Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 14/07/2026🌹Tomorrow, Labour colleagues are bringing a motion to the Dáil on the growing digital divide and the hidden costs of going back to school. 📚A relationship with school should be built on education. Not fees. No family should be pushed into debt just to get their child ready for the classroom. 021
Reposted by Labour PartyThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 24/06/2026Ivana Bacik: It's time that religious institutions paid their dues and were held to account for historical child abuse... jrnl.ie/7079116jrnl.ieIvana Bacik: Religious orders must be compelled to pay redress for child abuseAppeals to Christian morality have not worked, it’s time these institutions paid their dues and were held to account. 2113
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Delighted to be in #Galway last night to attend launch of #GalwayInternationalArtsFestival 2026. Great to be there with our @labour.ie Councillors. Wonderful speech from Mayor Helen Ogbu ! 241
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Watch this if you’re wondering how I’ll vote today on a ban on alumina exports to #Russia ⬆️ Standing with #Ukraine cannot be empty words. No fuelling Putin’s war machine through #AughinishAlumina 🇺🇦 2194
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Very disappointed to see Gov winning the Dáil vote tonight on my #Redress Bill - this means further progress on the Bill is delayed for 6 months. Vitally important we get this Bill passed - to ensure justice for survivors of institutional child sex abuse. #FairShareForSurvivors 121
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 09/07/2026labour.ie/news/2026/07...labour.ieCPO remains possible after Bessborough decision - Labour - The Labour PartyCPO remains possible after Bessborough decision - Labour - The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, Cork City Councillor Peter Horgan and Senator Laura Harmon have said CPO of the Bessborough sit... 121
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 02/07/2026❗️Drug use is a HEALTH issue, not a criminal one! ➡️ The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use has just published a report recommending the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use. ❗️We can’t let the government off on this, we have to keep pushing 062
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Government is failing victims of domestic violence as the refuge crisis deepens. It is deeply alarming that almost 1,900 women were turned away from domestic violence services over a six month period. Behind every one of these figures is a woman seeking safety. 🔗 labour.ie/news/2026/06... 012
Reposted by Labour PartyPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Paid leave for pregnancy loss “does not go far enough,” says @labour.ie dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/... #PLRG_PLACESprojectdublinpeople.comPaid leave for pregnancy loss "does not go far enough," says LabourLabour TD and health spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said that government plans to introduce paid leave for pregnancy loss "do not go far enough" 012
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 26/06/202610% of Ireland’s homeless population lives here on Gardiner Street & the leader of the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu has now seen it firsthand. We need to put these human stories at the heart of Ireland’s EU presidency & deliver urgent European action on #homelessness and affordable #housing. 0102
Reposted by Labour PartyMarie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 28/06/2026At last! 5 long years since Labour bill started in the Seanad, passed all stages and moved to the Dáil. Thinking of all those women over the years who had to suffer on the double with no access to compassionate leave. www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...independent.ieWomen who miscarry or have abortion will get paid leave under new plan being considered by coalitionGovernment moves to introduce new law after Northern Ireland and Malta brought in similar measures 182
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Welcome to Dublin @iratxegarper.bsky.social, President of the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu 🇪🇺🇮🇪 With Ireland’s EU presidency kicking off next week, I showed her the real challenges Dublin faces in #housing, workers’ rights & cost of living. We are working to ensure Europe delivers for working people. 041
Reposted by Labour PartyMarie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026What a knee jerk, anti evidence, disingenuous response👇 161 recommendations, 134 pages, hundreds of hours of committee hearings & yet Minister dismisses key recommendation just a day after publication And mischaracterises depenalisation as legalisation www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieNo plans to decriminalise possession of drugs - ministerThe Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has said there are no plans to decriminalise possession of all drugs - contrary to the recommendation of an Oireachtas committee. 263
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026We cannot appeal to the morality of religious orders to pay their share of redress to survivors of institutional piece. Read my Op-Ed in @thejournal.ie today ahead of the debate on our @labour.ie Bill to compel institutions to pay redress this week in the Dáil. www.thejournal.ie/readme/catho...thejournal.ieIvana Bacik: Religious orders must now be compelled to pay redress for child abuseAppeals to Christian morality have not worked; it’s time these institutions paid their dues and were held to account. 351
