National News
Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics.
Labour urges respect for all workers this Christmas
Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said the Christmas rush cannot be an excuse for any employer breaching workers’ rights. Reminding workers of the rights under the Organisation of Working Time Act, Senator Sherlock said …
One in four children unable to access free preschool places in Dublin's North-East Inner City
Government must espond urgently to disadvantage and stop putting it on long finger. Labour Party Senator Marie Sherlock has said the major shortage of free preschool places in the Dublin's north inner city cannot continue to be ignored by …
Forced closure of Mater Long Covid Clinic will deprive northside communities of a vital service
Speaking in response to the forced closure of the Mater Hospital’s Long Covid Clinic, Senator Marie Sherlock has sharply criticised the HSE’s decision to disadvantage Long Covid sufferers living on the northside of Dublin. …
Intel offer highlights need for short term work scheme says Sherlock
Labour spokesperson on workers’ rights, Marie Sherlock has today (Friday 2nd December) said Intel’s unpaid leave offer will send a chill throughout workplaces across the country and added that workers must be protected from any …
Pressure on local services never an excuse to intimidate and make people feel unwelcome
Speaking in response to a second protest held outside the former ESB building in East Wall, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock has said that there is never an excuse for holding a protest in an intimidating and demeaning manner designed to …
Gender pay gap in Ireland remains stubbornly and unacceptably high
Women workers earn almost a quarter less compared to their male counterparts. Vital the State transposes the full spirit of the EU’s adequate minimum wage directive later next year plus the EU’s pay transparency directive. Labour …
Showing 121 - 126 of 311