News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Communications Sean Sherlock has criticised the lack of urgency shown by the Government in dealing with the challenges facing An Post, and the possible closure of over 200 Post Offices. Over a year on since the publication of the Kerr report, little action has been taken to deliver…

News – The Labour PartyOffering support for Aodhán Ó Ríordáin’s Irish Stand event taking place in New York this Friday, Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin has said: “Today, our Taoiseach will visit the White House, and present a bowl of shamrock to Donald Trump. We know he will raise the plight of the undocumented Irish…

News – The Labour PartyWillie Penrose, Labour TD for Longford-Westmeath has put more pressure on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the IDA to outline how they plan to foster employment in Mullingar following the closure of Imperial Tobacco. “In light of Imperial Tobacco closing down, it is vital that we see high…

News – The Labour PartyYesterday our friends in IMPACT launched their #ClockedOut campaign to highlight the gender pay gap in Ireland. Because of the gender pay gap Irish women who work 9-5 work the last 71 minutes of their work day for free. The Labour Party has published legislation that aims to drive efforts towards…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson and Dublin TD, Brendan Ryan, has expressed his sympathies with the families, friends and colleagues of the Rescue 116 Coast Guard helicopter crew whose aircraft went missing off the coast of Mayo in the early hours of this morning. Deputy Ryan said: “I echo the sentiment of the…

News – The Labour PartyTonight, Tuesday 14th March at 8pm, Labour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD is hosting a public forum on Brexit at the Castleknock Hotel and Country Club. With the triggering of Article 50 just days away, this forum will discuss what it means for our country and for Dublin. The panel…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Rebecca Moynihan has criticised the hypocrisy of the Taoiseach’s position on illegal Irish immigrants in America and called on the Government to support a regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants on this side of the Atlantic. This follows the remarks on Monday by the Boston Mayor Martin…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Jobs, and Tipperary TD, Alan Kelly has said that the loss of over 200 jobs at Coty by the end of 2018 is a huge blow for Nenagh, and urgent Government action is needed in response. The job losses raise serious concerns for other pharmaceutical plants across Ireland,…