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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 …
Twitter workers show that it can’t be all one way for employers
Labour calls for amendment to Protection of Employment legislation to increase fines to a percentage of turnover, not a token fine. Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock has today (Saturday, 19th November) said the response by …
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