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LABOUR’S ALAN KELLY has today named his party’s new front bench.
He said the Labour Party is now focused on holding the new Taoiseach and his ministers to account. His reshuffle comes a week after Sinn Féin announced its new spokespeople.
Last week, the government’s new Cabinet was announced, as were the junior ministerial roles.
“Labour Party TDs and Senators will hold this government to account to ensure that all of our people have a fairer future.
“We have a dynamic team with a range of experiences from across political life and civil society. Labour TDs and Senators will bring energetic and fresh thinking to all issues that arise in the coming years.
He said the Irish people deserve a Labour Party that will raise the issues that truly matter to them. Kelly said Covid-19 has been a “great disruptor” and has shown us what Government can achieve when our people need the support of our State the most.
The party’s new line-up is as follows:
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Irrelevant bunch
@SkepticalHippoEyes: isn’t that what people said about the greens not so long ago?
@Dave Thomas: and they were right then and now.
@SkepticalHippoEyes: A.O.D. obnoxious individual. Huge chip on his shoulder. Knife out for A.K.
@Mick Andrews: A.O.R
They are about as relevant as the dust on Joans iphone.
The Labour party, yes I remember, a sub-branch of FG? – at least that’s how I remember they behaved in their last spell in government.
@Spartacus Ireland: Got into bed with them. And got caught out. Paid a heavy price. Blue collars ran into their shirts
@Spartacus Ireland: Labour have gone in with FG multiple times (6 by my count) so it wasn’t as if 2011 was a novel event.
a dynamic team with a range of experiences ??? , What is He on about??? . Sure they are a spent force. They wouldn’t blow out candles.
Who cares ?
@Christybhoy67: then why comment
Alan Kelly’s arrogance will hopefully be the nail in the coffin for that shower of deluded carrerists. Imagine being in a party founded on the principle of defending workers, but that turned into one which betrays and attacks working conditions and the social safety net time and again. It’s a bit like joining green-peace in order to go whaling. An organization of total dimwits without even one exception.
@Nicky O’Donnell: Incredibly correct what an analogy , with Mr Irish water from Tipp leading the way to the Donkey sanctuary, no insult to the donkeys.
@Nicky O’Donnell: yes, we’d be much better off if the provos represented the working people.
@John Mulligan: That nonsense is getting old now John. You really do need new material at this stage.
@John Mulligan: Yawn. The working class have realised that FF and FG don’t represent them, hence the massive increase in Sinn Féin support at the last election. Add to that the recession that’s incoming and you know as well as I do that we’ll have a Sinn Féin led government after the next election.
@Johnny 5: The urban working class were never great supporters of FG anyway, it’s FF that has really lost out there. Labour are social liberals, the Soc Dems have taken their onetime centre left role while SF have the oopulist
@James Walsh: populist/Nationalist left vote. The assorted Trotskyites can mop up the various Marxist far leftist votes which are few enough anyway.
@James Walsh: If ye don’t like getting rode by FF and FG, you’re a populist! Great analysis there James lol
Labour Party yesterday’s news and with Mr boorish and arrogant in charge forget it.
Frankfurts way or Liebours way
Some clowns
Labour me hoop
This from the party that endorsed every austerity measure that was interduced when in government. Baby Blueshirts .
Betrayed left wing ideology for a place in government years ago.. lets hope they get their act together in opposition and put ff/fg under pressure at every turn when they start up with austerity
@yoloboyz: what is left wing ideology in an Irish political context? What are the left wing parties in Ireland?
@David Harold: i agree irish politics is more complex than just left wing right wing.. however the Labour party supposed ideologies are based around defence of collective/individual workers rights which is generally considered a left wing principal… right wing believes the market solves all naturally… finally i agree with you most parties bar fine gael(firmly right wing) and pbp or the social Democrats can easily tip toe either side of the left right divide depending on the candidate/constituency
Whats a Labour Party?
Well that article certainly gave me a laugh. The Irish Labour Party are the political equivalent of one of those Japanese soldiers they used to find in the jungles of South East Asia 50 years after the end of the war!
Is this a joke.
I forgot they were still in existence. They must have all been on their holiers the past while, not a meg out of them.
@Johnny B: They said that about FF.
Three unelected persons of the people and two TDs who got in due to the SF swing
When your party is so small that the front bench is literally a bench….
Ah Alan AKA 47 Kelly who power is a drug too and who thought it was ok to threaten a nation over his poxy water tax and the rest of the sellouts of Liebour…..
Any one remember his comment about charging for water,
”we have to impose these charges it is a pre-condition imposed by Europe”
himself and big Phil what a bunch of liars Phil is gone to heaven but Alan is near the gates of hell.Sad Sad man.
and no one gives a s#/t..
