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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

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Labour calls for rent brake in Government’s rent rule changes - The Labour Party
Labour calls for rent brake in Government’s rent rule changes - The Labour Party– Without a rent brake, rents will spiral Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Minister for Ho...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Be careful out there folks.

There’s severe flooding in parts of greater Rathfarnham.

Don’t drive into the floods

Check in on your neighbours

Contact our emergency services if you are worried about anyone.
#StormChandra

Firefighters are currently attending flooding incidents at

Stocking Avenue

Nutgrove Avenue

M50 J13 Ballinteer Northbound

Lambs Cross

We've taken motorists to safety in Kilmacud and Rathfarnham after they became trapped in floods.
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 AM
🗣️Govt rental changes will throw renters to the wolves. - @mariesherlock.bsky.social

👉There are over 5,400 eviction notices issued in the third quarter of 2025. People are going to lose their homes in the coming months.
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Helen is compassionate, determined, empathetic and community-rooted.

The progressive choice for voters in Galway West, she will be an outstanding TD! 🌹
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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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 🚙 🤷‍♂️
“It’s like telling a person who is struggling with their heating bill to put on an extra jumper”

Plans to make cycling without a helmet or reflective clothing a criminal offence branded “performative policymaking” which “shifts responsibility away from those operating the most dangerous vehicles”
‘Over-reaction based on vibes’: Are mandatory helmet and hi-vis laws for cyclists set to be introduced in Ireland?
The Irish government appears to be considering whether to make cycling without a helmet or reflective clothing a criminal offence, but campaigners say the “performative policymaking… shifts responsibi...
road.cc
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Labour selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu to contest Galway West Bye-Election 🌹

“I will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.” Councillor Helen Ogbu

➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...

#GaillimhOgbu
Labour Selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu To Contest Galway West Bye-Election - The Labour Party
Labour Selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu To Contest Galway West Bye-Election - The Labour Party “I will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.” – Councillor Helen Ogbu “Labou...
labour.ie
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Labour calls for fair pensions for uniformed services.

“There is a clear and ongoing retention and recruitment crisis in our uniformed services.” @duncansmithtd.bsky.social

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Labour calls for fair pensions for uniformed services - The Labour Party
Labour calls for fair pensions for uniformed services - The Labour PartyLabour Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on the Government to reinstate the supplementary pension facility for mem...
labour.ie
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
EU must move faster on online harm.

“I wrote directly to VP Virkkunen to make clear that ensuring digital platforms do not become vectors for abuse is not just a legal obligation under the DSA, but a moral one.” @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social

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EU must move faster on online harm - The Labour Party
EU must move faster on online harm - The Labour PartyLabour MEP Aodhán Ó Riordáin has today responded to the European Commission opening proceedings against the company behind the AI chatbot Grok over...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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I’ve just seen that Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins called some MEPs “traitors” under Dáil privilege.

That’s a disgusting slur and has no place in Irish politics.

Collins should withdraw the remark and apologise for it. I’m not surprised by his behaviour but it needs to be called out.
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Party leader Ivana Bacik will attend next week’s convention to select city councillor Helen Ogbu as Labour’s candidate for the 2026 Galway West by-election www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Labour wheels out big guns to target Dáil for Ogbu
Party leader Ivana Bacik will attend next week’s convention to select city councillor Helen Ogbu as Labour’s candidate for the 2026 Galway West by-election.
www.advertiser.ie
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Department of Education must introduce standardised rules for access to computer tech - Labour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD

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Department of Education must introduce standardised rules for access to computer tech - The Labour Party
Department of Education must introduce standardised rules for access to computer tech - The Labour Party New Leaving Cert curriculum is deepening inequality Labour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenn...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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!
Ballymaloe founder Darina Allen has blasted the Hot School Meals programme as “not fit for purpose” during an appearance before TDs this morning.

But Allen received pushback from some who pointed to children getting reliable meals thanks to the policy.
www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-m...
Darina Allen tells TDs Hot School Meals are 'not fit for purpose' (not everyone agreed though)
The Oireachtas Education Committee discussed the food programme this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Labour calls for action on Shannon oversight.

“Blind trust is not oversight. Ireland needs real inspections at Shannon Airport now.” @conorsheehan.bsky.social

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Labour calls for action on Shannon oversight - The Labour Party
Labour calls for action on Shannon oversight - The Labour PartyLabour’s Conor Sheehan TD has today called on Government to urgently introduce legislation to allow for routine and random physical inspe...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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I visited The Lunch Bag in Nenagh and saw first hand how these meals are sourced and prepared. I've experience of this scheme as a parent too. Is it perfect? No. Does it provide a meal for children who need one? Yes. Should it be retained and improved? Absolutely.
Ballymaloe founder Darina Allen has blasted the Hot School Meals programme as “not fit for purpose” during an appearance before TDs this morning.

