#Labour

# labour - Saturday 6 February, 2021

Ivana Bacik: Any trivialising of gender-based violence by the courts is unhelpful

Feb 6th 2021, 7:30 AM 16,536 Views 23 Comments

The Labour senator says any downplaying of the seriousness of sexual assaults in the courts will cause the further regression of social attitudes towards these crimes.

# labour - Sunday 31 January, 2021

# Your Say

Poll: Should renters be allowed to own pets?

Jan 31st 2021, 10:10 AM 69,721 Views 174 Comments

Labour says a blanket ban on pet ownership for renters is unfair.

# labour - Sunday 3 January, 2021

# School Reopening

Labour calls for NPHET to perform a risk assessment on schools before they return

Updated Jan 3rd 2021, 10:31 AM 73,017 Views 135 Comments

People Before Profit has called for schools to remain closed for the month of January.

# labour - Friday 25 December, 2020

# Debt

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# Debt

'Debt piled up. I was a 50-year-old single parent bringing up a teenage girl'

Dec 25th 2020, 6:00 PM 13,699 Views 2 Comments

Harry Pearson on writing ‘The Farther Corner’.

# labour - Thursday 24 December, 2020

# Interview

Alan Kelly on why there's no 'utopian consensus' in the opposition and why Sinn Féin 'isn't a left party'

Dec 24th 2020, 6:00 AM 32,976 Views 117 Comments

Kelly is ending his first calendar year as leader of the Labour party.

# labour - Saturday 5 December, 2020

# Coronavirus

UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer self-isolating for second time after staff member tests positive for Covid-19

Dec 5th 2020, 3:25 PM 7,454 Views 7 Comments

Starmer went into quarantine in September when one of his children developed possible symptoms.

# labour - Tuesday 17 November, 2020

# UK Labour

Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted to the Labour Party

Nov 17th 2020, 7:57 PM 24,019 Views 47 Comments

It comes weeks after the former Labour leader said that the scale of anti-Semitism in the party was “dramatically overstated”.

# labour - Saturday 31 October, 2020

# Anatomy Of A Scandal

Timeline: GP contract negotiations, the draft deal and Leo Varadkar's actions

Oct 31st 2020, 10:40 PM 60,294 Views 0 Comments

What happened with the draft deal in the spring of 2019?

# labour - Wednesday 28 October, 2020

# Ewss

Bank defends asking mortgage applicants whether their employer is seeking State Covid assistance

Oct 28th 2020, 12:05 AM 47,232 Views 47 Comments

Labour’s Ged Nash has been contacted by a number of constituents over the bank’s approach to the employment wage subsidy scheme.

# labour - Saturday 24 October, 2020

# Lagos

Minister Simon Coveney calls on Nigerian authorities to investigate violence against protesters

Oct 24th 2020, 8:30 AM 17,244 Views 36 Comments

Amnesty International said that at least 12 peaceful protesters were killed in an incident involving the Nigerian army this week.

# labour - Tuesday 13 October, 2020

# Budget 2021

Opposition TDs hit out at lack of 'certainty and hope' but minister says 'there's no crystal ball for the pandemic'

Updated Oct 13th 2020, 8:47 PM 29,276 Views 70 Comments

This afternoon, the government unveiled its Budget for 2021.

# labour - Thursday 8 October, 2020

# Pollsters

Fine Gael remains on top with Sinn Féin in second while Greens drop sharply in latest opinion poll

Oct 8th 2020, 7:25 AM 27,600 Views 66 Comments

Approval with the government has plummeted since June according to the latest opinion poll.

# labour - Wednesday 30 September, 2020

# Kurzarbeit

German short-time work benefit model being considered by government ahead of Budget

Sep 30th 2020, 3:10 PM 42,462 Views 12 Comments

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said specific sector supports are under consideration.

# labour - Tuesday 22 September, 2020

# Sick Leave

Government agree to sick pay reform, but Labour says six month delay will hinder fight against the pandemic

Sep 22nd 2020, 6:53 PM 17,369 Views 22 Comments

Ireland is one of only five EU members that doesn’t recognise sick pay as a right.

# labour - Monday 14 September, 2020

# Dying With Dignity

'What I am asking is to be given a choice': Vicky Phelan urges politicians to support Dying with Dignity Bill

Sep 14th 2020, 3:34 PM 32,797 Views 40 Comments

The Dying with Dignity Bill will be introduced in the Dáil tomorrow.

# labour - Saturday 8 August, 2020

# In-fighting

Jeremy Corbyn accuses his own party officials of trying to sabotage the 2017 election

Aug 8th 2020, 10:35 AM 22,753 Views 44 Comments

Corbyn and his allies believe there is “overwhelming evidence” of sabotage within the UK Labour ranks.

# labour - Wednesday 8 July, 2020

# Evictions Ban

Housing minister to consult on whether rent freeze should be extended beyond 20 July

Jul 8th 2020, 5:11 PM 13,298 Views 21 Comments

Tenants cannot be evicted and rent increases are prohibited for the duration of the crisis.

# labour - Wednesday 1 July, 2020

# Into The West

Go west? Government set to appoint 17 junior ministers

Jul 1st 2020, 7:58 AM 28,653 Views 48 Comments

The government has faced significant anger over the lack of geographical diversity among senior ministers.

# labour - Tuesday 7 April, 2020

# Government Formation

Kelly ‘doesn’t believe’ Labour will enter coalition, but Tánaiste says framework doc might change their response

Apr 7th 2020, 11:35 AM 16,502 Views 61 Comments

Simon Coveney said parties might ‘pause for thought and perhaps change their approach’ when they read the document.

