A great day for those selling coleslaw 🌞

I wish that was me

There’s a lot to be said for dignity in retirement.

A free vote is a cop out! The recommendations of the review are clear and three years old.

When asked about immigration, the manel on @rtetwip.bsky.social cannot say anything positive about migrants without talking about family members having migrant carers. 😬

The @rtetwip.bsky.social panel on Galway West is bizarre. All men, three of them agree on almost everything, essentially the one candidate and not a single woman!

Straw clutching nonsense! I wish people wouldn’t turn cycling into a culture war, it’ll make us fitter, healthier, live long and will deal with traffic congestion effectively!

Ciarán Cannon excellent right now on Drivetime on yet another reductive bike shed “debate”. The fact that this was the subject of Leaders Questions in the Dáil yesterday is ridiculous.

Helen Ogbu is the only left candidate who can win. Helen Ogbu can make history. We have two weeks 🌹✊ It has to be Helen. #GaillimhOgbu

This is truly mind-blowing: Norway has gone from near-zero sales of non‑emitting battery electric vehicles to now close to 100% of all new passenger car sales - achieved in about 13 years. More in my next substack newsletter. Sign up here: substack.com/@janrosenow

Fine Gael must be on strike. Very few in the Dáil.

Fiosru must proactively report handling of domestic and sexual violence complaints - @ivanabacik.bsky.social 👇👇 labour.ie/news/2026/04...

There are only 44 female TD’s in the Dáil. Each female Minister who stood up to speak during the confidence motion was heckled and shouted over during their speaking time by Independent Ireland. It is not acceptable.

There is more chance of me being reincarnated as a tea pot than there is of Danny Healy-Rae voting against the Government today!

Very unfair to wait until Sunday evening to tell Leaving Cert students this

Package to buy off sectoral interests sees little comfort for working people – @gednashtd.bsky.social “Where is the targeted energy supports for working families? Where is the renewed mandate to work from home to help manage commuting costs? labour.ie/news/2026/04...

Nothing for ordinary people. This Government is so out of touch that it prioritised tax cuts for property developers and fast food multinationals over ANYTHING for ordinary people in the budget. They could have avoided this getting this far if they had intervened earlier in the week.

Limerick tenants latest victims of Governments rental mess - @conorsheehan.bsky.social “The Minister needs to go back to the drawing board now to prevent this contagion spreading. labour.ie/news/2026/03...

Another mass evacuation, this time of 20 families from an apartment block on Lord Edward street in Limerick as a direct result of Government’s rental bill. We warned the Minister that this would, we tried to amend the legislation but they ignored us. A complete ban on no fault evictions is needed.

Families need real help against the enormous jump in the cost of living. We're asking Government to: 👉 Extend the fuel allowance by four weeks 👉 Provide double social welfare payments 👉 Cap prices of home heating oil 👉 Introduced targeted energy targets labour.ie/news/2026/03...

The consular assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Middle East has been absolutely superb. Our missions are not designed for mass evacuations but the way they have stood up has been brilliant. 🇮🇪

The outrage over the Dublin zoo promo smacks of how mental social media has become, of you really should have more pressing things to be worried about as a TD and better a culture war than confront any of the real issues people face like housing, poverty, cost of living…

I have never seen the housing crisis so bad. A person with stage 3 cancer about to be evicted into a hostel. This is a rich country!

One year of James Browne see’s homelessness rise by 10.6% - @conorsheehan.bsky.social "On Sunday, new rental rules come into effect. We have been warned repeatedly that these changes will lead to higher rents and a return to economic evictions. labour.ie/news/2026/02...

The new rental rules are so confusing that James Browne can’t even explain his own rental bill properly on Morning Ireland.

I remember multiple families being asked to deliver eulogies during the removal prayers in one local church years ago. They should obviously be allowed but also time limited.

Minister can’t spin away soaring rent. “Instead of freezing rents. Minister‘s Rent Hike Bill will cause rents to soar by at least 10%. Today’s Daft report is desperate, but it will pale into insignificance given what is to come.” @conorsheehan.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2026/02...

Really hope Paudie wins Dancing with the Stars! 🕺 Doing it for the dads of ireland. #DWTSIRL

This will not stop with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Government ducks responsibility as homes hit €500,000. "In a shock to absolutely no one, house prices are climbing once again. Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael must stop ignoring evidence and start delivering the homes people need." @conorsheehan.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2026/02...

Proud to back the €90 bn Ukraine support loan last week. Solidarity with Ukrainian men, women and children has never been more important. Disappointed, but not surprised, that Sinn Féin turned their back when it mattered most. #ukraine #standwithukraine #dublin #irishpolitics #eu

Sun is shining in lovely Limerick

Simon Community report confirms HAP collapse. "Renters will pay the price for the Government’s rental changes. Rents need to come down, not rise even higher." @conorsheehan.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2026/02...

The removal of the passenger cap must result in additionality for Shannon and the Midwest. We need connectivity to another European hub.

Banning u16’s from social media is not the panacea some are making it out to be. Talking about it non-stop is a distraction and letting social media companies off the hook. They are making money off pushing harmful content at young people!

I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖 The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social

Currently debating Government’s RTB Amendment Rent rocket 🚀 Bill which is going to cause rents to go up 15-20%. Renters will pay for FF and FG’s policy failures. ❌

Labour TD @conorsheehan.bsky.social on the need for an improved flood warning system, highlighted by the effect of Storm Chandra. You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight. #StormChandra #Flooding #Labour

Today at noon, our panelists - Minister for Public Expenditure & Infrastructure Jack Chambers, Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly and Labour TD @conorsheehan.bsky.social - will join presenter Juliette Gash to discuss the political headlines of the week. Tune in today at noon on @rteone.rte.ie

Labour calls for rent brake in Government’s rent rule changes. 📈 "New Government rent changes will push rents higher. A rent brake is essential." @conorsheehan.bsky.social ➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...

This is complete crap! It will do the opposite of what it intends to do. If you want to make the roads safer for cyclists, reduce the speed of the thing that could kill them 🚙 🤷‍♂️

Congrats to Helen on her selection. Unfortunately a bad chest infection and strep throat kept me away this evening. Cannot wait to get up to Galway and campaign for Helen #GaillimhOgbu 🌹

I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. Read my letter here.👇🏻

Labour calls for action on Shannon oversight. “Blind trust is not oversight. Ireland needs real inspections at Shannon Airport now.” @conorsheehan.bsky.social ➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...

In schools in communities I represent in Limerick. A hot school meal means a child gets fed. In most cases the food is decent quality and nothing I wouldn’t eat myself!

Renters face chaos under new Government plan. "The Minister has created a system so confusing and so fragmented that it will be impossible to enforce." @conorsheehan.bsky.social ➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...

Hard to believe that Joe Biden was inaugurated 5 years ago today. “Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile.” Seems like another world….

The fastest cohort of older people entering homelessness is in the West of Ireland. Yet another depressing indictment of our Government. We now have an epidemic of older people entering homelessness.

Great to see the NTA Active Travel Funding allocations for 2026! Approx €18,5m for Limerick which will deliver a lot of key projects over the coming year. www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...