Labour aims to woo Facebook generation

POLITICAL parties in Ireland have made noises and vague gestures about capturing the so-called Bebo and Facebook generation in Ireland without embracing the technology or the medium.

That will change tomorrow when the Labour Party’s first conference under leader Eamon Gilmore kicks off in Wexford.

For in a “big bang” effort, every moment and nuance and debate and argument of the conference will be available in a variety of different formats on the web, with a range of impressive — and cutting-edge — online events.