Speaking on the occasion of the centenary of the Democratic Programme of the First Dáil, written by Labour’s then leader Tom Johnson, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD set out Labour’s non-negotiable priorities that must be met before Labour would support any government, including from Opposition. Deputy Howlin said: “In each of…

DUBLIN CANDIDATE WANTS GENEROUS CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PROGRESSIVE PARTIES The Labour Party has selected former Minister Alex White to contest the Dublin constituency in this May’s European Parliament elections. Thanking party members for nominating him, White said: “These elections will be the most momentous in the history of the European Union. “Brexit poses a real risk…

In an oration at the graveside of Tom Johnson, Jack O Connor called for  “the creation of a space for dialogue” involving, Labour, The Social Democrats, Left Independents and the Green Party. Mr O’Connor said: “Yes, there has been real and welcome progress on Equality over recent years, particularly reflected in the outcomes of the…

Speech by Brendan Howlin TD, leader of the Labour Party On the occasion of the Centenary of the Democratic Programme, Gresham Hotel, Dublin, 19th January 2019   We are here to remember. But not out of historical curiosity. We are here to honour the struggle to achieve a better life for working people. That was…

The Labour Party will hold our European Parliament selection convention for the Dublin constituency on Saturday at 4.30pm in the RIU Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin. One candidate will be nominated, and former TD and Minister Alex White has put his name forward for selection. There will be a media doorstep at 4.15pm at the…

The Chair of the Labour Women Executive, Ellen O’Sullivan, has described the refusal of the Coombe hospital to provide termination in the case of fatal foetal abnormality as completely unacceptable.  Ms O’Sullivan said: “We are deeply frustrated and saddened by the news emerging that a woman with a fatal foetal abnormality was refused an abortion at…

Speech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin on Government’s Brexit Preparedness  The British Parliament has voted overwhelmingly against the Withdrawal Agreement. We are now in a period of acute uncertainty. Many of the possible options require time to develop. But we do not have that time. There is little over two months to go until the…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the fact that another CervicalCheck case has passed through the courts is not good enough.  Deputy Kelly said:  “Despite promise after promise from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health that it wouldn’t happen, another CervicalCheck case has ended up in court. While the case…