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Labour

Last year
2025
InvestigatesElection Expenses
ChatGPT, a €400 bar tab and an Apple laptop: What did candidates expense at the last election?
The Journal Investigates looked at some of the more unusual expenses from candidates in the general election.
Some candidates expensed subscriptions for Zoom and X Premium
One election hopeful spent over €1,500 on keyrings
Car wraps, branded jackets and vehicle hires were also popular
Conor O'Carroll & Maria Delaney
13 Nov 2025
24.3k
30
Drug Decriminalisation
'The war on drugs has not worked': Labour urges Government to decriminalise personal drug use
Updated 5 Nov 2025
12.0k
137
HIV PrEP
'Deeply distressing for LGBTQI+ community': Labour TD calls for better access to HIV PrEP
3 Nov 2025
9.2k
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Simon Harris has said people ‘on the left’ try to ‘shut down’ debate on migration
31 Oct 2025
18.9k
InvestigatesElection Expenses
Political ad ban by social media companies leaves elections ‘susceptible to bad actors’
The Journal Investigates found huge money was spent on social media ads by candidates and parties during the last general election.
Big tech companies have banned political ads in response to new EU rules
Change in political ad rules will impact political campaigning online
Labour candidates dominate the list of highest elected spenders at last election
Conor O'Carroll & Maria Delaney
23 Oct 2025
9.0k
29
InvestigatesElection Expenses
Fancy running for the Dáil? Here’s how much it might cost you
The Journal Investigates examined more than 500 election expense returns to uncover how much you might have to spend to secure a Dáil seat.
Elected candidates spent €20,000 on average
Just 14 TDs had all their election expenses refunded
At least €9.2m was spent during the last election
Conor O'Carroll & Maria Delaney
16 Oct 2025
21.2k
29
Alternative Budget Season
The Budget is on Tuesday - here's what Sinn Féin and others say they would do if in charge
Updated 2 Oct 2025
9.7k
67
emergency accomodation
Taoiseach's homelessness comments 'deliberately disingenuous', TD says
26 Sep 2025
33.9k
7
The Morning Lead
HSE has 'no capacity or funding' to help people quit vaping
Labour TD Marie Sherlock called on the Minister for Health to ‘step up’ in advance of a Dáil debate today on young people vaping.
Conor O'Carroll
24 Sep 2025
7.3k
32
Under Pressure
Starmer says he won't resign amid backlash over Peter Mandelson links to Epstein
15 Sep 2025
5.4k
RELATED
Peter Mandelson deemed ‘worth the risk’ after checks, Cabinet minister says
14 Sep 2025
Peter Mandelson speaks of deep 'regret' after being sacked over links to Jeffrey Epstein
11 Sep 2025
UK ambassador to US says 2003 birthday message to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein is 'very embarrassing'
10 Sep 2025
jeffrey epstein
Peter Mandelson deemed ‘worth the risk’ after checks, Cabinet minister says
14 Sep 2025
8.4k
Tax affairs
UK's deputy PM Angela Rayner admits she did not pay enough stamp duty on second home
3 Sep 2025
13.5k
65
Labour split
Labour TD Alan Kelly breaks ranks with party and won't support Catherine Connolly's Áras bid
Updated 27 Aug 2025
24.9k
81
school bus places
Labour calls for ‘overhaul of failing’ school transport as parents unable to secure bus places
23 Aug 2025
8.5k
30
Rushanara Ali
Britain's homelessness minister resigns after reports she hiked rent after removing tenants
7 Aug 2025
41.9k
62
The Morning Lead
'We’re in trouble now’: AIB staff face upheaval and long commutes from new return-to-office policy
More than 1,500 staff have attended union meetings about the bank’s decision to make people work three days a week in the office.
7 Aug 2025
132k
61
The Morning Lead
Catherine Connolly is using American-style grassroots fundraising for her presidential campaign
Christina Finn
4 Aug 2025
25.6k
52
The Morning Lead
Labour is backing Catherine Connolly for president, but not everyone is happy about it
The Journal takes a look behind the curtain on the Labour Party’s decision to back its former member Catherine Connolly in the race for the Áras.
Jane Matthews
2 Aug 2025
23.0k
91
Palestine
Scottish party to force Palestine recognition vote as UK government faces pressure on Gaza
27 Jul 2025
9.3k
Dáil newbies
Being a first-time TD: 'The hours are mad, if I finish at 9.30pm it feels like a half day'
26 Jul 2025
20.3k
33
RELATED
Being a first-time TD: 'People are much nicer in the Dáil bar than they are in the chamber'
25 Jul 2025
Not Your Party
Jeremy Corbyn is signing people up for his new (as yet unnamed) political party
Updated 24 Jul 2025
11.1k
44
UK Labour
Cork native Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, highest paid UK Government special adviser
17 Jul 2025
15.6k
18
Suspension
MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party for second time over comments about racism
Updated 17 Jul 2025
16.0k
63
The Kids Are Alright
Voting age in UK to be lowered to 16 by next general election
17 Jul 2025
5.7k
57
grocery prices
Families facing 'impossible decisions' in the face of rising costs, Dáil told
8 Jul 2025
6.6k
38
new contender
Jeremy Corbyn looking to start new party with MP who has quit Labour
4 Jul 2025
6.7k
31
Keir Starmer
Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for UK governing party since 1990s
3 Jul 2025
8.3k
31
UK Government
Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears after criticism over major welfare reform u-turn
2 Jul 2025
14.3k
19
welfare cuts
Irishman Morgan McSweeney becomes the villain of the UK left as Labour is plagued by turmoil
27 Jun 2025
18.8k
51
Dáil
'Recipe for rocketing rents': TDs denounce government's new rent controls in Dáil
Updated 10 Jun 2025
16.6k
88
Presidential Election
Prospect of unity left-wing candidate for presidential election looking increasingly unlikely
Jane Matthews
1 Jun 2025
18.9k
Ged Nash
Consumer watchdog needs powers to 'interrogate' supermarkets over high grocery prices, TD says
27 May 2025
9.0k
51
housing delivery
Fines for housing developers who miss deadlines? Wouldn't work in Ireland, say experts
We asked housing experts if the UK PM Keir Starmer’s plan to penalise developers that miss deadlines would work here.
26 May 2025
10.5k
54
gambling regulation
Ireland's new gambling watchdog is up and running, but its strict laws won't apply until 2026
24 May 2025
8.5k
23
UK Politics
Opinion: Starmer is delivering the conservative agenda that Tories can only dream of
Peter Flanagan
19 May 2025
6.3k
20
Oireachtas Committee
‘No need’ to call Camogie Association before sporting committee over skorts (yet) says Kelly
12 May 2025
2.9k
3
Oireachtas Committee
‘No need’ to call Camogie Association before sporting committee over skorts (yet) says Kelly
12 May 2025
15.7k
31
On the ZeroZeros
Parents buying children 0% beer in pubs is placing an 'unfair burden' on bar staff, says TD
6 May 2025
31.1k
44
Animal Cruelty
People Before Profit, Labour and the Greens back Social Democrats bill to ban hare coursing
20 Apr 2025
11.4k
73
State of Play
The presidential election is a few months away — here are some names that might be running
Christina Finn
19 Apr 2025
34.4k
107
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