Best of luck Alan. The country needs an effective opposition and Labour is well placed to be that
@Brian Stapleton: There’s always one.
@Derek Poutch: Correct! One party to deliver a strong opposition! Labour look good.
@For Goodness Sake: Sorry 2
@For Goodness Sake: Sinn Féin have 37 TDs. Labour have 6. Labour look good? That’s even a stretch for you! Lol
@Johnny 5: SF an effective opposition? You must be joking. Their only strength is complaining. Populist parties like SF never make effective opposition – but you know that Johnny!
@Derek Poutch: Its alright Derek – no need to say you are sorry!
@For Goodness Sake: Tick tock tick tock. FF and FG, two parties who used to take 80 to 90% of the vote between them. This year they couldn’t even manage 50% between them and needed the Greens to form a government. So you can throw out all the buzzwords you like, the truth is there’s nothing that FF or FG can do to stop Sinn Féin from being in government after the next election when you consider the inevitable post covid recession that’s coming down the track.
@Johnny 5: Sure there is a recession coming. Surely you don’t think that the populist SF is capable of managing a recession. They can’t manage what they have in NI and have brought the North to it knees.
Its a long way to the next election and you will hear a lot of tick tock in the meantime. None of the parties will give the Shinners the “free run” they had on social media before the last election. Their current and past failures will continue to be highlighted by all sides. Be ready for your vote to crumble.
@For Goodness Sake: That sounds like a threat from Johnny, give SF power… or else!
@For Goodness Sake: The smell of desperation off ye!
@James Walsh: Apparently you’re getting threat and prediction mixed up there James. But I see what you did there. Make it look like the bad shinner is making threats.
@Johnny 5: Keep trolling Johnny. We now have an opposition party that is not populist!
@For Goodness Sake: PMSL.
@Johnny 5: You guys seem to be pi… yourselves alright!
Alan Kelly and his right wing Labour Party voted in favor of Convicted Drunk Driver Barry Cowen NOT I repeat NOT to take questions in regards to:
Drink driving
Not displaying L plates
Not displaying N plates
Driving unaccompanied
Claiming fuel expenses while banded
Not informing party leader
The cover up of the MSM
I’m not a fan of Alan Kelly but their front bench looks strong. We need a good opposition party to hold the government to account and this looks like it.
@For Goodness Sake: Is that you Alan?
@Fred the Muss…: No? You are obviously not great at reading! Try again.
@For Goodness Sake: long as Alan doesn’t go threatening people again, or if someone disagrees with his smug dishonest ways, he runs on the late late and uses his own parents to try get the pity me vote…….
For Goodness Sake I’ve got the Alan Kelly shake!
@Johnny 5: Poor auld Johnny. Afraid that Labour will take back the SF vote. Ye guys are fooling no one with the SF frat room in full swing when Labour are mentioned.
Maybe you could do a little commentary on SFs governance in NI – Housing a disaster, Jobs a disaster and the Health service the worst in Europe. Go on and justify that – I suppose its someone else’s fault!
@Michael Patrick Newell: As I said already I’m not a fan of Kelly – appears we are on the same page.
@For Goodness Sake: Deflect deflect! Good lad! The article is about Labour, not Sinn Féin. As for your “Afraid that Labour will take back the SF vote” comment, well I near spat out my cocoa!
@Johnny 5: Of course its about SF. Most of the commentary is this article is written by SF trolls – as usual. And as usual you don’t deal with the multiple failures in NI. Why do you think they could do better in the Republic?
Avoid spitting – it is against the Covid rules. Of course the rules don’t apply to the Shinners!
@For Goodness Sake: Troll calling someone else a troll…! The paranoia too! When there’s an article on the north, I’ll comment on it. Now I’m off to get a nightcap. Slán.
@Johnny 5: Good night to you. Hilarious of you calling someone a troll since you paid position seems to live on the Journal.
@For Goodness Sake: Paid? I wish. Maybe I should jump ship. How much are you being paid to comment for the dark side?
@Johnny 5: Jasus Johnny – I though you were having your nightcap! Surely your not doing all the defending of the Shinners without some remuneration!
@For Goodness Sake: Just my view. I’m entitled to it. As for remuneration, maybe you could give me a contact for your boss. I’d love some extra moolah right now.
@For Goodness Sake: NI is a failure alright that’s why I vote Sinn fein.
@Johnny 5: I’m sure you have moved to another thread now to continue the propaganda! My boss – I’m self employed so ……..
@Redhandtim: Are you trying to keep it that way?
They’ve only enough to half fill a small bench
Alan Kelly. A waste of space.
Best of Luck to them..feck the begrudgers
Duds
Please can the irrelevant naysayers and keyboard warriors take a break such a sad and depressing reflection of humanity. Very inadequate people posting comments here.
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