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The government must use every tool at its disposal to support Seán Binder as he faces 20-years in a Greek prison for the crime of saving lives, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson. Senator Stephenson said: “In 2017, Seán Binder showed limitless compassion and bravery when he, and a group of humanitarian […]

Ireland must fight EU attempts to erode environmental and human rights protections after the European Parliament voted to exempt more companies from green reporting rules, according to the Social Democrats. Sinéad Gibney TD, the party’s enterprise spokesperson, said: “A majority of MEPs recently voted to rollback crucial human rights and environmental protections in favour of […]