News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson for Dublin and MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin expressed his horror at the reports of a sexual assault on a young child and condemned the subsequent violence in City West, accusing rioters of having no real concern for women and children. “All our thoughts are with the ten-year old…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her sympathy to the family, friends and constituents of former Labour Party Senator and councillor for Cork South-West, Michael Calnan, on his passing this week. Deputy Bacik said: “Michael Calnan served in the long tradition of Labour representatives from West Cork and Dunmanway…

News – The Labour Party Groceries up 20% this Christmas Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today raised the issue of the cost of living with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, calling for urgent Government action to tackle soaring food prices and the pressure on working families. Deputy Bacik said: “Reports…

News – The Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin today presented a radical vision for the role of the European Union in housing. The proposals include: €300 billion EU investment Recognition of housing as a human right Reform of state aid rules to unblock investment in social housing Stronger tenants’ rights Protections against eviction, particularly for children…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Alan Kelly TD has welcomed the National Transport Authority’s consultation on Local Area Licences to enhance rural transport, saying that the move must now be matched with immediate action to deliver real connectivity for rural communities. Deputy Kelly said the consultation represents long-overdue progress on an issue Labour has consistently…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Bacik said: “As a public representative who practised as a barrister over many years, including years when I was also serving as a Senator for Dublin University, I am outraged at the emergence yesterday of an attack video by Fine Gael focusing on purported areas of practice engaged in by…

News – The Labour Party Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire’s new school building was due to be open in June 2025, but the site is empty with no plan in sight to get the school built. Minister must answer questions on why the contract was terminated and when the new school building project will be completed. Labour…

News – The Labour PartyLabour sports spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD has today criticised the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for announcing redundancies and closing a youth training scheme in Dundalk without providing any clear justification or transparency around the decision. Workers employed by the FAI have condemned the organisation’s move to shut down a youth…