Siptu leader Jack O’Connor has defended Labour’s record in Government amid calls for the union to stop funding the party in protest at its policies.

He wouldn’t take kindly to be called an old dog, but Kerry minor coach Jack O’Connor has traversed enough hard roads around Munster to recognise the changing of the guard when he sees it.

The Siptu president, Jack O’Connor, will today call on Labour to radically alter party policies going into the general election, including making water free again for homes and abolishing the universal social charge.

Siptu president Jack O’Connor has said Labour should withdraw from Government if the public finances remain on their current trajectory and working people are still not protected from further cuts in the next budget.