Social Democrats Endorse ‘Dún Laoghaire Welcomes’ Campaign

The Social Democrats reject fearmongering The Social Democrats Dun Laoghaire branch is proud to join with dozens of local community groups and other political parties in launching our ‘Dún Laoghaire Welcomes’ campaign. Social Democrats Councillor Dave Quinn said: “I want to express my warm welcome to all those people who are seeking asylum and who […]

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Dee Forbes Must Attend PAC And Answer Questions

The worst thing, for RTÉ and its staff, would be for a drip-feed of information to characterise the inquiry into this debacle Dee Forbes’ resignation statement raises further serious questions, and it is important she attends the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday to answer them, according to Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy. Deputy Murphy, who […]

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Temporary Lay Offs At Tara Mines A Devastating Blow

Enterprise Minister should meet with Tara mine management in Sweden next week  The shock decision to temporarily lay off 650 workers at Tara Mines is a huge blow to the workers, their families, and the wider community in Meath, according to Social Democrats Enterprise Spokesperson Catherine Murphy. “This decision came out of the blue last […]

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Icon Christy Dignam Will Leave a Lasting Legacy

Throughout his career, Christy stayed true to his Finglas roots The death of Aslan singer Christy Dignam has been described as a sad day for the Finglas community, by local Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall. “I would like to express my deepest condolences to Christy’s family, friends, bandmates and legion of music fans. “Throughout his […]

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Minister has his head in the clouds on Dublin Airport drone activity

Timeline will be crucial in tackling the safety threat posed by illegal drone usage  The Government must act urgently to mitigate the risk posed by drones to aircraft passengers and residents living in the vicinity of Dublin Airport, according to Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy. Deputy Murphy, who is the party’s Transport spokesperson, said: “The […]

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Holly Cairns’ first speech as Leader of the Social Democrats

This week, Holly Cairns was officially announced as Leader of the Social Democrats in front of a room packed with family, friends and members of the Party in The Tara Building, in Dublin city centre. In her opening address to members as Leader, she said: How on earth did I get here? That’s a question […]

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Government Should Launch Pilot Project Of Four-Day Working Week

In Iceland, 86pc of the country’s workforce either work a four-day week or have a right to do so The government should move ahead with a large-scale pilot project of a four-day working week following the overwhelming success of a limited trial, according to Social Democrats Enterprise Spokesperson Catherine Murphy. “All 12 companies that took […]

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Fine Gael Inaction Means SIPO Is More Lapdog Than Watchdog

SIPO is currently more lapdog than watchdog The decision of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) not to investigate the Tánaiste’s leaking of a draft contract to a friend in 2019 is further evidence that the watchdog needs more teeth, according to Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall. “The Tánaiste has maintained that he leaked […]

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Time to phase out funding for greyhound racing industry

SocDems propose an end to State subvention for the sector by 2025 State funding for the greyhound industry should be phased out over the remaining term of the 33rd Dáil, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. Deputy Cairns, who is the party spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said: “The annual report for Greyhound […]

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Siteserv Report Is A Devastating Chronology Of A Tainted Deal

Named individuals peddled mistruths, concealed information and engaged in behaviour that the report describes as “manifestly improper and wrong” The report of Mr Justice Brian Cregan is a devastating chronology of the Siteserv deal which reveals the integrity of the sales process was tainted from the very start, according to Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy. […]

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