Labour’s Workers’ Rights Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock and Labour Trade Unionists will launch a Worker’s Manifesto later today (Wednesday 1st May) with a bold plan to boost the pay packets of all workers and ensure people are protected from unscrupulous employers at every level in Ireland. Senator Sherlock said: “Now more than ever, we need…

Labour’s candidate for the Ireland South Constituency, Niamh Hourigan, has expressed alarm at the Government’s plans to abandon Ireland’s triple lock legislation. The current triple lock mechanism ensures that for more than 12 Irish troops to be deployed overseas, there needs to be approval from the Irish government and Dáil alongside a UN mandate, either…

Guaranteeing Paid Time Off for Screenings Labour’s Health Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD announces the introduction of the Health Screening Leave Bill, aiming to provide all workers with paid time off for cancer scans, recognising the critical importance of early detection in the fight against cancer. Deputy Smith said “Cancer has touched every family in Ireland….

Marking Workers’ Memorial Day today, Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has urged all companies to engage with unions to foster a culture of safety in the workplace.  Senator Sherlock said: “Everyone deserves to work in a safe and secure environment, confident in the knowledge that their wellbeing is front and centre in the mind…

More medical staff must be swiftly hired – no excuses anymore. Dedicated budget package needed to hire staff, and put in place supports for existing staff.  Speaking after the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Aoife Johnston, Limerick Labour Councillor and candidate for Mayor Conor Sheehan has called for urgent action from Government…

Labour’s European Candidate for Ireland South, Niamh Hourigan, has said that European institutions must take decisive action in tackling Ireland’s escalating housing crisis.  Niamh Hourigan said: “With the release of record homeless figures for March 2024, revealing a staggering 13,866 individuals, including 4,147 children, now experiencing homelessness, the need for urgent intervention has never been…

Ideology hindering progress, not economy. Labour Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD today urged the Government to address the alarming milestone in homelessness figures for March, which revealed a staggering 13,866 individuals, including devastatingly 4,147 children, now experiencing homelessness. This is a moment of crisis that demands immediate and decisive action from the State….

Labour’s Further and Higher education Spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey has expressed concern over the continuing trend of reannouncements of funding for student accommodation from the Minister for Further and Higher Education. Senator Hoey said: “Like his predecessor before him, Minister O’Donovan is engaging in smoke-and-mirrors tactics with the reannouncement of funding for student accommodation that…