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Powerful report on how victims of abuse in #Dunderrow have been failed by the state. We need justice for survivors. I call on Gov to support my #Redress Bill this Thursday in the Dáil - to ensure accountability for those responsible for abuse in both church & state authorities.survivors.call 111
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 09/06/2026📺Speaking on This Week in Politics, we discussed Aughinish Alumina and Ireland's continued exports to Russia. 🇺🇦Ukraine must win. Russia must lose. Ireland and the EU must ensure that our trade and industrial policies do not weaken our support for Ukraine or strengthen Putin's ability to wage war. 262
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Fine Gael have claimed Ireland has been overwhelmed by migration. Playing the immigrant card to deflect Government failures in housing and the cost of living is factually incorrect & lowest common denominator politics. 📻 Listen to my take on Newstalk with Claire Byrne this morning. 1136
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Good luck to all the #LeavingCert and #JuniorCert students starting exams today! 011
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026A pleasure to visit @labour.ie Mayor of Waterford Seamus Ryan, Deputy Mayor John Pratt and Cllr. Thomas Phelan in Waterford this week. 011
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Important to bring my @socialistsanddemocrats.eu colleague Irene Tinagli (chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Housing Crisis) to Oliver Bond Flats today. This is why it matters. Housing isn't an abstract policy debate. It's people's lives. 054
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Delighted to give the keynote address at today’s powerful #BlackandIrish #APNI conference - well done to all! 042
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I spoke to @newstalkfm.bsky.social this morning about the European Parliament Housing Committee's mission to Dublin this week. I am both proud and ashamed to welcome my European colleagues to my city - Proud of Dublin and its people. Ashamed that so many families are being failed by the system. 062
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 27/05/2026📍First stop on the EU Housing Committee Mission to Dublin: Focus Ireland. ❗️What we need: more social housing, more affordable homes, and the long-term public investment required to ensure genuine housing security for everyone. 032
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Polls are now open! And we have two amazing #Labour candidates In #GalwayWest - vote Number 1 #HelenOgbu In #DublinCentral - vote Number 1 #RuthO’Dea #VoteLeftTransferLeft 084
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 20/05/2026#Poverty is a political choice. It must be ended. It is that simple. The EU Anti-Poverty Strategy is a a necessary first step, but it is just that. We need proper investment and we need concrete action if we are to eradicate poverty. 🎥 My speech in the chamber of the European Parliament today. 064
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Great to be out canvassing over recent evenings with our brilliant #DublinCentral @labour.ie candidate Ruth O’Dea - and with local TD @mariesherlock.bsky.social ! 063
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Dublin Central, please give Ruth O’Dea your No. 1 this Friday! #byelection #dublincentral 042
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 19/05/2026labour.ie/news/2026/05...labour.ieBacik urges Government backing for eviction ban - The Labour PartyBacik urges Government backing for eviction ban - The Labour Party 50% increase in eviction notices issued to renters Rents more than doubled in 10 years Increased 50% since pandemic Labour leader Iv... 011
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It was wonderful to meet a good friend - and national icon - while out canvassing in Galway on Friday with the amazing #HelenOgbu #MakeHistory #GaillimhOgbu 091
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Deeply concerning to see Irish citizens detained. We need effective sanctions against #Israel & urgent passage of the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill 042
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 16/05/2026An immensely positive reception over recent days out canvassing with the amazing #HelenOgbu & all the great @labour.ie team in #GalwayWest We can do this! #MakeHistory #GaillimhOgbu 083
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Bertie Ahern's comments are disgraceful and he should apologise. But we also must take a look around the Dáil chamber. There is not one black or African voice in the Dáil that has the real, lived experience of racism. We want to change that on 22 May, and put Cllr. Helen Ogbu in the Dáil. 0115
Labour Party @labour.ie · 14/05/2026Tánaiste fails to condemn Ahern’s remarks as racist - @ivanabacik.bsky.social "There is no African voice in the Dáil who can testify about the direct experience of racism. I hope that this changes after the Galway West by-election with the election of Cllr. Helen Ogbu.” labour.ie/news/2026/05...labour.ieTánaiste fails to condemn Ahern’s remarks as racist - The Labour PartyTánaiste fails to condemn Ahern’s remarks as racist - The Labour Party Withdrawal of comments not enough – Ahern must apologise and clarify that they were false Vacuum in leadership on immigration thr... 001
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I welcome the #EU sanctions against #Israel for settler violence in the West Bank, but it’s not enough. We need to end the EU-Israel #AssociationAgreement and isolate Israel on every level. #freepalestine 🇵🇸 172
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Very disappointed to see this significant #SyngeStreet building up for sale commercially. For some months I have been engaging with all involved to get Dept of Education to acquire it for expansion of local schools. www.irishtimes.com/property/com...irishtimes.comChristian Brothers seeking €3.75m for Synge Street monasteryCongregation to use proceeds from sale of property next to Synge Street CBS to meet ‘charitable and legal obligations’ 043