But Allen received pushback from some who pointed to children getting reliable meals thanks to the policy.
www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-m...
Darina Allen tells TDs Hot School Meals are 'not fit for purpose' (not everyone agreed though)
The Oireachtas Education Committee discussed the food programme this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Labour Bill would criminalise AI-generated sexual abuse imagery.

"We need to cut this out at publisher level. Government must act immediately." Alan Kelly TD

Full statement ➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Labour Bill would criminalise AI-generated sexual abuse imagery - The Labour Party
Labour Bill would criminalise AI-generated sexual abuse imagery - The Labour Party Bill closes legal gaps on AI-generated abuse Publishers to be held legally responsible Labour’s Alan Kelly TD has tod...
labour.ie
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Ireland must reject Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace”

"Ministers must now publicly and unequivocally reject this invitation outright." @duncansmithtd.bsky.social

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Ireland must reject Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” - The Labour Party
Ireland must reject Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” - The Labour PartyLabour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has today called on the Government to immediately and unequivocally rejec...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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@labourpartyireland.bsky.social motion on Right to Flexible Work

FSU believes in the right to remote working

📷 Brian McDowell, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at FSU, with @ivanabacik.bsky.social and @georgelawlor.bsky.social of Labour outside the Dáil today
January 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Kind of unbelievably, this morning as we launched a Dáil motion on congestion on our roads & the need for flexible working, my colleague @markwalltd was late for the debate as he was stuck in traffic. He had left Athy at 6.30am and wasn’t able to make it on time for a 10am start. Absolute madness🤯
TD can't propose congestion motion due to traffic delay
A Labour Party TD who was due to propose a motion on reducing congestion could not do so, because of a traffic delay on the M50 this morning.
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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...
Renters face chaos under new Government plan - The Labour Party
Renters face chaos under new Government plan - The Labour Party Opposition launches minority report to stop rent hikes   Labour housing spokesperson Deputy Conor Sheehan TD today joined opposition hou...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Sex for rent ban must be progressed this week - @lauraharmon.bsky.social

“Unfortunately I’m aware that ads still exist online where people are clearly using the housing crisis to prey on vulnerable people living in insecure housing. It needs to stop now.

labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Sex for rent ban must be progressed this week - The Labour Party
Sex for rent ban must be progressed this week - The Labour PartyLabour Senator Laura Harmon has urged the Minister for Justice to criminalise the serious and devastating practice of advertising rental...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Victims and Survivors must be able to trust the justice system

"Domestic abuse victims must be able to come forward knowing they will be believed, protected, and treated with dignity." @ivanabacik.bsky.social

➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Victims and Survivors must be able to trust the justice system – Bacik - The Labour Party
Victims and Survivors must be able to trust the justice system – Bacik - The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has said that this Government must urgently act to restore trust in the justice sy...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Dáil to debate the Boyne Task Force Bill tomorrow 🌊🍃

@gednashtd.bsky.social's legislation would not only ensure a bright future for the River Boyne but serve as an example as to how to manage our precious water courses, across the country.

Find out more 👇

labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Nash’s historic Boyne Task Force Bill to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow - The Labour Party
Nash’s historic Boyne Task Force Bill to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow - The Labour PartyAn historic bill aimed at protecting the future of the Boyne River which Labour Deputy Ged Nash said would no...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil fail to grasp commuter crisis – Labour to table emergency remote work legislation - Mark Wall TD

❝The Labour Party are clear, workers need a real right to flexible work to improve quality of life, and to quell traffic chaos.

labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil fail to grasp commuter crisis - Labour to table emergency remote work legislation - The Labour Party
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil fail to grasp commuter crisis - Labour to table emergency remote work legislation - The Labour PartyLabour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall has expressed his concern at the fai...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Shockingly basic Children’s Hospital HR and IT failures drive concerns on move and opening date - @mariesherlock.bsky.social

"Does the Minister have confidence at this stage in the existing hospital system’s capacity to relocate?”

Full statement: labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Shockingly basic Children’s Hospital HR and IT failures drive concerns on move and opening date - The Labour Party
Shockingly basic Children’s Hospital HR and IT failures drive concerns on move and opening date - The Labour Party Medical Council Report paints picture of basic admin errors and IT risk. Serious ques...
labour.ie
January 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM