Type: Press

Cllr John Maher will seek the Labour nomination for Cork North Central. Kathleen Lynch has announced that she will not put her name forward for selection as the Labour Party candidate in the Cork North Central by-election, and will be supporting Cllr John Maher as the Labour standard bearer. Kathleen Lynch served as a TD…

Labour Justice spokesperson Seán Sherlock has called on Minister Flanagan to outline in detail the strong response that he will lead to the outrageous attack on Kevin Lunney, what additional Garda resources will be committed to the region, and what cross border efforts will be made to end the long running campaign of intimidation focused…

On Saturday at the Labour Party Central Council a motion in support of the campaign by Trans activist group ‘This Is Me!’ was passed unanimously. The motion, tabled by Party Vice-Chair Sinead Ahern called for “The Labour Party in solidarity with the trans community in Ireland fighting for adequate health care and express our support…

Speaking in advance of the Labour Party’s quarterly meeting of its Central Council, the leader Brendan Howlin TD, spoke about potential government formation after the next general election. Brendan said: “Recent media reports are wrong to say that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are neck and neck in the polls. It would be more accurate…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said the Labour Party fully supports school secretaries who are taking part in industrial action tomorrow. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “As a long time supporter of Fórsa’s Support Our Secretaries campaign, Labour is fully behind school secretaries who are taking action against the Department of Education and…

Labour Party Councillor in Dún Laoghaire, Juliet O Connell has requested the CEO of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to deliver the financial accounts of the dissolved Harbour Company to the Minister and has laid out a series of initiatives she wants the Council to take to revitalise the Town and Harbour. The newly elected…

Speaking ahead of the launch of the All-Party Oireachtas group on Dementia’s Budget submission tomorrow, Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has said urgent action is needed to address the shortage of support services for people with dementia in Ireland. Senator Humphreys said: “Dementia advisors are hugely important for dementia sufferers and their families, and provide a…

Speaking ahead of this evening’s Dáil statements on the beef crisis, Labour Agriculture spokesperson Willie Penrose TD has said: “What is needed now is for cool heads to prevail and all sides to reflect carefully on the agreement reached in the past number of days. “Agreements by necessity are predicated on compromise, which eventually means…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Minister to ensure children in publicly funded schools are not discriminated against on the basis of religion, and reiterated his call for the Government to convene a Citizen’s Assembly on the relationship between Church and State.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The report that…

Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the Government’s proposals on free GP care are too little, too late. Deputy Kelly said: “It’s hard not to take Minister Harris’ announcement for free GP care for what it is – a cynical election ploy. “The Government has had since 2016 to do something on expanding…

Labour Youth is launching a new campaign on the need for decent housing for all. Speaking about the campaign Chair of Labour Youth Patrick Ahern said: “For years now we’ve been in the grips of a worsening housing crisis and Fine Gael’s policy of treating housing simply as a commodity is only making things worse….

Reacting to reports that RTÉ may consider selling the Cork studio in order to make savings, Labour Cork TD and Communications spokesperson Seán Sherlock said: “Selling off capital assets will not resolve the funding problems of our national broadcaster. The report in the Irish Mail on Sunday that RTÉ is looking at flogging off the…

Responding to yesterday’s successful Garda operation in relation to the feud in North Dublin, Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called for a Mulvey-style report to deal with gang violence in North Dublin. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “I want to congratulate the Gardaí on the successful operation that took place in Artane yesterday. “We could easily…

The leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has described the €1.6m donation to Sinn Féin as “entirely inappropriate” and suggested that the party should donate it to charity. Mr Howlin said that there are potential issues with the donation which his party were raising with the Standards in Public Office Commission.  Deputy Howlin said:  “Mr Hampton’s…

Speaking in response to the Taoiseach’s suggestion of an election in May 2020, the leader of the Labour Party said that this election will determine whether Ireland becomes an equal society like other European countries.  Deputy Howlin said: “Labour will not support any government – including from opposition – unless it is prepared to deliver…

Ahead of the launch of the new traffic plan ‘Operation Purge’, Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the Government to invest in alternative ports rather than rely solely on Dublin Port. Deputy Howlin said: “For several years I have called on the Government to invest in Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford to…

Labour childcare spokesperson Seán Sherlock, responding to the revelation that the Minister was aware of complaints about the Hyde and Seek creche has said that there must be a mechanism put in place to inform parents if their creche is under investigation. Deputy Sherlock said: “Transparency is key to restoring the confidence of parents in…

Labour Spokesperson for Defence, Brendan Ryan TD, has again called for the Government to commit to a review of core pay for Defence Forces staff, and to recognise that it is the primary cause of the staffing crisis, having previously raised this issue on numerous occassions in the Dáil. Deputy Ryan said: “The ongoing recruitment…

With the Budget due to be delivered on the basis of a No Deal Brexit, Labour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD has said there should be a commitment to using the money available in the Rainy Day Fund to support industries and jobs impacted by a crash out exit by the UK. Deputy Burton said:…

Labour spokesperson on Tourism, Cllr Niall McNelis, says urgent action is needed to address the spiralling insurance costs impacting community events, including the setting up of group insurance schemes. It comes as a new survey from the State’s Public Participation Networks shows nearly half of community and voluntary groups around Ireland have had to cut…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to publish the HSE Winter Initiative in light of worsening trolley numbers. Deputy Kelly said: “Analysing the trends from INMO Trolleywatch figures, the amount of people on trolleys looks to hit an unprecedented number of 10,000. “Excessive trolley numbers like these…

Responding to the announcement the Bernard Shaw is set to close at the end of October. Newly elected Labour Party Councillor for the area Kevin Donoghue, has called on the Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan, to urgently establish a consultative forum to recommend ways to protect and revitalise Dublin’s famous arts and culture tradition. Cllr Donoghue…

Labour spokesperson on Agriculture, Willie Penrose TD, has urged all sides in the beef crisis to step back from the brink as the threat of an all-out shutdown of the industry looms. Deputy Penrose said: “The only way to resolve this dispute is through face to face negotiations. All sides need to come to the…

A selection of photographs from the Labour Party Away Day are available at the link below for open use.