Ireland South MEP from Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion calls for a renewed focus on workers’ rights

There needs to be a renewed focus on workers’ rights.

Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion made the plea while speaking during a high-level trade union panel discussion on equality policies in Europe.

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The Kilkenny woman says many were let down by Ireland’s Budget 2026 reveal and she’d like to see Europe as a whole address social issues;