For 104 years, the Labour Party has been a voice for progress in Ireland. We are a smaller party now than we have been for many years, but our role is still vital to the progress of our nation. Over the last seven weeks, we as a party have grappled with our changed position. Many…

When the Dáil last met to debate this issue, the Labour Party made very clear our position. The process around forming a Government has left a lot of people scratching their heads. The Dáil is meeting again today despite no clear outcome of meetings between the two biggest parties and independents, There is no agreed…

Labour Youth is launching a new campaign to end pay discrimination.The aim of this campaign is to end the sub-minima rates of minimum wage for young people, which sees young people paid a lower rate of minimum wage solely on the basis of their age. It also wishes to tackle the entry level pay for…

LABOUR YOUTH WELCOME THE ABSTENTION OF LABOUR PARTY TDS TODAY Following today’s vote in the Dáil for the next Taoiseach, Labour Youth welcomes the decision taken by Labour TDs to abstain from voting for Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny.  National Chairperson, Grace Williams commented, “Labour’s decision to abstain today is a positive step for our…

Ceann Comhairle, When the Dail last met to debate this issue, the Labour Party made very clear our position. We supported the nomination of Enda Kenny as Taoiseach on March 10 to complete the offer we made to the people in the general election – the return of the Labour Party-Fine Gael government. We also…

Members of the Parliamentary Labour Party today agreed that the Party would not be involved in the formation of the next government, and that the Party would not be a member of the next government. When it comes to voting for a Taoiseach, we will listen to what the various candidates have to say in…

The Labour Party has today announced the following nominations for election to the Seanad: Kevin Humphreys – Administrative PanelAodhán Ó Ríordáin – Industrial and Commercial Panel In addition the Party will endorse the following candidates: Denis Landy – Agricultural PanelGerald Nash – Labour Panel ENDS

In the general election, the Labour Party sought a mandate to continue implementing our policy in government – to continue the job of rebuilding our economy and our society. And we viewed it essential that Ireland have stable, balanced government to continue addressing entrenched problems such as health and housing that will take more time…