Sligo Labour Party member calls for overhaul of how early-years education is provided
A local member of the Labour Party has called for a total overhaul of the way in which early childhood care and education is provided. Sligo Leitrim Labour Party member John Davey has also called for fully funded support by the government to allow them to remain open. Mr Davey…
Local Labour representative blasts Governments plan to defer sick pay bill
The government’s proposal to defer a bill that would give all workers statutory sick pay for six weeks has been described as a disgrace by a local representative of the Labour party. A Bill from Labour aims to see people have entitlement to sick pay if they have or…
Time for a general insurance indemnity against Covid-19
With childcare providers being told they can’t get insurance cover for the risk of COVID-19, a local member of the Labour party has called for a general insurance indemnity against Covid-19 related claims. The calls have been made by the former local and general election candidate Nessa Cosgrove. …
Major decision for new Labour Leader to make
Aodhán Ó Riordáin or Alan Kelly will be elected as the leader of the Labour Party this evening. Counting is expected to begin this afternoon, when An Post delivers the last postal ballots to the offices of accountancy firm Mazars in Dublin. Former Local and General election candidate…
Labour Party selects its Euro candidate for the region
The Labour Party has a selected its candidate to run in the Midlands North West constituency for the European Parliament elections in May. Dominic Hannigan was selected at the party’s selection convention in Mullingar yesterday following a two-candidate race. He is a former TD for the Meath East constituency from…