like a scary place. In that context, I believe that our movement is more…

Good afternoon, and thank you all for being here. This is my first time speaking to the Trade Unionists as a group. As a lifelong trade unionist, it is an honour to be here, and an honour to be leading the party that fights for trade unions. Our history as a party is inextricably linked…

Labour spokesperson on Children, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has welcomed the announcement that homeless children living with their families in emergency accommodation will finally be able to access free school transport in the Dublin region. Under questioning from Deputy O’Sullivan in the Dáil this afternoon, the Minister for Housing Simon Coveney confirmed that the scheme, which…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Alan Kelly today said “There is a massive security and financial risk to the State with the current Cash-in-Transit arrangements in place. Some Cash-in-Transit businesses handle more money than the banks. Deputy Kelly was reacting to information that the State use just one company for the purposes…

Deputy Alan Kelly welcomes Cork/Shannon announcement of new transatlantic flights but says we’ve been duped into supporting a Dublin Airport monopoly. 12 Dublin services will exacerbate regional development imbalances and insult Knock Airport, Taoiseach and Minister Ring. Labour spokesperson on Jobs and Tipperary TD, Alan Kelly has said the Government is sleep-walking into a deepening…

Labour Youth has today launched its higher education funding policy Education for the Next Generation. This policy paper calls for increased state investment and a significant contribution from employers into higher education Speaking at the launch, Labour Youth Chairperson, Kevin Donoghue said: “When it comes to higher education we need to be ambitious about a…

Labour Spokesperson on Energy, Seán Sherlock, has called on Minister Denis Naughten to make an immediate intervention in the waste recycling industry after reports of 160 containers were returned to Ireland from China because of contamination. “This Government put the issue of green waste recycling on the long finger last June,” said Deputy Sherlock. “And…

Introduction Brexit represents a challenge as great to our nation as the economic crisis from which we are just emerging. We face the prospect of a border being reintroduced on this island. Some suggest we face the prospect of the ending of the Common Travel Area. And we face a hit of 4% on our…