News – The Labour PartyHi, In case you missed it, Brendan was on RTÉ Six One last night echoing the calls from the McCabe family for a public inquiry. You can watch back the clip on our Facebook page – likes, shares and comments are all welcome. https://www.facebook.com/thelabourparty/videos/10155714988534688/ Brendan also made it pretty clear how…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and spokesperson on Justice, Brendan Howlin has supported calls by Maurice and Lorraine McCabe for a full public tribunal of inquiry into the damaging and false allegations against him and their family. “I fully support the McCabe family in their calls for a full public inquiry into the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed concern at the latest figures from Daft.ie, which show the largest yearly increases in rents across the country since 2002. According to the property website, rents were up by an average of 13.5 per cent to December 2016, compared to the same…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ivana Bacik has today called on the members of Government to confirm that they are acting in accordance with the principle of collective responsibility set down in the Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann. Senator Bacik said: “Article 28.4.2 of our constitution says: “The Government shall meet and act as a…

News – The Labour PartyGovernment sleep walking on Global Enterprise Agenda since Trump election. Risk posed by delayed Investment Decisions by FDI Community since Trump election very real Global Diplomatic Assault by Ministers vital to forge new market opportunities Cork Labour TD Seán Sherlock has called on the Minister for Jobs, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, to…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting after the Week in Politics, Alan Kelly TD has said that there are still serious questions outstanding following the breakdown in collective cabinet responsibility this week. Minister Frances Fitzgerald was aware of the role of TUSLA in another whistleblower’s case and had received many letters on it and failed to…

News – The Labour Party“The Government are continuing to treat Councillors unfairly and forcing them to work for way less than the minimum wage. “This would not be acceptable or tolerated in relation to any other sector of the workforce, but the Government are banking on public apathy and cynicism around the body politic so…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed serious concerns about the revelations regarding the McCabe family and TUSLA, and the actions of Minister Katherine Zappone and Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “We must have the upmost confidence in our child protection services and Tusla needs to explain how…