# labour - Sunday 5 April, 2020

# Fresh Faces

'We will be a responsible opposition': Keir Starmer announces new look Labour team

Apr 5th 2020, 8:55 PM 13,590 Views 36 Comments

The new Labour leader appointed leadership rival Lisa Nandy as shadow foreign secretary.

# labour - Saturday 4 April, 2020

# NEW LEADER

So who exactly is new UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer?

Apr 4th 2020, 3:00 PM 29,002 Views 26 Comments

Starmer was elected as leader of the party earlier today, replacing Jeremy Corbyn.

# Top Job

Keir Starmer is the new leader of the UK Labour party

Updated Apr 4th 2020, 11:00 AM 33,561 Views 35 Comments

Starmer, a former director of state prosecutions and Labour’s Brexit spokesman, had been the favourite to win the ballot.

# labour - Friday 6 March, 2020

# Poll

Poll: Who should be the next leader of the Labour Party?

Mar 6th 2020, 10:17 AM 33,582 Views 120 Comments

Alan Kelly and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin are bidding to replace Brendan Howlin as the party’s leader.

# labour - Monday 2 March, 2020

# Labour

Rent freeze is constitutional according to past legal advice, says Alan Kelly

Mar 2nd 2020, 1:43 PM 19,783 Views 67 Comments

Labour leadership candidate Alan Kelly said that he received the advice when he was housing minister.

# Warning

Greens should be 'extremely' careful about going into government with FG or FF, says ex-Labour minister

Mar 2nd 2020, 6:10 AM 20,068 Views 36 Comments

Jan O’Sullivan said that the Greens needed to ‘tie down’ any commitments from the two parties.

# labour - Friday 21 February, 2020

# Leadership Battle

Ó Ríordáin pledges to rebuild Labour on traditional party values as he launches leadership campaign

Feb 21st 2020, 1:27 PM 11,729 Views 33 Comments

Labour members will vote on a new leader at the beginning of April.

# labour - Wednesday 19 February, 2020

# Northern Ireland

'No one wants a bar full of vending machines': NI businesses say new UK immigration system will cause labour shortage

Feb 19th 2020, 12:30 PM 25,128 Views 48 Comments

Business groups across the UK have also criticised the points-based immigration system.

# labour - Tuesday 18 February, 2020

# It's On

Alan Kelly v Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Two TDs set to compete for Labour leadership

Updated Feb 18th 2020, 5:57 PM 41,148 Views 117 Comments

Labour members will vote on a new leader at the beginning of April.

# labour - Saturday 15 February, 2020

# Howlin For You

The Labour Party leadership contest will kick off this morning

Feb 15th 2020, 9:35 AM 18,087 Views 85 Comments

The executive board of the Labour Party will meet at 11am.

# labour - Thursday 13 February, 2020

# Your Say

Poll: Who do you think should be the next Labour Party leader?

Feb 13th 2020, 9:29 AM 35,948 Views 85 Comments

Brendan Howlin announced yesterday he was stepping down after four years as party leader.

# labour - Wednesday 12 February, 2020

# Change

Brendan Howlin to step down as leader of the Labour Party

Feb 12th 2020, 3:51 PM 71,281 Views 215 Comments

Howlin has led the party since 2016, when he took over from Joan Burton.

# Six Of The Best

Labour hits rock bottom and the second-shortest serving TD ever: 6 election records made this year

Feb 12th 2020, 6:00 AM 27,420 Views 21 Comments

The records behind the rise of Sinn Féin during the election tell their own story.

# labour - Sunday 9 February, 2020

# Hour By Hour

The nation has decided. Here's when we'll know the results

Feb 9th 2020, 12:05 AM 98,844 Views 76 Comments

We’ve a very long day ahead of us until we find out how the 33rd Dáil will look.

# labour - Tuesday 4 February, 2020

# Ge2020

Gangland crime and coalition red lines: Dublin Bay North candidates debate in Coolock

Feb 4th 2020, 7:00 AM 13,675 Views 32 Comments

Fine Gael candidate Catherine Noone didn’t attend the debate.

# labour - Thursday 30 January, 2020

# Ge2020

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have spent over €50k on Facebook adverts so far this campaign

Jan 30th 2020, 12:05 AM 13,805 Views 90 Comments

The three main parties are way ahead in terms of spending on Facebook and Instagram since the campaign got under way.

# labour - Tuesday 28 January, 2020

# Manifesto Launch

Labour promises three-year rent freeze, a living wage, and free GP care to under-18s

Jan 28th 2020, 2:10 PM 15,925 Views 74 Comments

The party has launched its ‘Building an Equal Society’ manifesto this afternoon.

# labour - Wednesday 8 January, 2020

# Dublin Fingal

Labour TD Brendan Ryan says he will not contest next election

Jan 8th 2020, 10:13 PM 15,306 Views 33 Comments

Ryan has been a TD since 2011.

# labour - Saturday 4 January, 2020

# Another Future Is Possible

Keir Starmer launches bid for UK Labour leadership with video emphasising trade union roots

Jan 4th 2020, 8:02 PM 10,340 Views 15 Comments

The video also features words of support from Stephen Lawrence’s mother, saying he was “instrumental” in getting justice.

# labour - Thursday 2 January, 2020

# Labour Leadership

Keir Starmer is front runner to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, according to new poll

Jan 2nd 2020, 10:38 AM 14,952 Views 31 Comments

Starmer would beat Rebecca Long-Bailey, who has been seen as the Corbyn camp’s favoured successor.

# labour - Monday 16 December, 2019

# Cormac ó Braonáin

Funeral of Labour Youth Chair Cormac Ó Braonáin to take place in Mansion House on Thursday

Dec 16th 2019, 7:28 PM 29,677 Views 4 Comments

The young man died after he was struck by a Luas in Dublin city early yesterday morning.

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