Speaking during Order of Business in Dail Eireann Coming just over a year after the joyous scenes that followed the passage of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the appalling crimes carried out in Pulse nightclub in Orlando late on Sunday night serve as a stark reminder to us all of the need to maintain…

Wes Hoolohan’s wonder goal in UEFA 2016 in Ireland’s draw against Sweden last night sent Ireland’s fans into ecstasy. Wes is from Dublin’s North Inner City and his parents still live in Portland Row. Another hero from Portland Row is Kelly Harrington who won silver at the World Boxing Championships in Azerbaijan a couple of…

Labour Youth is sending messages of solidarity to the people of Orlando, after the shocking news yesterday that 50 people were murdered in a gay nightclub. Declan Meenagh, Labour Youth International Officer said: “We are devastated at the news of the attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Orlando. On behalf of Labour Youth, we send…

One year on from the scandalous overnight closure of Clery’s, Senator Ged Nash has called on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation to urgently implement the proposals contained in the Duffy-Cahill Report. Speaking this afternoon outside Clery’s building, Senator Nash said, “The manner in which the Clery’s workers lost their jobs scandalised the nation….

  Speaking at the Tom Johnson Summer School, Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin Embargo – 8pm Saturday 11 June  It’s an honour to be here again at the Tom Johnson Summer School – my first opportunity as Leader of the Labour Party to address this event. Since my election as Leader, I have been speaking about the…

Labour Spokesperson on Mental Health Kathleen Lynch has welcomed news that funding ring-fenced for mental health has been restored in the 2016 budget allocation. “Under the previous Programme for Government 2011-2016, there was a specific commitment to ring-fence funding of €35 million for the mental health budget every year. “As Minister with responsibility for mental…

Ireland should now recognise the State of Palestine so that the people of the Middle East can move towards a final and comprehensive peace settlement. Late last year in the Oireachtas, Labour in government supported a motion to recognise a Palestinian state, and this symbolic recognition should be adopted at Government level. The Labour Party…

I welcome the fact the government has responded positively to Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin’s call at Leaders Questions on the urgent need to establish a robust task force dedicated to tackling crime and deprivation in Dublin’s North Inner City. Last week myself and Brendan Howlin met with community leaders in the North Inner City…