Conor Sheehan
Conor Sheehan is a member of the Labour Party in Ireland and serves as their housing spokesman. He has been actively involved in discussions surrounding housing policy, calling for a radical reset to address the ongoing crisis. In recent debates, he emphasized the need for government intervention to increase the supply of affordable housing and criticized the government's reliance on tax cuts for property developers.
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Conor Sheehan is a Labour TD who called for an early review of the legislation underpinning the office of mayor.
Is the role of directly elected mayor workable? What’s happened in Limerick suggests not – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-20
Labour’s Conor Sheehan said in Portugal a person with a child up to the age of eight has a statutory right to work from home without prior negotiation.
Ireland’s remote working law is ‘an act of fraud against commuters’, Labour TD tells Dáil – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-19
Conor Sheehan called it 'incredibly distasteful' and 'the most patronising thing I’ve ever seen'.
It was like watching the housing crisis covered by a future Reeling in the Years – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-14
Conor Sheehan described earlier exchanges in the Dáil as like being 'at Kilmallock cattle market'.
Heated row in Dáil as Sinn Féin TD calls Labour Deputy a ‘muppet’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-11
Barrister Conor Sheehan adopted Mr Dodd’s submissions regarding the impact of the works on local infrastructure.
Alleged unauthorised modular homes near Brittas, Dublin, are ‘phase one’ of 71 units, court told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Conor Sheehan was instructed by BKC Solicitors to represent the council in the case.
Council seeks removal of 28 modular homes allegedly built without permission in south Dublin – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-05Conor Sheehan accused Simon Harris of populism at his party’s conference.
Simon Harris denounces ‘lazy’ and ‘pathetic’ attacks on him over immigration comments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-18
Conor Sheehan is Labour’s spokesman on housing who was addressed by Simon Harris.
New apartment design standards to be ‘robustly’ defended amid legal challenge – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-16
The party’s housing spokesman and TD for Limerick City, Conor Sheehan, renewed his criticism of the latest Government housing plan.
Galway West byelection should be next ‘united left’ collaboration, says Labour’s Bacik – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-15
Conor Sheehan said Minister for Housing James Browne’s housing plan will have to 'turn water into wine' to achieve its targets.
Opposition criticises Government’s housing action plan as trying to ‘turn water into wine’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-13
Conor Sheehan is Labour’s housing spokesman who has raised concerns about Eoin Hayes' shareholding and its timing.
Labour seeks Dáil time for Eoin Hayes to make statement on Israel-linked shares – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-11
Conor Sheehan is Labour’s housing spokesman who stated there is no acceptable level of homelessness.
Homeless numbers hit new record high of 15,915 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-25
Conor Sheehan BL, for the trust, said there had been no appearance by the occupants.
Caravan occupants in Celbridge carpark face possible contempt over refusal to leave – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-09
Labour spokesman Conor Sheehan who called for a two-year rent freeze, said the Government’s measures 'will, in the round, cause rents to increase again'.
Rent Pressure Zones could be in place across country by Friday, Dáil told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-18
Labour’s housing spokesman Conor Sheehan claimed to have seen evidence of landlords increasing rents before the law was passed.
Thousands of holiday lets will need planning permission due to Rent Pressure Zone changes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-18
Conor Sheehan is the housing spokesman for Labour and criticized the Government's proposals.
Hundreds attend housing protest outside Dáil – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-17
Labour Party housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the measures were 'piecemeal'.
Rents unlikely to come down for several years after reforms, Coalition told before agreeing overhaul – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-11
Local Labour TD Conor Sheehan noted the significant investment put into Carelon and questioned the decision to close.
US health insurer Carelon closes Irish operation with loss of 300 jobs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-28
Labour’s housing spokesman Conor Sheehan has already written to Mr Fleming asking for the new committee’s first action to be issuing an invite to Minister for Housing James Browne.
‘Lowballing’ for big public projects to be tackled by new Dáil infrastructure committee – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-20
Conor Sheehan said that €430,000 annually is 'an inordinate amount of public money to pay someone whose role and remit are still unclear'.
Proposed ‘housing tsar’ salary receives sharp criticism from Opposition – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-27
Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan described the figures as a national scandal which was a direct result of Government failure to treat housing as the emergency it clearly is.
Number of people in homelessness reaches new record high of 15,418 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-25Labour’s housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the figures were 'shocking but not surprising'.
State missed its target for delivery of social homes in 2024 by almost 20% – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-23Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the scheme 'delivered nothing' in his constituency.
Apartment housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says Minister – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-20Conor Sheehan, Labour Party housing spokesman and Limerick City TD, says the city has become 'a victim of its own success'.
Limerick housing crisis pushing people into homelessness – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-16
Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said this exclusion will make the scheme effectively unworkable.
New restrictions mean councils unable to refurbish homes bought under Tenant in Situ scheme – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-06Conor Sheehan is a Labour TD who expressed disappointment over another ministerial no-show.
They seek him here. They seek him there. The Wexford Pimpernel James Browne – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-20
Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan described the Government's plan to move people into log cabins as farcical and ridiculous.
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-20
Conor Sheehan criticized the Government for resorting to ill-thought-out tax cuts for property developers.
Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-15
Conor Sheehan is the housing spokesman for the Labour Party who called for a radical reset in housing policy.
Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader in Dáil row over ‘telling lies’ on housing – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-12