A busy weekend in the Dublin sunshine … among other things I was - -Canvassing in #Portobello -Swimming at the #HalfMoon -Marching at #TransPride -Attending the National Day of Commemoration

Very disappointed to see Gov winning the Dáil vote tonight on my #Redress Bill - this means further progress on the Bill is delayed for 6 months. Vitally important we get this Bill passed - to ensure justice for survivors of institutional child sex abuse. #FairShareForSurvivors

Paid leave for pregnancy loss “does not go far enough,” says @labour.ie dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/... #PLRG_PLACESproject

Government is failing victims of domestic violence as the refuge crisis deepens.⁠ ⁠ It is deeply alarming that almost 1,900 women were turned away from domestic violence services over a six month period. Behind every one of these figures is a woman seeking safety. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 labour.ie/news/2026/06...

Congratulations to our great @labour.ie Councillor Alison Field - elected Deputy Lord Mayor of #Dublin tonight ! @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social

We cannot appeal to the morality of religious orders to pay their share of redress to survivors of institutional piece. Read my Op-Ed in @thejournal.ie today ahead of the debate on our @labour.ie Bill to compel institutions to pay redress this week in the Dáil. www.thejournal.ie/readme/catho...

Great to get along tonight to the Autism Friendly #Terenure Awards Celebration. Well done to the local Committee, to #AsIAm and to all involved!

Any Occupied Territories Bill passed by the Dáil must include a ban on trade in goods and services. Proud to stand with Frances Black & other Oireachtas members in support of a ban in services today. 🇵🇸

This Thursday, the Dáil will debate my motion to ensure accountability for those responsible for abuse in both church & state authorities. No more obfuscation, no more legal loopholes, no more delay. Sign the petition below to add your support. secure.labour.ie/page/193962/...

Powerful report on how victims of abuse in #Dunderrow have been failed by the state. We need justice for survivors. I call on Gov to support my #Redress Bill this Thursday in the Dáil - to ensure accountability for those responsible for abuse in both church & state authorities.

Data centres are driving up your electricity bills.⁠ 💶 ⁠ The Government wants to facilitate the construction of even more, at your expense.⁠ 📈 ⁠ We are very dissapointed to see the Government parties oppose our constructive motion to keep climate action on the agenda this morning. 🌍

A busy day out in #Ringsend and #Sandymount today with @dermotlacey.bsky.social & the local @labour.ie team. Celebrating #BloomsDay and #YeatsDay - and doing a great #BeachClean with #LabourYouth !

Today at Leader's Questions I raised with the Taoiseach the report on the horiffic crimes committed by Bill Kennealy. It has revealed repeated failures by institutions that should have protected vulnerable children. ⁠ ⁠ Survivors deserve accountability, dignity and action. 🌹✊️

Very disappointing to see Minister not willing to intervene here #SyngeStreet We need to ensure adequate space for local Gaelcholaiste!

A pleasure to visit @labour.ie Mayor of Waterford Seamus Ryan, Deputy Mayor John Pratt and Cllr. Thomas Phelan in Waterford this week.

Good luck to all the #LeavingCert and #JuniorCert students starting exams today!

So sorry to hear sad news of the death of Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental. Honoured to have met him & Suzi Diamond at National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorations over the years. Deepest sympathies to Tomi’s family and friends. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...

Delighted to give the keynote address at today’s powerful #BlackandIrish #APNI conference - well done to all!

So proud of our two outstanding @labour.ie bye-election candidates. Ruth and Helen have truly done us proud with strong & positive results. Thanks to you both for your brilliant campaigns! 🌹

Polls are now open! And we have two amazing #Labour candidates In #GalwayWest - vote Number 1 #HelenOgbu In #DublinCentral - vote Number 1 #RuthO’Dea #VoteLeftTransferLeft

Thinking today of all those #Meta employees impacted by this latest announcement. Gov must develop comprehensive plan to support & protect those facing redundancy. labour.ie/news/2026/05...

This appalling treatment of Irish citizens & Sumud Flotilla activists must be condemned by all. Ireland & EU must take urgent steps to sanction Israel & stop ongoing flagrant breaches of international law. #SolidarityWithPalestine

Great to be out canvassing over recent evenings with our brilliant #DublinCentral @labour.ie candidate Ruth O’Dea - and with local TD @mariesherlock.bsky.social !

Today in the Dáil I raised the impending closure of the #SilkRoadCafe with the Taoiseach. The closure of this wonderful café would be a real loss. I welcome his indication in response that he would look further into this & look forward to further engagement.

Deeply concerning to see Irish citizens detained. We need effective sanctions against #Israel & urgent passage of the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill

Great to attend tonight’s local Community Garda Youth Awards in City Hall. Well done to all involved !

