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Brendan Howlin to step down as Labour Party leader

Brendan Howlin to step down as Labour Party leader

Brendan Howlin has announced he will step down as leader of the Labour Party. The decision comes after a poor general election showing from the party where they won six seats, a loss of one from the 2016 general election. The party received just 4.38% of the first preference vote. Howlin became leader of the […]

6 years ago

Labour vows to introduce two new public holidays in Ireland if elected

Labour vows to introduce two new public holidays in Ireland if elected

In its manifesto released on Tuesday, Labour announced that it will also review the evidence for a shorter working week without loss of pay. The Labour Party has said that it would introduce two new public holidays if the party is elected to government. Labour released its official manifesto ahead of the general election taking […]

6 years ago

A square in central Brussels has been named in honour of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox

A square in central Brussels has been named in honour of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox

The 41-year-old politician was killed by a far-right terrorist in June 2016, during the EU referendum campaign. A square in Brussels was renamed on Thursday after murdered British MP Jo Cox, who lived in the city when she worked at the European Parliament and for Oxfam. The mother-of-two was murdered by Thomas Mair, a right-wing […]

8 years ago

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