Office of Paul O'Kane MSP

Paul O’Kane has hailed the success of the surgeries he held across West Scotland over the Summer recess. The Scottish Labour politician’s series of surgeries, some of which were held jointly with MPs and councillors, saw him take to streets and supermarkets in the region to engage with constituents. O’Kane held his ‘Supermarket Surgeries’ in

Paul O’Kane joined members of the community to pay tribute to Auchenback Active Stalwarts Rita Connelly and Irene Simpson. The commemoration of remembrance event took place at Auchenback Resource Centre on Friday morning where O’Kane joined Chair of Auchenback Active Brian Connelly, Councillor Danny Devlin, Provost Mary Montague and the families of Rita and Irene

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane has hailed the festive efforts of NellyBoxes Baby Bank in a Holyrood motion. The motion highlights the amazing contribution the baby bank made by collecting gifts for children and young people at Christmas for the second year in a row. The motion also notes the “kindness and generosity” of the

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane has urged people to get out to support local businesses on Small Business Saturday after visiting his own “favourite” local café right next to his Regional Office in Paisley. O’Kane visited the Coffee Mill inside the Abbey Mill Business Centre, a café which the MSP uses regularly. The café is

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane has praised politics students from West College Scotland for being “brilliantly inquisitive” following his visit to the Greenock Waterfront Campus. O’Kane was invited by History and Politics lecturer Richard Tullet to come to the campus to talk to a Politics class about life as an MSP and take questions from

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane has presented the Greenock Arts Guild with a framed motion that recognises the organisation’s last ten years at the Beacon Arts Centre.  O’Kane’s motion – that was published in May –touches on the history of the Greenock Arts Guild as well its move from the Greenock Arts Guild Theatre to the

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane visited a Men’s Breakfast Club in Newton Mearns and praised it for “offering a great start to a Friday” for members. The breakfast club, which takes place every Friday morning from 10am to 11am in Mearns Kirk Hall, is run by Mearns Kirk Helping Hands. O’Kane spoke with breakfast club

Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane has praised Mearns Kirk Helping Hands calling it a “room filled with lifetimes of amazing stories”. O’Kane paid a visit to Mearns Kirk Helping Hands on Monday where he spoke with the charity organisers and chatted with regular attendees before playing Bird Bingo. Helping Hands – a charity focused on