News – The Labour Party Time to act: ban goods and services Taoiseach hiding behind legal smokescreen Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has sharply criticised the Government following the publication of the heads of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Goods) Bill. The draft legislation fails to ban services…

News – The Labour PartyIn advance of the European Council meeting tomorrow (Thursday 26th June), leaders of European Socialist Parties will meet in Brussels to discuss Gaza, Ukraine, tariffs, housing and a range of other issues. Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD will call on PES colleagues to back sanctions on Israel. Speaking in advance of…

News – The Labour PartyToday in the Dáil, Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD held up the meme that Trump appears to want ICE to use in order to detain people and deny them entry to the US. The meme depicts Vice President JD Vance as a baby. Describing the measures proposed by the Trump administration…

News – The Labour Party Ireland has earliest closing times in Europe Labour calls for urgent support for night-time economy Speaking following the launch of The Rhythm of the Night report by Give Us the Night, Labour’s Culture Spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD has slammed the Government’s failure to act on licensing law reform, describing current…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has criticised the inadequate response from Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to alarming findings published by Women’s Aid today.  Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Bacik called for urgent steps to ensure Gardaí uphold a truly “zero tolerance” approach to gender-based and domestic violence. Bacik called for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Spokesperson on Disability Senator Laura Harmon has called for immediate Government action to tackle Ireland’s appalling record on disability employment, following confirmation at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters that Ireland has the worst disability employment gap in Europe.  Senator Harmon said: “It is unacceptable that Ireland has the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator from Cork South Central Laura Harmon said anyone who spent so much as one minute in a Mother and Baby Home should be entitled to redress. Following the publication of the first annual report by the Special Advocate for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes, Senator Harmon urged for…

News – The Labour Party No mention in the implementation plan of the big ideas in waste management, policing, the arts and cycling/transport that were a central part of the task force report Not yet clear if Government department involvement is there to support or to strangle the vision of the taskforce. Early omens not…