Fianna Fáil has denied a Labour Party claim that it passed a motion at the party's ardfheis this weekend to move back the May Day bank holiday.
Dublin Fianna Fáil TD John Curran said this afternoon that a claim by the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Mr Ruairí Quinn, that it was Fianna Fáil policy to move the May bank holiday back one week to April 24th to commemorate the 1916 Rising was wrong.
"Despite the vivid imagination of Labour's Ruairí Quinn there was no proposal to end the bank holiday at this weekend's ardfheis," he said.
But Mr Curran confirmed a proposal was made at a Fianna Fáil workshop - and passed - to make April 24th a bank holiday to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising.
However, he added: "Fianna Fáil has always prided itself on representing the rights of workers and will not be lectured by Labour on employment rights. Deputy Quinn should also remember the Government that introduced the May Bank Holiday was led by Fianna Fáil."
