Labour’s Tom Johnson Summer School gets underway in Kilkenny

The youth section of the Labour Party will be gathering in Kilkenny City today for the annual Tom Johnson Summer School.

The event, which starts this evening in the Newpark Hotel and ends on Sunday, will also be addressed by Tánaiste Joan Burton along with other senior party-members.

The theme of this year’s event is ‘The Future of Social Justice’

And speaking to KCLR News, local Junior Minister Ann Phelan says this weekend is a chance for the party’s youth to debate major party-issues.