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Speech by Joe Costello at Future of Work Public Meeting
Wed Jun 28, 2017 - 06:03 pm - Joe Costello Good evening. Welcome to Dublin Central. Welcome to the new four seat constituency.Welcome also to O’Connell St., the heart of Dublin Central and the heart of our capital city.It was here that so mu...Ireland must debate future EU Co-operation on Defence
Wed Jun 28, 2017 - 03:52 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin on Post-EU Council Statements.Check against deliveryTaoiseach,I hope you enjoyed your first EU Council meeting. It appears from reports that you kept yours...Speech by Brendan Howlin TD at Dublin Bay North selection convention
Tue Jun 27, 2017 - 08:00 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Good evening all.It’s great to see such a turnout here to support Aodhán.The last twelve months have not represented Irish politics finest hour.Having squabbled for 70 days, Fianna Fáil and Fine G...Labour must lead
Tue Jun 27, 2017 - 08:00 pm - Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin It is one of the greatest honours of my life to be trusted to fly the Labour banner by members of this great party. Having fought successful local elections in 2004, 2009 and a General Election in 201...Ross on Judges Just Pot-Shot Populist Bombast
Tue Jun 27, 2017 - 07:18 pm - Brendan Howlin TD A Cheann Comhairle,This is a poor measure.And it is promoted for shoddy motives.That it is being promoted by the party that prides itself above all on its adherence to the Constitution, constitutional...Leo Needs to Invigorate a Tired Administration
Wed Jun 14, 2017 - 06:30 pm - Joan Burton TD Speech by Joan Burton in Dáil Éireann on Leo Varadkar's election as Taoiseach"On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Dublin West I want to express my congratulations and good wishes to Le...Speech by Brendan Howlin TD on election of Taoiseach
Wed Jun 14, 2017 - 12:45 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Minister Varadkar,On a personal level, I want to wish you well today.While my party cannot support your election as Taoiseach on the basis of the existing programme for Government, it is a proud day f...College fees should not rise - they should go
Sat Jun 10, 2017 - 07:55 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Good evening,It’s an honour to be here at Tom Johnson for my second time as Labour leader.And I’m particularly pleased that we’re gathering here in Cork.This city fell out of love with us a litt...Fair Deal causing great Stress and Anxiety for many Farm Families
Thu Jun 1, 2017 - 12:51 pm - Willie Penrose TD Speech by Willie Penrose TD, Labour spokesperson on Agriculture on private members motion on the Fair Deal scheme and farmers."Fair Deal should provide for respite care and convalescense in own home."...Labour Secures Rights for Freelance Workers
Wed May 31, 2017 - 07:32 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin on Report & Final Stages of Competition Amendment Bill.First Opposition Bill to pass into law from 32nd Dáil and 25th Seanad.Provides collective barga...Statements on the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Thu May 25, 2017 - 02:03 pm - Brendan Howlin TD CHECK AGAINST DELIVERYAnyone charged with investigating serious crime has two basic obligations.The first is to assemble all the information needed to persuade a jury that the accused person has commi...We campaign for Decency, for Justice and for Equality in Society
Wed May 24, 2017 - 07:54 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speech by Party Leader Brendan Howlin at the Labour Party Dublin South West selection convention.24th May 2017In just over a year and a half, on the 21st January 2019, we will be celebrating the cente...Speech by Jack O’Connor, General President, SIPTU, at Connolly Commemoration
Mon May 15, 2017 - 10:59 am - We are assembled here today, in the centenary year of the Russian Revolution, to commemorate the heroic figure of James Connolly, trade unionist, labourite, socialist and revolutionary martyr.We are h...SPEECH BY BRENDAN HOWLIN TD AT LABOUR PARTY CONNOLLY COMMEMORATION
Sun May 14, 2017 - 10:25 am - Brendan Howlin TD Introduction / James ConnollyWe are assembled here to pay homage to the memory of James Connolly.It is a deep honour for me to be here for the first time as Leader of the Labour Party.Connolly was a p...RESPONSE BY BRENDAN HOWLIN TO REMARKS BY MICHEL BARNIER
Thu May 11, 2017 - 01:00 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Thank you, Ceann Comhairle.Mr. Barnier,You will appreciate that the Brexit negotiating mandate is about our vital national interests, and the vital interests of this island as a whole.We have many con...