# european-parliament - Monday 18 July, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Independent MEP says he’s the only Irish member who regularly shows up for the Agriculture Committee. FactCheck puts that claim to the test.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 28 June, 2016
# Farage-y Bargy
# Farage-y Bargy
“It’s a pleasure,” replied Nigel Farage.
# european-parliament - Thursday 26 May, 2016
# Geoblock Rockin'
# Geoblock Rockin'
The aim is to ensure all EU citizens access the same services and prices, regardless of where they’re based.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 11 May, 2016
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
One Irish MEP was unable to attend plenary sessions in 2015 due to illness.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
# DONT LUFT ME THIS WAY
# DONT LUFT ME THIS WAY
Seán Kelly had been booked on the flight and had paid for his ticket well in advance. And he’s not happy with what happened…
# european-parliament - Thursday 28 April, 2016
# Growing Pressure
# Growing Pressure
The organisation made a number of claims in a letter sent last year.
# european-parliament - Saturday 19 December, 2015
# Cairo
# Cairo
In a harsh statement, Cairo also called on the European body to reconsider its approach to similar cases in the future.
# european-parliament - Thursday 17 December, 2015
# Ibrahim Halawa
# Ibrahim Halawa
MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 27 October, 2015
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
The men have been suspended for 10 days but will still be allowed to vote.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
# Reverse Ferret
# Reverse Ferret
Fine Gael says a vote in the European Parliament means Sinn Féin is now in favour of water charges, but the reality is somewhat different.
# european-parliament - Friday 17 July, 2015
# Carpooling
# Carpooling
Several European countries have tried to ban the app, but where does Ireland stand?
# european-parliament - Saturday 13 June, 2015
# Léigh Anois Go Curamach
# Léigh Anois Go Curamach
It’s ten years since Irish was made an official language of the EU.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Ttipping Point
# Ttipping Point
Flanagan didn’t hold back in his criticism.
# Stars And Gripes
# Stars And Gripes
Debate on the so-called TTIP was suspended this morning amid angry scenes.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
# Henry Handball
# Henry Handball
…and then Fifa should hand it over to us again as a legitimate grant.
# european-parliament - Saturday 30 May, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Eurocrats are gearing up, once again, to meddle with our corporate tax rate. We should take a leaf out of our neighbour’s book and demand better.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
# Marian Harkin
# Marian Harkin
An Irish MEP has proposed that the use of the antibiotics without prescription be banned.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
# Roll Call
# Roll Call
They’ve also been making fewer speeches and asking fewer questions.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 29 April, 2015
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes on the ‘disgraceful’ moving of the European Parliament to Strasbourg once a month, every month.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 25 February, 2015
# Paddock To Plate
# Paddock To Plate
Most people want better labelling on country-of-origin, but that change could come at a price.
# european-parliament - Thursday 12 February, 2015
# Slow Down
# Slow Down
The European Parliament has passed legislation to allow police forces in different Member States to share data.
# european-parliament - Monday 2 February, 2015
# Belgium
# Belgium
The scene has now been declared safe.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
# Excuse Me
# Excuse Me
The Irish politician features on a list dubbed the ‘most embarrassing MEPs’.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
# Totally Stoked
# Totally Stoked
Pope Francis has made a speech in the European Parliament this morning
# Back In The Habit
# Back In The Habit
Francis’s visit is the first by a Pontiff since 1988 when Paisley was ejected for heckling.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
# No Show
# No Show
The central bank has been accused of treating Ireland with disdain.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
# That's That Then
# That's That Then
Hogan sent legal letters to the MEP last month.
# Peace
# Peace
He said the European Parliament is willing to act as an ‘honest broker’ to support the peace process.
# european-parliament - Thursday 16 October, 2014
# Efdd
# Efdd
It puts UKIP at risk of losing millions of euros in funding from Brussels.
# european-parliament - Thursday 2 October, 2014
# Good Hearing
# Good Hearing
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.
# european-parliament - Monday 15 September, 2014
# Big Spenders
# Big Spenders
Neither topped the spending charts though.
# european-parliament - Monday 11 August, 2014
# Send In The Clones
# Send In The Clones
Good sense or Frankenfood? The issue is coming up for debate again in Europe.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
# Selfie Central
# Selfie Central
It’s all happening in Strasbourg…
# european-parliament - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
# EUROSCEPTICS
# EUROSCEPTICS
They’re Brian Crowley’s new European bedfellows, but what do they stand for?
# european-parliament - Monday 23 June, 2014
# Shift Right
# Shift Right
Brian Crowley has switched to the European Conservatives and Reformists, a grouping that includes many right-wing parties including the British Conservatives.
# european-parliament - Sunday 22 June, 2014
# I'm Out
# I'm Out
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.
# european-parliament - Monday 16 June, 2014
# Tough Break
# Tough Break
Luke Ming Flanagan and Brian Hayes automatically vacated their Dáil seats last month and won’t officially become MEPs into July.
# european-parliament - Friday 13 June, 2014
# Brian Hayes
# Brian Hayes
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.
# european-parliament - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# European Elections
# European Elections
One in five potential voters were reached by Facebook’s “I voted” button which was shared more than 2.7 million times.
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