Reposted by Labour PartyConor Sheehan 🌹 @conorsheehan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A free vote is a cop out! The recommendations of the review are clear and three years old. 0159
Reposted by Labour PartyThe Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 12/05/2026🗣️ “They're not unreasonable people. Bring everybody to the table and let's look at this again,” says George Lawlor TD, Labour. #TonightVMTV 021
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Solidarity with striking workers today from the National Ambulance Service. The Minister for Health must urgently intervene and implement the recommendations of the independent roles and responsibilities review from 2020. These workers go above and beyond and deserve decent pay & conditions. 062
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Ireland’s Assessment of Need system is failing children + their families. Four mothers presented a petition in the EU Parliament & together we secured key action: This petition was passed & referred for further scrutiny. Direct letters to the Irish Govt on the violations of EU law. 042
Reposted by Labour PartyConor Sheehan 🌹 @conorsheehan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Helen Ogbu is the only left candidate who can win. Helen Ogbu can make history. We have two weeks 🌹✊ It has to be Helen. #GaillimhOgbu 072
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Today, the EU Parliament backed the petition of these parents. I have learned so much from their courage & their fight for their children over the past 2 days. They should never have had to come to Brussels, but they did. Now the Irish Government must act. #disabilityrights #disabilityawareness 022
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Powerful voices on RTÉ's Morning Ireland today with Ali Feild and Jane Mckenna speaking out on the systemic failure of the Assessment of Need process in Ireland. The time for action is now. Listen from Minute 24-29: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieMorning Ireland - RTÉ Radio 1Live news, sports, business, weather and traffic from the country's most listened to show on radio. Presented by Gavin Jennings, Audrey Carville, Sarah McInerney and Justin McCarthy. 042
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Lots of great canvassing over the last few days with our brilliant @labour.ie Bye-Election candidates - Cllr Helen Ogbu #GalwayWest Ruth O’Dea #DublinCentral 131
Labour Party @labour.ie · 06/05/2026👉️The gaps between the have lots and have nots is widening under this Govt. PAYE workers need a break. 🗣️Tomorrow the Dáil debates Labour's mini-Budget proposals to provide immediate relief to families. 📻️Our finance spox @gednashtd.bsky.social will join the News at One to discuss this lunchtime. 022
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Cyra. Jack. James. Isaac. Emmy. All children deserving of an assessment of needs to get the support they are entitled to. Their parents have fought for years & now @labour.ie is bringing their fight to Europe. Sign the petition @ the link in my bio! #disabilityrights #disabilityawareness 134
Reposted by Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Honoured to be hosting these inspiring families in the European Parliament this Wednesday as we bring the assessment of needs campaign to Europe. The Irish Govt has failed these children & thousands of others. It’s not good enough. Read more here: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...irishtimes.comFamilies of disabled children awaiting needs assessments to raise frustration in EuropeChildren have a legal right to assessments of need for educational purposes, but many wait years 061
Reposted by Labour PartyMarie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/05/2026What is the world coming to? Gerard Hutch wants to turn us into a police state and bring back internment And Ray McAdam is trying convince us he secured something new that actually got planning permission two years ago Less of the bravado please and more honesty in Irish politics 2164
Reposted by Labour PartyIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy May Day from all of us in @labour.ie . 🥖🌹 It's an important day to reflect on the value of organised labour and the many wins workers have achieved from coming together. As the party of Trade Union movement we will never stop advocating for workers - their rights and interests. 151
Labour Party @labour.ie · 01/05/2026Giant community spaces needed – not Giant gimmicks - @ruthodea.bsky.social "Transforming George’s Dock to a lido would be a game changer for our city, giving back to the community in Dublin Central, not to mention the benefits for physical and mental health. labour.ie/news/2026/05...labour.ieGiant community spaces needed - not Giant gimmicks - The Labour PartyGiant community spaces needed - not Giant gimmicks - The Labour Party• Dubliners clear preference for a Lido in George’s Dock Labour’s candidate in the Dublin Central bye-election Ruth O’Dea called ... 022
Labour Party @labour.ie · 01/05/2026Next week the Dáil will debate Labour's Mini-Budget proposals to drive down costs for hard pressed PAYE workers. From energy credits, to a summer grocery payment, families need a dig out now, not in October's Budget. More from @gednashtd.bsky.social 👇 labour.ie/news/2026/05...labour.ieLabour Mini-Budget would bridge gap for PAYE workers - The Labour PartyLabour Mini-Budget would bridge gap for PAYE workers - The Labour Party Dáil to debate measures next Thursday Reverse VAT cuts to fund tax indexation €100 grocery support via Child Benefit Windfall t... 010