Ciaran Ahern
Ciaran Ahern is a Labour TD who recently criticized the government's housing policy proposals, describing them as reminiscent of past tax cuts that favored developers, indicating a concern that such measures could lead to negative consequences for the housing market.
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Labour transport spokesman Ciarán Ahern said resources were needed for 'relentless enforcement'.
Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecution – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-06
Labour’s climate spokesman Ciarán Ahern said Mr Browne had attempted to shirk blame for communication failures ahead of Storm Chandra.
More flooding on the way for saturated areas, with heavy rain forecast – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-29
Labour spokesman on climate Ciarán Ahern described the flooding incidents as indicative of a country without the necessary infrastructure to cope with the changing climate.
Storm Chandra leaves homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and Wicklow flooded – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-28
His criticisms were echoed by Labour TD and party climate spokesman Ciarán Ahern.
Climate action plan delayed for second year despite emissions cuts falling behind target – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-16
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said the previous contractor CHC allowed crew members to be on standby from their own home but Bristow does not.
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-05
Ciarán Ahern said there had been a big turnout push in the last 10 days.
Turnout ‘hopes’, spoiled votes and polling station open times – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-24
Ciarán Ahern represents Labour at the regular campaign meetings.
Ivana Bacik insists Catherine Connolly is a ‘unifying force’ for Labour amid internal dissent – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-29
Ciarán Ahern is a member of the steering group for Catherine Connolly’s campaign.
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
Dublin South West TD Ciarán Ahern was appointed as the Labour Party’s co-ordinator with Ms Connolly’s campaign.
Labour Party backs Connolly’s bid for Áras – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-31
Labour spokesman on climate, energy and the environment Ciarán Ahern said the ombudsman role could be described as 'a sustainability tsar'.
Ireland needs ‘future generations tsar’ to enable long-term thinking, say 70 groups – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-17
Labour’s Ciarán Ahern criticized the Government for its past failures in addressing child sexual abuse.
Disabled children suffered higher rates of sexual abuse, Dáil hears during debate on historical abuse – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-16
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said using AI tools 'takes an enormous amount of energy'.
ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google searchIreland· 2025-02-20
Ciaran Ahern describes the government's tax plans as reminiscent of past tax cuts for developers.
New response to housing ‘permacrisis’ to be explored – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-16
Ciaran Ahern described the Government's tax plans as 'Fianna Fáil’s Bertie-era tax cuts for developers'.
Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-15
