Labour TD for Louth Condemns Vile Racial Abuse Against Party Colleague - 12/05/2026

The Labour Party has said a staff member is spending 40pc of their time “blocking racist abuse” directed at Galway West by-election candidate Helen Ogbu on Facebook, as the party criticised Meta’s “hands-off” approach.A party spokeswoman said that it is employing a member of staff to help Ms Ogbu with digital media on her campaign.The party said 40pc of the work of the staff member is “blocking racist abuse and commentary on Meta platforms”.Ms Ogbu has been a councillor for Galway City East since 2024, when she became the first black woman elected to the council.We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Labour TD for Louth, Ged Nash, who took to social media last night to condemn the abuse against his party colleague. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.