News – The Labour PartyLouth Labour TD Ged Nash has welcomed the decision made at Cabinet today to initiate a scoping exercise into the conduct of convicted abuser and former doctor, Michael Shine. He said; “This move represents significant progress for victims and survivors. It is an important step in finally getting to the truth…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD said Government has failed to protect households from soaring heating and energy bills this winter. Speaking in the Dáil today, she warned that rising costs are pushing families to breaking point and called on the Minister for Climate to use the powers available to address corporate…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD will tomorrow launch the Electricity Regulation Bill 2025 at Leinster House which will give the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legal authority to require renewable on site power generation from data centres and other large energy users. He said this is urgently…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Eoghan Kenny TD has called on Government to immediately bring all local authorities under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), following revelations of what he described as “outrageous and unjustifiable” spending at Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. Speaking as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, Deputy Kenny…

News – The Labour Party Consultation deadline this Friday Labour’s Alan Kelly TD has called on people to engage with the National Transport Authority (NTA) consultation on Local Area Licences to enhance rural transport, saying the move must now be matched with immediate action to deliver real connectivity for rural communities. The deadline for submissions…

News – The Labour Party €2m wasted on planning €17m site in limbo Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon said University College Cork must now explain to the Higher Education Authority and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee how €2 million of public funds was spent on architectural and planning costs for a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour calls for action to avert school secretaries and caretakers strike Labour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has expressed deep concern following the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission today in relation to school secretaries and caretakers. Deputy Kenny said: “School secretaries and caretakers have waited long enough. The…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Spokesperson for Transport Ciarán Ahern has condemned the price hikes by airline companies in the wake of the Irish football team’s World Cup play-off fixtures being announced. The price of a plane ticket to and from Prague the day before and the day following the match jumped by as much…