Listening to Sinn Fein tie itself in knots about the Special Criminal Court begs the question as to who is dictating the party’s strategy on this issue. There are very few issues on which the party is prepared to flout public opinion and overwhelming evidence. They are running an election on the nature of a…

Sinn Fein’s proposal in their General Election manifesto to have one-third of all TDs selected from a party list system opens the way for characters like their ‘good republican’ friend Slab Murphy appointed to the Dail. They claim that this move is required in order to bring about a ‘new culture’ in Irish politics. Well,…

Speaking at the launch of ‘Launching a Skills Revolution’ – Labour’s plan for a living wage and investing in skills Jobs are at the heart of this election campaign. Decent well paid jobs lift families out of poverty and provide economic security. They are the means by which all our people can share in the…

Speaking at the launch of “Launching a Skills Revolution” – Labour’s plan for a living wage and skills investment I’m delighted to be here today in Clúid, a Living Wage employer. And just today, we had another employer, Cornmarket, follow the lead of Clúid, SSE, Aldi, IKEA, Lidl, Dublin Food Co-op and Oxfam. All those…

The Labour Party this morning launched its plan for a living wage and investing in skills, ‘Launching a Skills Revolution’. The plan commits to:  • Create 50,000 apprenticeship and traineeship places over the next five years. We will also develop an additional 60 apprenticeship types to ensure a far broader range of possibilities for young people.  • Introduce 100,000…

The killing of a man in Ballybough, in the heart of my constituency, yesterday evening is a chilling reminder of the threat that exists in our city from ruthless gangsters. This killing appears to be retaliation for the especially ruthless murder which took place in the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, a short distance away, on Friday….

I want to condemn in the strongest possible terms tonight’s latest gangland murder in Dublin’s north inner city. This incident is clearly linked to last Friday’s killing, and our priority must be to ensure that this feud does not escalate. We will give An Garda Siochana all the necessary support to find those responsible. Communities…

STRICT EMBARGO: 00:01 TUES 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD have welcomed the announcement by Cornmarket Group Financial Services that it is to become a Living Wage employer. The financial services brokerage is committing to ensuring all of its staff is paid  at the very least the  Living Wage  from the 1st of…