Press Archive

  1. NASH WELCOMES PAY RISE FOR SECURITY WORKERS

    Sun Jun 2, 2019 - 11:29 am
    Senator Ged Nash said all contract security workers must be paid a legal minimum hourly rate of pay of €11.65 per hour from the 1st June, up from €11.35.He explained;“I introduced new laws where...

  2. FRIDAY’S VOTE SHOULD MARK THE END OF ‘THE GREAT EAST MEATH RIP-OFF’ - HOEY

    Mon May 20, 2019 - 08:26 am
    Annie Hoey has said Friday’s local election vote should herald ‘the end of the great East Meath rip-off’.The Labour candidate explained;“I am a proven activist with a track record of getting t...

  3. LABOUR & GREENS SEAL VOTING PACT IN LOUTH & EAST MEATH AHEAD OF 24th MAY POLL

    Mon May 13, 2019 - 07:33 am
    The Labour Party and Green Party in Louth & East Meath have agreed a voting pact for the forthcoming Local Elections.With no candidate from either party in a direct contest with the other, senior ...

  4. SCHOOL PLANNING DELAYS CAUSING HUGE ANXIETY FOR EAST MEATH PARENTS

    Sun May 12, 2019 - 01:19 pm
    The delay in submitting a planning application for temporary accommodation for the new South Drogheda/East Meath Educate Together Secondary School is causing huge anxiety for local parents, East Meath...

  5. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL GARDAÍ WELCOME - NASH

    Wed May 1, 2019 - 08:03 am
    Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the deployment of additional Gardaí to the town.He said;“This deployment is very welcome and will enable the over-stretched Local Gardaí to get into the faces of thos...

  6. Immediate Investigation must be launched into latest Hospital data breach

    Wed May 1, 2019 - 07:56 am
    Senator Ged Nash said that the Data Protection Commissioner must launch “an immediate and urgent investigation” into the circumstances surrounding a serious data breach at Our Lady of Lourdes Hosp...

  7. HOEY CALLS ON LOCALS TO REGISTER TO VOTE AHEAD OF MAY 7TH DEADLINE

    Mon Apr 29, 2019 - 09:45 am
    As the deadline to register to vote in the European Parliament and Local Elections fast approaches on the 7th of May former USI President and Local Elections candidate for Laytown-Bettystown Annie Hoe...

  8. Nash expresses revulsion at latest shooting in Drogheda

    Thu Apr 25, 2019 - 05:18 pm
    Reacting to the latest shooting in Drogheda, local Labour Senator Ged Nash said:"This latest shooting in Drogheda has caused revulsion in my community."It took place on one of the busiest thoroughfare...

  9. BEAMORE WOMAN HOEY TO RUN FOR LABOUR IN EAST MEATH

    Tue Apr 23, 2019 - 09:04 am
    Well-known national political activist and Beamore native Annie Hoey is running to win a seat for the Labour Party in the East Meath area in May’s Council elections.The daughter of Raymond and Eliza...

  10. Government treating Community Employment Supervisors with contempt

    Tue Apr 16, 2019 - 04:39 pm
    Labour’s spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection Senator Ged Nash has accused the government of treating Community Employment Supervisors with contempt.The Minister for Public Exp...

  11. Statement from Senator Ged Nash

    Mon Apr 15, 2019 - 08:51 pm
    The establishment by Louth and Meath County Councils of an implementation group to give effect to the recommendations of the Drogheda Boundary review comes as news to me.More significantly, it will co...

  12. IDA and housing

    Mon Apr 8, 2019 - 12:38 pm
    IDAIDA is fixated by Dundalk. Their refusal to build the kind of advance facilities an area like Drogheda warrants dates back to decisions taken by the three successive Fianna Fáil governments from 1...

  13. Government Asleep At The Wheel As Councils Bin Boundary Review Recommendations

    Thu Apr 4, 2019 - 02:24 pm
    No local area plan and no implementation group formed, two years on from report publication Senator Ged Nash said the government is asleep at the wheel as he claimed key recommendations from the Drogh...

  14. Penalties in law needed to tackle bogus self-employment

    Mon Mar 25, 2019 - 03:32 pm
    Labour spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Ged Nash has said it is essential that legislation to tackle bogus self-employment is progressed this week, and that the Fine Gael government can no ...

  15. NEW BUS SERVICES TO BE PHASED IN THIS YEAR – NASH

    Thu Mar 21, 2019 - 01:31 pm
    Senator Ged Nash has received confirmation from the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the new and improved bus services he has worked to secure for the Drogheda area will all be phased in in 201...