News – The Labour PartyIt was with great sadness that I heard of the death of James Downey, and my sympathies today are with his wife, Moira and his daughters Rachel and Vanessa. Jim was without doubt one of Ireland’s finest journalists and he served as a distinguished newsman at local and national level for…

News – The Labour PartyI have followed today’s proceedings with great interest. It has been reassuring to hear the general consensus across the House on this very important strategic issue for Ireland. Although the outcome of this referendum is for the people of the United Kingdom to decide, today’s debate has shown how the decision…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in Dail Eireann On Statements On EU/UK Relations Ceann Comhairle, In recent years, with the EU institutions appearing to be led more by head than heart, many people have begun to question the wisdom of the project. The fundamental importance of union has slipped out of view. There are people…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking after today’s meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party The people in the course of the recent election gave a mandate to particular parties to go ahead and form a government, and eight weeks on, it is now incumbent on those parties to do just that. It is the view of…

News – The Labour PartyWillie Penrose TD has written to Tesco Ireland seeking them to withdraw their threat to unilaterally change their workers conditions of employment, including pay cuts. “I am calling upon Tesco to accept the invitation of the Unions representing workers to attend the Labour Court in order to resolve this dispute. They…

News – The Labour PartyFor 104 years, the Labour Party has been a voice for progress in Ireland. We are a smaller party now than we have been for many years, but our role is still vital to the progress of our nation. Over the last seven weeks, we as a party have grappled with…

News – The Labour PartyWhen the Dáil last met to debate this issue, the Labour Party made very clear our position. The process around forming a Government has left a lot of people scratching their heads. The Dáil is meeting again today despite no clear outcome of meetings between the two biggest parties and independents,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Youth is launching a new campaign to end pay discrimination.The aim of this campaign is to end the sub-minima rates of minimum wage for young people, which sees young people paid a lower rate of minimum wage solely on the basis of their age. It also wishes to tackle the…