Senator Alex White is the Labour Party nominee as they attempt to win their first seat in Dublin South since 1992. A barrister and former RTE producer, White has been the party's best hope in recent years, receiving almost 20 per cent of first-preference votes in the constituency's 2009 by-election. White was elected by the Seanad's Cultural and Educational Panel in 2007, and he is currently the party leader in the Seanad. He is also Labour's national spokesperson on Children.

Policies

• Job creation, economic recovery
• Fairness and social justice
• Political reform
• Education as a right for all
• Improving the quality of our environment