The announcement today by Labour Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash, that a review will be undertaken into company and employee protection law is welcome news, Labour Youth have said. This review comes in light of the appalling treatment of the Clerys workers and the seven-month campaign that has ensued since the company was…

The outcome and consequences of the 2016 general election will be as significant and as profound as the events of the 1916 Rising. The election has the capacity to influence, shape and impact on our society and country for decades and generations to come and like the Rising a century ago will prove a defining…

Labour TD Arthur Spring has congratulated the group of Irish actors, directors and writers who received Oscar nominations this afternoon. Spring stated: “This is a wonderful day for the Irish film industry. While we all had great faith that movies like ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Room’ would do well, I think most people are surprised by how…

Dublin Central Labour Party TD Joe Costello has welcomed today’s announcement by Minister Ged Nash of the appointment of two experts to examine the legal protections for workers, particularly where operations and assets may be moved to separate legal entities as part of a restructuring, such as happened with the closure of Clerys. Deputy Costello…

–       Two experts to consider employee protections and interface between company and employment law –       Company Law Review Group to review law and recommend ways to ensure better safeguards for employees and unsecured creditors Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has announced a twin track examination of protections in law for employees and…

 The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., has today (Wednesday, 13 January, 2016) announced David Begg as incoming Chairperson of the Pensions Authority for a five-year term.  Mr. Begg will take over from Jane Williams who had been Chairperson since June 2010 until now. David Begg brings extensive strategic and corporate governance…

Minister for Mental Health, Social Care and Primary Care Kathleen Lynch has today (Wednesday, 13th January 2016) turned the sod on the new National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) hospital, which will be built on the site of St. Ita’s Hospital, Portrane.    When completed, this new state of the art facility will replace the…

Labour TD Joe Costello has reiterated his view that insurance companies should be obliged to provide flood cover in areas where remedial defence works have proved to be effective. Speaking today in the Dáil, Deputy Joe Costello stated: “One of the most significant features of the large-scale flooding which occurred in December 2015 and January…