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Thursday 29 October 2020
Most people want better labelling on country-of-origin, but that change could come at a price.
The European Parliament has passed legislation to allow police forces in different Member States to share data.
The scene has now been declared safe.
The Irish politician features on a list dubbed the ‘most embarrassing MEPs’.
Pope Francis has made a speech in the European Parliament this morning
Catch up as you wake up.
Francis’s visit is the first by a Pontiff since 1988 when Paisley was ejected for heckling.
The central bank has been accused of treating Ireland with disdain.
Hogan sent legal letters to the MEP last month.
He said the European Parliament is willing to act as an ‘honest broker’ to support the peace process.
It puts UKIP at risk of losing millions of euros in funding from Brussels.
Big Phil’s anticipated ‘Big Grilling’ failed to materialise at the EU Parliament this morning, and the agriculture committee has now voted to back him as commissioner.
Neither topped the spending charts though.
Good sense or Frankenfood? The issue is coming up for debate again in Europe.
It’s all happening in Strasbourg…
They’re Brian Crowley’s new European bedfellows, but what do they stand for?
Brian Crowley has switched to the European Conservatives and Reformists, a grouping that includes many right-wing parties including the British Conservatives.
The Taoiseach said he expects Jean-Claude Juncker to become the next president of the European Commission, but David Cameron is trying to block this from happening.
Luke Ming Flanagan and Brian Hayes automatically vacated their Dáil seats last month and won’t officially become MEPs into July.
The former prime minister of Luxembourg is part of a developing crisis that threatens to be one of the greatest faced by the European Union.
One in five potential voters were reached by Facebook’s “I voted” button which was shared more than 2.7 million times.
The newly-elected Fine Gael MEP is at opposite end of the political spectrum to the new MEP for Midlands North-West.
For small member states like Ireland, the change in Parliament will bring many challenges…
Who’s in? Who’s out? Who has to wait?
But she is happy today with her own party wins.
Socialist MEP Paul Murphy lost his seat tonight but told reporters we haven’t seen the last of him yet…
Nigel Farage spoke of a “political earthquake” – and here’s how the other EU results are shaping up.
The Labour MEP is set to lose her seat in the capital.
Flanagan is expected to secure one of four European seats in the 15-county Midlands North West constituency.
The Life Insitute put a number of questions to a range of candidates – 10 answered.
Don’t know your EPP from your elbow? We’ve got you covered.
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom is currently coming third in opinion polls ahead of the elections this month.
They’re a crazy bunch on that mainland.
NoelleAnne O’Sullivan’s focus is on Irish workers and businesses in London and she believes a British exit from the EU could have serious consequences for Ireland and for the Peace Process.
It’s been a tough 24 hours for the Tánaiste but he has a big visitor today.
Curved cabs could be on the way in.
Just over three years into his first stint as a TD, Simon Harris has his eyes on Brussels.
The former property developer is running as a candidate in Dublin for Direct Democracy Ireland.
The new legislation prevents internet service providers (ISPs) from giving preferential treatment to its own services and from blocking other services that may compete against their own offerings.
The two-time MEP said Ireland “can’t keep relying on” foreign direct investment and must do more to support SMEs and farmers.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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