Ciaran Lynch has been appointed by the Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin as spokesperson on Affordable Housing and the Retail Sector. Mr Lynch was first elected in 2004 to Cork City Council and elected to Dáil Eireann in 2007 and again in 2011. Mr Lynch previously served as Labour spokesperson on Housing and Local Government…

I am delighted to accept the position of spokesperson on Urban Regeneration for the Labour Party. Ireland has changed dramatically over the last fifty years from a largely rural to a largely urban society.  The changes were most pronounced in recent decades.   Urban planning has not kept pace with urban development.  Too often developments are…

As I said when I became Leader of the Labour Party, I am confident about this party’s future, because we have values that are immutable that are not going away any time soon. They have endured 100 years and will endure another 100. And they are needed today more than ever.” Today, it is my…

First case under Industrial Relations Act yields positive results for food processing workers  Labour Senator Ged Nash has welcomed a binding Labour Court recommendation issued last Friday (3rd June) which has provided for significant pay increases and the introduction of a sick pay scheme for workers at Freshways Food Company in Dublin. Senator Nash Commented:…

I spent several hours in Dublin’s North Inner City in recent days with my Labour colleague Joe Costello where I met with members of the local community, community leaders, business owners, educators, service providers and Gardai. The spotlight is shining on the area at this moment, thanks to the recent spate of gang-related gun deaths….

I do not welcome a visit to Ireland by Donald Trump, particularly during the course of the US Presidential election campaign. And I believe he should not receive any official welcome, even of the most cursory nature. Citizen Trump holds no elected office in the United States. To extend diplomatic courtesies would be not only…

Former Minister for Employment, and Labour Party Senator Ged Nash has said the effective ban on collective bargaining for freelance workers must be ended by the new government. He explained, “Two significant events have occurred this week which requires the Fine Gael/Independents administration to act on this specific matter. “Firstly, on Wednesday night the Dail…

I want to begin by welcoming former Clerys workers including Susie McGowan who I met yesterday and also her trade union colleagues. I also want to recognise the SIPTU members in the security and contract cleaning industries that helped negotiate new employment regulation orders which come into effect October 1st. I’m proud to speak on…