LABOUR PARTY LEADRSHIP CAMPAIGN LIMERICK
23 June 2014
SPEECH BY JOAN BURTON TD Labour Party Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection At the Labour Leadership Hustings Limerick 22nd June 2014 Members, colleagues, friends, I’m delighted to be here in Limerick tonight as together we aim to chart the way forward for the party. There’s no getting away from the fact … Continue reading Labour Party Leadrship Campaign Limerick
LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS TOM JOHNSON SUMMER SCHOOL 2014
21 June 2014
Labour Party Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection At the Labour Leadership Hustings Tom Johnson Summer School 2014 I would like to begin by expressing my condolences to the family and friends of 13-year-old Ricky Oasagi, who died following a brave attempt to save two girls from drowning in Blanchardstown yesterday. My thoughts are … Continue reading Labour Leadership Hustings Tom Johnson Summer School 2014
LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS CORK
19 June 2014
SPEECH BY JOAN BURTON TD Labour Party Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection At the Labour Leadership Hustings Cork Thursday 19th June 2014 Members, colleagues, friends, I’m delighted to be in Cork tonight and to see such great numbers here – because I know this meeting is clashing with a big World … Continue reading Labour Leadership Hustings Cork
JOAN BURTON SPEAKS AT GALWAY LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS
19 June 2014
JOAN BURTON PUBLISHES REVISED GENERAL SCHEME OF THE GENDER RECOGNITION BILL 2014
18 June 2014
Bill will provide for State recognition of the acquired gender of transgender people The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., has today, 17th June 2014, published the revised General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill following Cabinet approval (document attached). The Programme for Government includes a commitment that transgender persons will be provided with … Continue reading Joan Burton Publishes Revised General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2014
HOW LABOUR AND TRADE UNION PRINCIPLES CAN SHAPE 21ST CENTURY IRELAND
18 June 2014
Joan Burton Speaking at the Labour Trade Unionists’ Leadership Hustings I joined the Labour Party because Labour is the party of work, and workers’ rights. Labour is the party of community and participation, the party of equality and dignity. Labour is the party that recognises the need for small businesses to prosper, and the … Continue reading How Labour and Trade Union Principles Can Shape 21st Century Ireland
LABOUR LEADERSHIP DEBATE ON RTE PRIMETIME
17 June 2014
Watch Joan at the Labour Leadership Debate on RTE Primetime
A TRIBUTE TO PEGGY HAMILL
16 June 2014
Peggy Hamill was our Labour Councillor in the Castleknock area for 10 years, passed away on Wednesday last June 11th. Her funeral 2 days later was attended by a large group of family and friends along with public representatives of all parties from Fingal County Council and Dublin West as well as her native Tipperary. Among those in attendance were … Continue reading A Tribute to Peggy Hamill
JOAN BURTON SPEECH AT LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS IN DUBLIN
13 June 2014
Last Saturday the Irish Labour History Society remembered Frank Cluskey on the 25th anniversary of his death. I thought of Frank last week when the Tuam Babies case hit the headlines. While there is still a lot we don’t know about the case we know that this is, in all likelihood, another appalling legacy of … Continue reading Joan Burton Speech at Labour Party Leadership Hustings in Dublin
JOAN BURTON ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR LABOUR LEADERSHIP
28 May 2014
Today (28th May) I am declaring my candidacy for the leadership of the Labour Party. I would like to thank my proposer Deputy Ann Phelan and my seconder Deputy Eamonn Moloney as well as colleagues and supporters from the whole Labour family who are with me here today. I would particularly like to thank Eamon Gilmore … Continue reading JOAN BURTON ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR LABOUR LEADERSHIP