It was wonderful to meet a good friend - and national icon - while out canvassing in Galway on Friday with the amazing #HelenOgbu #MakeHistory #GaillimhOgbu

An immensely positive reception over recent days out canvassing with the amazing #HelenOgbu & all the great @labour.ie team in #GalwayWest We can do this! #MakeHistory #GaillimhOgbu

Dismayed at this decision affecting the wonderful Silk Road Café at Chester Beatty Library. I will be querying this with the OPW and following up in an attempt to save this great independent café from closing over the EU Presidency. www.thejournal.ie/silk-road-ca...

Bertie Ahern's comments are disgraceful and he should apologise. But we also must take a look around the Dáil chamber. There is not one black or African voice in the Dáil that has the real, lived experience of racism. We want to change that on 22 May, and put Cllr. Helen Ogbu in the Dáil.

Tánaiste fails to condemn Ahern’s remarks as racist - @ivanabacik.bsky.social "There is no African voice in the Dáil who can testify about the direct experience of racism. I hope that this changes after the Galway West by-election with the election of Cllr. Helen Ogbu.” labour.ie/news/2026/05...

Very disappointed to see this significant #SyngeStreet building up for sale commercially. For some months I have been engaging with all involved to get Dept of Education to acquire it for expansion of local schools. www.irishtimes.com/property/com...

Solidarity with striking workers today from the National Ambulance Service. The Minister for Health must urgently intervene and implement the recommendations of the independent roles and responsibilities review from 2020. These workers go above and beyond and deserve decent pay & conditions.

Have been in regular contact with Ann Lane over last few days and have also spoken with Minister McEntee directly on support for Irish citizens on the boat. We all send thoughts to Ann and all on board for a speedy resolution and safe homeward journey. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Lots of great canvassing over the last few days with our brilliant @labour.ie Bye-Election candidates - Cllr Helen Ogbu #GalwayWest Ruth O’Dea #DublinCentral

It's been a busy few days on the doors in Galway West & Dublin Central. Very proud of the campaigns Cllr. Helen Ogbu & Ruth O'Dea are running for @labour.ie. With less than 3 weeks to go, we're doing our all to put these two fearless, progressive women in the Dáil!

Happy May Day from all of us in @labour.ie . 🥖🌹⁠ ⁠ It's an important day to reflect on the value of organised labour and the many wins workers have achieved from coming together.⁠ ⁠ As the party of Trade Union movement we will never stop advocating for workers - their rights and interests.⁠

Taoiseach’s innuendo about homelessness in Dublin is outrageous. On Monday, I met the wife of a non Irish born Dublin Bus driver-they live with their kids in homeless accommodation on Gardiner St I met a non Irish born customs officer facing homelessness These are real people with real jobs

We are hurtling towards 20,000 people in homelessness and there is no sense of urgency.⁠ ⁠ Behind every number is a person, a family, a child growing up without stability or security.⁠ ⁠ Yet Government keeps ploughing ahead with the same old, failed policies.⁠

“Only the State has the deep pockets to underwrite the scale of investment needed in housing, but on all metrics this Government is failing. - @ivanabacik.bsky.social questioning the Taoiseach in the Dáil on the housing crisis today. Full statement 👇 labour.ie/news/2026/04...

Great to meet with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals today with my Labour colleague Robert O'Donoghue TD. 🐶🌹

Working families need real cost-of-living supports now.⁠ @labour.ie are calling for a Mini-Budget for PAYE workers to include:⁠ ⁠ ⚡️ A windfall tax on excess energy profits of big companies 🔌 Targeted energy credits⁠ 💶 The indexation of tax bands⁠ 🌎️ Climate action measures to lower your bills⁠

Demonstrating outside the German Embassy, against the imprisonment of Irish activist Daniel Tatlow-Devally and the Ulm 5, who go on trial today in Stuggart. 🍉🕊️ @ipsc.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

The findings of Barra Roantree's report on the South-West Inner City result from years of shocking neglect.⁠ ⁠ Ireland is a rich country on paper, but for many it feels anything but.⁠ ⁠ Together we will continue to push for the investment this community deserves.

The posters are going up and the bye-elections are well underway! Delighted to spend yesterday across two canvasses in Dublin Central and Galway West with our remarkable @labour.ie candidates - Ruth O'Dea and Cllr. Helen Ogbu.

The State is failing children & their families.⁠ ⁠ Children in homelessness, children in care, children with additional needs. Tonight's RTE Investigates on Children in Care will show just that⁠. ⁠ Where is the urgency from Gov? Where is the planned response to guarantee the rights of every child?