News – The Labour Party Government stalls increase in paid sick leave Labour’s Workers’ Rights spokesperson, Senator Nessa Cosgrove, has criticised the Government’s decision to stall plans to increase paid sick leave for workers from five days to seven. This proposal, set to be discussed in Cabinet today, represents a significant setback for workers’ rights…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s justice spokesperson Alan Kelly has expressed his surprise at the extension of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris’s contract. Deputy Kelly said: “Since taking on the justice brief, I have been shocked but not surprised by the level of mismanagement within An Garda Síochána. Under Harris’s helm, the force is in a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has urged Government to progress Labour’s Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2024 which would enable the state to compel religious orders to pay redress to survivors of mother and baby homes. Deputy Bacik said: “I note Minister Norma Foley’s calls on…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has today called for Minister of Education Helen McEntee to pause the introduction of Leaving Certificate reform. The reforms are set to come into place this September. Deputy Kenny said: “Every teaching group and union is calling for the reforms to be paused, along with…

News – The Labour Party Damning HIQA report reflects deep dysfunction in CHI Labour Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD today responding to the HIQA report into the unauthorised use of unregulated springs in surgery undertaken in Temple Street,  said the report makes damning findings into the deep dysfunction that had existed in Temple Street children’s…

News – The Labour Party Trump Tariffs mustn’t result in buying dirty US fuel or accepting inferior environmental standards Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has said the latest data from the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service should serve as a wake-up call for Government. The service has confirmed that March 2025 was the second…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has raised the alarm about proposed changes to the Leaving Certificate grading system which are expected to reduce grade inflation for the first time in five years. This move would see inflated grades drop from 7.5% to 5.5% for the Class of 2025—placing this year’s…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has expressed his concern at the failure of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to chart a way towards making education financially sustainable. Deputy Kenny said: “The Department of Education is operated in a siloed manner and there appears to be a failure to connect the…