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Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD, and newly elected Chairperson of the Labour Party, and SIPTU General President Jack O’Connor will be available to speak to reporters on the issues of the day, at 2pm at Liberty Hall tomorrow, Saturday 20th May This will be the first meeting of newly elected Executive Board since the…

Tomorrow, Thursday 17th May at 12pm in the Mansion House, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Labour general election candidate for Dublin South Central, Cllr Rebecca Moynihan will launch the second European Youth Plan Action Day in association with the Party of European Socialists (PES). Rebecca will be joined by Youth Plan Ambassadors Cllr Deirdre…

Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD, will be joined by the Labour Party Chair, Jack O’Connor, for the annual James Connolly Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin on Sunday, May 14th 2017. Deputy Howlin and Mr O’Connor will be available to speak to reporters ahead of the ceremony at 11.45am. The official ceremony, including speeches…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD, will be available to speak to journalists this morning at 11am on the party’s motion to halt the sale of AIB, until changes to the fiscal rules allow for any money raised to be used for capital expenditure. The Labour Party motion will be debated during Private Members’ Business from…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD will be available to speak to reporters on the outstanding issues relating to the ownership of the proposed new €300 million National Maternity Hospital. He will be calling for Minister Harris to address this, and bring clarity to the matter, in the Dáil next Tuesday, when it returns…

Labour will be selecting our candidate for Dún Laoghaire tonight Cllr Deirdre Kingston is the only candidate going before the selection convention.  It will be attended by Party Leader Brendan Howlin, local councillors and Labour Party supporters. Details are as follows: Date: Wed 19th April 2017 Location: The Graduate, Killiney Time: 7.30 pm

Senator Ivana Bacik has invited other Oireachtas members from all parties and none to participate in a photo call to launch an All-Party Oireachtas Cyclists Group. Members of Dublin Cycling Campaign will also be present at the event. Time : Wednesday, 12th April, 11am Place : Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Speaking about the photo call and…

Labour Education spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, will be available to speak to journalists this morning at 11am on her call for hearings to be held into the Redress Scheme. Specifically, Deputy Burton has written to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, proposing that hearings are held into the circumstances, considerations and…

Labour Party spokepseron on Water, Jan O’Sullivan TD, along with party leader Brendan Howlin and Labour colleagues will be available to speak to reporters on the Leinster House plinth at 17.40 this evening. When: 17.40, Tuesday April 4th Where: Leinster House plinth

Brendan Howlin will today launch legislation at 11am in the Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare St, that will modernise Ireland’s harassment laws. Speakers at the launch will include Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin;  Margaret Martin, Director of Women’s Aid; and Cllr Martina Genockey, Labour Party Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council. The Bill…

Labour leader, Brendan Howlin TD, will be available to speak to reporters at 11am tomorrow morning on Brexit and other issues of the day. Deputy Howlin will be joined by other members of the Parlimentary Labour Party. Date: Tuesday, March 28th, 2017Time: 11amLocation: Leinster House plinth

REMINDER: There are a limited number of rooms available to Press in Clayton Whites Hotel, Accommodation can be booked for the Friday and Saturday night by calling the hotel on 053 912 2311, asking for Emma, and reserved using the code ‘Labourpress2017’. Please note that all general rooms are gone, but a limited number is available…

Tonight, Tuesday 14th March at 8pm, Labour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD is hosting a public forum on Brexit at the Castleknock Hotel and Country Club. With the triggering of Article 50 just days away, this forum will discuss what it means for our country and for Dublin. The panel of expert speakers to…

Labour Leader and Justice spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD will today publish a bill aimed at closing the gender pay gap along with a new Labour policy paper on gender equality in the workplace He will be joined by Jan O’Sullivan TD, and Senator Ivana Bacik at 10.15am on the plinth, to take questions on the…

Labour Women will be holding a public discussion on maternity services in Ireland this Saturday in Cork City. Speakers include Louise Kenny (Cork Women’s Clinic), Dr Jo Murphy Lawless and Rebecca Hegarty (AIMS Ireland). Some of our public representatives including Seán Sherlock TD will also be in attendance. It is now nearly a year since…

Labour Transport spokesperson Brendan Ryan TD along with Party Leader Brendan Howlin, and spokesperson on Workers rights Senator Ged Nash will today at 2.30pm launch a new bill to stop a race to the bottom on terms and conditions in the bus transport sector. They will be available to speak to reporters at 2.30pm at…

Tonight in Dáil Private Members time from 8pm, the Labour Party will propose the Competition Amendment Bill. Spokesperson on Jobs, Alan Kelly TD will open the debate. It provides for collective bargaining rights for freelance workers like journalists, and voice over actors. It has been supported by the NUJ, SIPTU and Equity This is the…

Hi, 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 we will be voting…

Labour Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, will be available to speak to reporters at 11am this morning on health and other issues of the day. Deputy Kelly will be joined by Finance Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD and Spokeperson on Dublin, Senator Kevin Humphreys. Date: Tuesday, 7th February 2017Time: 11amLocation: Leinster House plinth

Tomorrow, Saturday 4th February, Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton will host a seminar on the State of the Nation, covering investment, jobs and training in the context of Brexit. It will take place from 10am in the Oak Room in the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin. Deputy Burton will also deliver a major…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD will deliver a key note speech on Brexit and Ireland to the Institute of International and European Affairs on Thursday 2nd February at 12.45pm. This event is part of the IIEA’s Brexit All Island Leaders’ Forum, in which political, social and business leaders from across the island of Ireland will…

Updated Time: Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD, and Senator Ged Nash will today, Tuesday 31st January, be available to speak to journalists at 11.45 am on: – Our Seanad Private Members Business on Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016 being debated on Wednesday – A Priority Notice Question being tabled by…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin TD, and spokesperson on Social Protection, Willie Penrose TD, will today, Tuesday 24th January launch the Pension (Amendment) Bill 2017 for submission to the Ceann Comhairle. The Bill would amend the Pensions Act by protecting workers when their defined benefits scheme is being wound up, and/or if their employer remains solvent.Deputy…

The National Conference of the Labour Party will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2017 in Whites Hotel, Wexford. 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the three day event, which will be the Labour Party’s 69th National Conference. Full documentation will be issued at the beginning of April including…