Speaking at the launch of ‘Standing Up for Rural Ireland’, Labour’s plan for balanced regional development. When I was appointed Minister for Rural Affairs in 2014, I was the first Labour TD to hold that portfolio. The appointment of a Labour TD to the position was testament to the commitment that this party has to…

 The Labour Party today launched ‘Standing up for Rural Ireland’, the party’s plan for balanced regional development. Among the key provisions of the plan are: A new €200m investment in regional growth centres An increased investment in transport and connectivity Greater support for small scale agriculture food production and rural development A new social enterprise…

I’ve spoken with my colleague, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, about this afternoon’s horrific events in the Regency Hotel. My first thoughts are with the family of the victim, and with those injured and caught up in the attack, including hotel staff. This was a barbaric act, and the fact that children were also put in…

If left-leaning people vote for Sinn Fein or the ultra-left in large numbers, they are likely to end up with a more right-wing Government, according to Minister Alex White, Labour candidate for Dublin Rathdown. Speaking in Galway at the official launch of Derek Nolan’s campaign to retain the Galway West seat for Labour, Minister White said:…

Speaking at the launch of the Labour Party General Election Campaign Colleagues, friends, members of the media, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you here to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre for the formal launch of The Labour Party’s General Election campaign. This is a symbolic part of the capital to hold our launch….

Speaking at the launch of the Labour Party General Election Campaign ‘Brilliant and balanced’ Not my words – those of the European Commissioner. Describing an economy that six years ago Fianna Fáil drove off the cliff. And the Commissioner is right. It is a remarkable turnaround. And we should be unapologetic about it. When we…

Speaking at the Labour Party General Election campaign launch: Five years ago this week, the 30th Dail was dissolved amid unprecedented political and economic crisis. Our country was bankrupt. The economy was in freefall. The Fianna Fail-led government had ceased to function. On that occasion, the Labour Party asked the people for a mandate. A…

Labour will sustain and spread the recovery and create an economy and a society that works for working people, the Tánaiste and Labour Party Leader, Joan Burton TD, said today. Speaking at the formal launch of the Labour Party’s campaign in Dublin, the Tánaiste said Labour would continue to manage the public finances sensibly and…