News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Annie Hoey has written to the Minister for Justice asking him to intervene and address the concerns of the community and asylum seekers staying in accommodation at the Central Hostel in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare. Senator Hoey said: “I am deeply concerned at what has been revealed to be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator Ivana Bacik has expressed her concern that current political developments could restrict abortion access for women in Northern Ireland. Senator Bacik has said: “I echo concerns voiced today by pro-choice campaigners in Northern Ireland about any step backwards in the fight for reproductive justice and gender equality on…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting on racial tensions continuing to unfold across the United States, Labour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, said the voices of black people in Ireland need to be listened to. Deputy Kelly said: “The scenes that have been unfolding in the United States over the weekend, particularly overnight are sobering and…

News – The Labour PartyLaunching the Labour Party’s ‘Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary’, Labour’s Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has invited students to apply for the bursary for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. The bursary, worth €2,000, is named after the leader of the Labour Group on Dublin Corporation who was killed during the Easter 1916…

News – The Labour Party– Still too many questions before parents, workers and providers have confidence to reopen on the 29th June. Labour Deputy Seán Sherlock has called on the government to clarify whether the Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme will cease on the 29th June. “The announcement by the Minister that the Early Years Sector is to open…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for the Government to commit to financing the resources needed to enable schools to return safely. This comes as the Minister for Education said that no additional financial resources have been yet allocated to schools to aid them in reopening. Deputy Ó…

News – The Labour Party– Certainty needed on teacher numbers – Delayed reopening will have huge impact on disadvantaged students The ongoing uncertainty and speculation from Government about school reopenings is unacceptable, said Aodhán Ó Ríordain, and the government needs to get its act together, and give parents, and wider society some certainty on the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator, Rebecca Moynihan, has said that the Minister for Education must guarantee that schools will reopen in September. Senator Moynihan said: “The Minister for Education confirmed this morning that it would be difficult to allow all students back to our schools in September if the two metre rule is…