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Saturday 2 July 2022
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.
Sinn Féin MEP candidate Matt Carthy said that the odds of three votes being incorrect due to a technical fault were ‘astronomical’.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a motion calling for the publishing of the letter.
“Have a charger?” “Yes, it’s an iPhone 4 though.” Damn.
The report gave recommendations on how to tackle inequality between men and women in the EU.
The independent TD is not playing down rumours that he will run for the European Parliament in Midlands North-West.
THE COST OF living crisis is not going anywhere and looks set to get worse and worse.
At the launch of the St Vincent De Paul’s pre-Budget submission this week, Liam – a long-time volunteer with the charity – spoke about the sharp end of the crisis when describing his experience meeting with families who live in a hotel.
“When you’re dealing with parents who are in tears and are living in a one or two-bedroom hotel, it’s very difficult as a member of Vincent DePaul to help those families,” he said, adding that he believed there is now an acceptable level of poverty in Ireland.
This morning, we want to know: Have you had to cut items from your weekly shop to make ends meet?
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The Sinn Féin deputy says now is the time for emergency measures to tackle rising inflation.
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