Labour Party ard fheis: Promise of €6k for first-time buyers

Tánaiste Joan Burton has staked her party’s place in Government on winning over struggling working families, after revealing that Labour will give first-time buyers €6,000 to buy their first homes as part of a €180m “save to buy” scheme — if re-elected to power.

The Labour leader made the pre-election pitch to the key section of voters as she claimed “a decade of opportunity is within our reach” which must not be squandered by “gambling” on opposition parties.

Speaking during a live TV broadcast just days out from the general election announcement, the Tánaiste repeatedly emphasised the need for this country to “stay the course together”.