'Workers are struggling to get by': Soc Dems call for emergency hardship fund and €300 tax credit

'We believe the potential, and desire, for change in Ireland is huge,' Catherine Murphy told her party's gathering at Dublin’s Gresham hotel

“Crucially, workers should not have to struggle just to get by. They need a living wage," Róisín Shortall told her party's annual  conference this afternoon. File Picture: iStock

A €300 refundable tax credit for workers and an emergency hardship fund are among the calls made at the Social Democrats annual conference. 

Speaking at the party event this evening, co-leader Catherine Murphy said the public now want genuine change – not a repackaging of stale parties, or policies, as something new.