Commenting on the INMO TrolleyWatch figures which show 85 patients on trolleys, the highest trolley figure for an Irish hospital on record, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for a bespoke plan for University Hospital Limerick. Deputy Kelly said: “The figures released by the INMO today show 631 people on trolleys across…

Dublin Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has again called for a Northside Commission to be set up following the latest fatal shooting in Coolock on Sunday. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “This shocking murder in Coolock looks to be the fifth killing in the ongoing drugs feud in the area that’s growing increasingly violent and brazen….

The Labour Party’s 2019 Richard O’Carroll Bursary, worth €2,000 will be awarded on Monday morning, 25th November, at 10.15am to Laura Forde, a UCC Student of Commerce and former pupil of the Ursuline Secondary School. The presentation, by Labour Cllr John Maher, by-election candidate for Cork North Central, will take place in UCC in the…

­Speaking at the annual Labour Youth conference in Waterford city tonight, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin outlined his views on the major international issues impacting on the world outside the EU. He noted the slowdown in the advance of democracy, and said the three challenges that Labour parties must be prepared to lead on are…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for stronger advertising regulation of private health providers. Deputy Kelly said: “As winter sets in we are beginning to be bombarded with advertisements for private hospitals. Ads on the radio constantly push private hospitals and clinics, claiming “because YOU deserve better”. Who exactly deserves better? Do…

Labour By-Election candidate for Cork North Central, Cllr John Maher, has said the Government is consistently failing to get the trolley crisis in Cork under control, as the latest INMO figures show 54 people are waiting on trolleys in CUH today alone. Cllr Maher said: “The latest figures from the INMO show that yet again,…

A Labour Party Bill designed to reform the way wages are set in low paid sectors of the economy will be debated in the Seanad tomorrow. The Industrial Relations (Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2019 seeks to reform the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) system by giving new powers to the Labour Court to set binding rates…

Commenting on Túsla figures that show over 200 parents being issued with legal proceedings because of poor school attendance by their children, Labour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said Government must enact his Bill to tackle school absenteeism from a younger age. “Over 18 months ago the Government accepted my Bill to ensure children…