Labour Party

Calls to abolish “pet rent” for tenants as landlords charge extra to house animals

“€75 per cat, per month.” For anyone who has ever been a renter, it’s fair to say you might have had a dodgy housemate. They might leave all their dirty dishes in the sink, or maybe they think that brushing your teeth is ‘optional’. You might even have a flatmate that’s always late when it […]

“€75 per cat, per month.” For anyone who has ever been a renter, it’s fair to say you might have had a dodgy housemate. They might leave all their dirty dishes in the sink, or maybe they think that brushing your teeth is ‘optional’. You might even have a flatmate that’s always late when it […]

4 years ago

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

Brexit Party polling better than Labour and Conservatives combined ahead of EU elections

Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party are polling higher than Labour and the Tories combined ahead of the European Elections at the end of May this year

7 years ago

Labour MP quits party because it’s ‘racist’, immediately refers to ‘people who are a funny tinge’ during BBC interview

Good to see that politics in the UK is going as strong as ever. This morning Angela Smith announced herself as one of the co-founders of the new Independent group, a political group formed by seven rebel MPs who quit Labour. At the announcement press conference, the MPs stood up, one after the other, and […]

Good to see that politics in the UK is going as strong as ever. This morning Angela Smith announced herself as one of the co-founders of the new Independent group, a political group formed by seven rebel MPs who quit Labour. At the announcement press conference, the MPs stood up, one after the other, and […]

7 years ago

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 […]

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