Labour Party Conference

To Mullingar at the weekend for a successful Labour Party Conference. Party Leader gave an excellent speech and the Party adopted the report of the 21st Century Labour Commission which among other things ends the traditional block vote of the trade unions. Now the unions' voting strength will depend on how many members of each union are also full members of the Labour Party.

I spoke at a seminar during the conference as well as addressing the main conference by moving the Mount Merrion/Kilmacud Branch motion on local government reform and speaking in favour of the aforementioned report. I was also returning officer for the Party's internal elections at the weekend, and conducted elections to the Party's Standing Orders Committee and Executive Board.

Picture shows me with successful Executive Board candidate Karen O'Connell (UCD Branch).