"The flagrancy with which the United States has acted in Venezuela has shocked the world and undermines the very foundations of international cooperation and respect for sovereign nations." Read the full statement from @duncansmithtd.bsky.social 🔗 labour.ie/news/2026/01...

❝The focus on student housing should be on delivering options that are genuinely affordable and accessible. Join us this Thursday at 11am to protest against any move to increase rents for students.❞ - Senator Laura Harmon 🔗 Full statement: labour.ie/news/2025/12...

"Let me be clear, when over 5,000 children are homeless, we are no longer in a housing crisis. It is an emergency, and we need to act like it." - Mark Wall TD

"With average rent nationwide now at €2,025, we know that those living in private rented accommodation are at huge risk of entering homelessness. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael just don’t get it.” 🔗 Read the full statement from @conorsheehan.bsky.social here: labour.ie/news/2025/09...

"The six-week consultation window is far too short. It is not realistic for such a complex and important process that will determine children’s access to supports for the school year ahead." 🔗 Read the full statement from Eoghan Kenny TD here: labour.ie/news/2025/09...

🔌 None of this has happened overnight. Government’s failure to make any ground in terms of investment in renewables or undertaking large retrofitting projects is leaving households across the country exposed. 💸 🔗 Read the full statement from Ciaran Ahern TD here: labour.ie/news/

📣Stop student fee increases‼️ Politics is about choices. Today the Dáil returns and we are clear that students and their families cannot be the victims of short-term political choices by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. 🔗 Read Senator Laura Harmon's statement in full on our website: labour.ie

❝This has the potential to seriously delay and disrupt the work of the Court, leading to the cancellation and postponement of cases. It is essential that the independence and functions of the Court are protected.❞ @georgelawlor.bsky.social Full statement 🌹: labour.ie/news/2025/09...

📣 Equality and fairness for school secretaries and caretakers. It's time for the Labour Court to intervene in the dispute over #PensionParity for school secretaries and caretakers.🚨 Let’s stand with secretaries and caretakers as they begin their strike action.

📣 They say fees? We say FIGHT BACK! ✊️ Politics is about choices. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are choosing to let down a generation of students and their families. We will not stand by and let this happen.

"Families need reassurance that their loved ones are safe. Residents deserve dignity and care, not to be caught in a system that allows operators to cut corners to maximise margins." @mariesherlock.bsky.social

Happy Monday! Here's a little look back at the Pride festivities this weekend 🌈

Labour calls for workers with private pensions to urge managers and providers to divest from Israeli-linked funds. ❝Demand to know where your hard earned money is going.❞ Ged Nash TD Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/06...

Labour demands urgent overhaul of nursing home oversight. ❝Every person in Ireland should feel confident that their loved ones will be treated with dignity and respect if they enter nursing home care.❞ @ivanabacik.bsky.social 👉 labour.ie/news/2025/06...

A wonderful turn out here in @outhousedublin.bsky.social of @labourpartyireland.bsky.social members new and old who joined the Party’s Marriage Equality Referendum in 2015. @labourlgbtq.bsky.social #MarRef #MarriageEquality #ME+10 #MarriageReferendum+10

Got a good turnout at Leinster House yesterday with my fellow @labourpartyireland.bsky.social members! Let's hope we got the message across!

Homes or Home Pages - Data centre surge jeopardises climate & housing targets 🌍️ ❝Government must be honest with the public: are we planning to meet our targets — or not?❞ @ciaranahern.bsky.social 🔗 labour.ie/news/2025/06...

Time for urgent action to tackle child poverty 🚨 ❝Behind these numbers are children going to school hungry, families unable to heat their homes, and long-term damage being done to young people’s health and life chances.❞ - Mark Wall TD 🔗 labour.ie/news/2025/06...

"Israel’s intentions are clear, they will move to take Gaza and they will not stop there. All the pageantry of pretending that Israel only cared about Hamas and wanted Palestinians to live in Gaza free of Hamas has been dropped." @duncansmithtd.bsky.social

"14,000 babies in Gaza are dying of starvation - If we won’t take action now, what will it take?" @ivanabacik.bsky.social youtu.be/zYg1EPhv9qE?...

❝Ireland has one of the highest numbers of drug induced deaths in Europe. We have a ridiculous situation where the Government made a capital investment in a facility but has not provided the operational funding to put it to use.❞ @mariesherlock.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2025/05...

🚨 CHANGE OF VENUE 🚨 Tonight's event celebrating the 10 year anniversary of marriage equality has been moved. Registration for the event has closed and those who RSVPed will be contacted this afternoon with the location for this evening’s event.

