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Failure of Department of Health to pay Covid bonus is 'beyond insulting' - Labour

Labour health and disability spokesperson Duncan Smith has said that the Department of Health must emerge from the shadows, take responsibility and pay tens of thousands of frontline health workers still waiting on a pandemic recognition payment. ...

25 Jul 2022 at 10:53

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'Worrying' - Questions raised on whether Nphet are being silenced by the government

Members of the Government’s expert advisory group have been silenced under new communication protocols, the Labour leader has claimed. Alan Kelly said it is “worrying” that members of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) have to go ...

07 Dec 2021 at 22:23

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Labour TD says 'schools are safe' mix up goes to the heart of Government dysfunction

Labour education spokesperson has reiterated his call for the Minister for Education to meet with Opposition to discuss the current situation of Covid-19 in schools. Highlighting concerns raised by school communities and unions, Deputy Áodhán ...

24 Nov 2021 at 18:41

National News

POLL: Which political party would you vote for in the next general election?

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party entered a coalition government in June 2020 and have encountered intense criticism and scrutiny ever since. Political polls have seen an increase in support for opposition party Sinn Féin since the ...

15 Nov 2021 at 12:20

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'Wage support scheme needed to protect jobs this winter' - Labour

Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash has called today (Tuesday September 7) on the government to create a new short-term wage support scheme to help protect jobs and firms most at risk of collapse over escalating gas prices. Speaking as up ...

06 Sept 2022 at 16:23

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Four TDs and senators received 3,000 euro in donations last year

Four politicians declared donations totalling 3,000 euro last year, new figures show. According to the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo), two TDs and two senators received 3,800 euro in total donations last year, but after ...

22 Aug 2022 at 14:23

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'Budget 2023 must provide a fair increase in social welfare payments' - Labour

Labour social protection spokesperson Seán Sherlock has demanded that government meet the rate of inflation and provide a €20 increase to social welfare payments. Speaking in advance of Budget 2023, Deputy Sherlock said double ...

26 Sept 2022 at 13:23

'Enough is enough' - Calls for cap on childcare to bring more Carlow women into the workplace

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€200 cap on childcare would bring more women into the workplace - Labour

Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock said there is a crisis in the world of work for thousands of women in Carlow and throughout the country. Through a lack of action on affordable childcare, Senator Sherlock said ...

23 Sept 2022 at 18:53

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UPDATE: More than 1.1 million people in receipt of social welfare unemployment supports

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty has announced the publication of a Working Paper on the initial impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Ireland’s labour market. The Working Paper was ...

05 May 2020 at 10:05

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Carlow election candidate calls on Fine Gael to stand up for teachers after O’ Leary comments

Labour Party candidate for Carlow/Kilkenny and former school principal Seán Ó hArgáin has called on local Fine Gael candidates to condemn comments by Michael O’ Leary at a Fine Gael election launch for their colleague, ...

11 Nov 2024 at 17:27

National News

Labour TD calls for PCR testing delays to be tackled

Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has called on the government to outline its plan to clear the backlog in PCR tests. Deputy Smith said people must receive confirmatory PCR tests as soon as possible rather than ...

17 Nov 2021 at 17:46

Local News

Boris Johnson accused of taking ‘wrecking ball’ to UK-Irish relations

UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Prime Minister of taking a “wrecking ball” to relationships with Ireland and the EU with his controversial plan to unilaterally scrap aspects of the Northern ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:23

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