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

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#GaillimhOgbu

Former president of Ireland and member of the Elders - a group of global leaders working for human rights - Mary Robinson has said that the US' proposed Board of Peace is not a board of peace, it is "the board of the power of one person"

“Everything is now lies upon lies, and they're not supposed to be believed. They're supposed to just confuse people,” the former Irish president said.
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I don’t think we should be using words like “innocent” or “US citizen” or “bystander” or things like that because — what if someone was an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record? Would they deserve this? No one deserves to be executed on the street in cold blood.

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

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.

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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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🤯

@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

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/news/politics/2026/0121/1554356-m50-traffic-labour/

🙋How many of you were stuck in traffic on the way to work this morning?

👉️Remote work was a game changer for so many people. Let's make it a legal right and end the chaos of the commute.

✍️ Our survey is still open and it only takes 2 minutes to complete: secure.labour.ie/page/184268/...

Just on The Last Word on @todayfm.bsky.social discussing Ireland's approach to Trump. On the brink of potential catastrophic trade war we need to act in concert with our European allies. Talk about St Patrick's Day plans are premature but at the very least, the day of Shamrock bowls must end.

As Trump’s tariffs loom, I called on the Taoiseach today to introduce urgent measures to protect jobs and incomes, including a State-backed short-time working scheme.

Ireland’s economy is overly dependent on US multinationals, and years of growth were wasted without building resilience.

The United Nations should be the lead institution to bring peace to Gaza. I have huge concerns in relation to Trump's Board of Peace and Ireland should be extremely wary of involvement.
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Incredibly disappointing. What a bad look for a government that claims to care about road safety.

FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...

Hopefully these investigations are swift and have a result. There are real victims of this abhorrence and there must be justice.