Rents soar while Government turns blind eye 🏡 ❝It’s clear Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil are totally out of touch with Ireland’s housing crisis. Their political choices have trapped a generation in high rents, while they protect landlords.❞ @conorsheehan.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Septic tank failures must be tackled now 🚨 ❝This is a public health crisis – we need urgent action to expand grants, increase inspections, and protect our environment.❞ - Mark Wall TD Read more 👇️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Labour calls for legal right to flexible work 🌹 ❝Flexible work isn’t a luxury — it’s essential for equality, well-being and opportunity. The world of work has changed — it’s time the Government caught up.❞ - Senator Nessa Cosgrove Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

❝Israel’s assault on Gaza is genocide. EU has done nothing. Ireland must lead: pass the Occupied Territories Bill, enact sanctions, & remove Israel from global platforms.❞ Duncan Smith TD Join the national demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 🇵🇸 labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Minister must face facts on Leaving Cert reform 📚️ ❝Labour supports modernising the Leaving Cert. We want progress. But progress needs planning. Reforms of this scale should take a long-term approach, not a political shortcut.❞ - Eoghan Kenny TD Link ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

10 years on: Government must act on LGBTQ+ family rights 🏳️‍🌈 ❝Ireland made history by voting for marriage equality. But the fight for full equality goes on.❞ - Senator Laura Harmon Read more 👉️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Job Fairy! We are hiring for two exciting roles. If you have a keen interest in politics, activism wish to change Irish society for the better, while also developing your skills and experience in Irish public life – check our website! labour.ie/were-hiring/

Time for Europe to stand against war crimes 🇵🇸 ❝We need action now. We need the removal of Israel from international cultural, academic and sporting platforms such as Eurovision and global tournaments.❞ @duncansmithtd.bsky.social Read more: labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Time to strengthen remote work protections 📢 ❝Commuters, carers & those priced out of cities need a legal right to remote work — not vague promises.❞ Senator Nessa Cosgrove Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

❝What is a housing czar? The big thing the public are struggling to understand is what will the Housing Czar do that the Housing Minister couldn’t do himself? This cannot be a fall person for the Minister. ❞ @conorsheehan.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Harmon welcomes Government action on ‘sex for rent’ exploitation. ❝This is not just exploitation – it’s abuse. Labour brought forward a Bill last month to criminalise this practice. It’s time for real protections.❞ Senator Laura Harmon Link ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

Labour calls for clarity on 0% beer being consumed on licensed premises by children. ❝It is completely inappropriate for this to be left up to interpretation by individual pubs and their staff.❞ Alan Kelly TD Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/05...

"We have a dark and shameful past of institutional abuse in Ireland. The State now must compel the Christian Brothers and other orders to provide survivors with the justice they deserve. It’s time for accountability." - @ivanabacik.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2025/05...

"126 children still not knowing whether or not they'll have a school place for this September coming, It's an absolute failure by the State." - Eoghan Kenny TD #SpecialEducationalNeeds

"So many rank and file Gardaí tell me they feel they are not being heard by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael justice ministers." - Alan Kelly TD Full Statement 🌹: labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Education Minister must clarify status of permanent contracts Eoghan Kenny TD 🗣️It strikes me as strange that the measures relating to permanency would only apply to newly qualified teachers as her social media messaging appears to suggest. labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Labour calls for Dáil debate following Grace report - Labour Leader @ivanabacik.bsky.social Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

State must stop outsourcing mental health care. ❝The HSE must address these runaway costs and shift its focus to building up local, public mental health services in Ireland.❞ @mariesherlock.bsky.social Read more 👉️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

🗣️Stalling on Streaming Levy fails Irish creators - Rob O'Donoghue TD ❝We need a future-facing approach—one that invests in Irish creativity, supports public service broadcasting, and doesn’t shy away from holding major streaming platforms to account. labour.ie/news/2025/04...

📻️ @mariesherlock.bsky.social joins Claire Byrne today at 10:15am 🌹 Tune In Live 📻️: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Leaving cert reform must take a long term approach 📚️ ❝Poorly implemented reforms won’t benefit anyone.❞ Eoghan Kenny TD Read more 👉️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Critical questions about CHI’s current fitness to continue. ❝The findings today paint an appalling picture. This is a damning report and all took place due to a vacuum of leadership in CHI.❞ @mariesherlock.bsky.social Read more 👉️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Second warmest March ever sparks call for action 🔥 ❝The gravity of the situation necessitates an urgent, all-government approach. Climate action can no longer be confined to one department or treated as a peripheral issue.❞ @ciaranahern.bsky.social Read more ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

🦉Tonight on the Late Late Show - Labour leader Ivana Bacik. Tune in from 9:35pm 📺️ #BuildingBetterTogether 🌹

❝Millions of jobs are now at risk, prices will rise, and ordinary people will suffer the most. This recklessness could trigger the worst economic crisis since the 2008 financial crash. - @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Ó Ríordáin appointed lead social democratic negotiator on housing in the European Parliament 🇪🇺 ❝Right now 900000 people across the EU are homeless—including 3500 children in Dublin. Their voices will be at the heart of my work.❞ @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Why are parents of children with additional needs forced to be in constant battle with the State? - Eoghan Kenny TD It's not acceptable. The Minister of Education must intervene and guarantee every child an appropriate school place for September labour.ie/news/2025/04...

Senator Harmon calls out Government’s U-Turn on education funding 🌹 ❝The Government must reaffirm its commitment to reducing student fees and invest adequately in our education system to secure a brighter future for all.❞ - Senator Laura Harmon ➡️ labour.ie/news/2025/04...