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Thursday 29 October 2020
Labour’s Phil Prendergast has said lobby groups are courting MEPs, hoping to encourage them to dilute directives that would be harmful to the industry.
The MEP says she will have to finance her own European re-election campaign to the tune of €100,000, after resigning from Labour
The proposal is one of two radical ideas put forward by Lucinda Creighton but neither are possible under the terms of reference for the Constituency Commission considering the redrawing of Ireland’s European constituency map.
The newly-independent TD faces an uphill task to retain his Dáil seat at the next general election so is now considering running for Europe but he’s not made a decision yet, he insists.
But the man who John O’Mahony is rumoured to be in line to replace, incumbent North West MEP Jim Higgins, insists he’s very confident of winning the nomination.
Murphy came up against criticism over remarks he made calling for a mass struggle similar to the first intifada.
The EU budget cuts spending for the first time ever.
Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins claims his account was hacked after TheJournal.ie enquired about the authenticity of the tweet sent in the early hours of this morning.
Social inclusion and sport go hand-in-hand – but, within Irish games, there remains two distinct playing fields: one for LGBT people and one for straight people. The time has come to change this, writes Phil Prendergast MEP.
Each political party will be asked to reveal its candidate to lead the European Commission, who will run an EU-wide campaign.
Socialist Paul Murphy said it was a protest against the “complete lack of tax justice” in Ireland.
The Minister for Agriculture has said that final negotiations on the Common Fisheries Policy are to begin soon.
Marian Harkin has hit back at claims that Irish MEPs spent less time in parliament last year – and asked fewer questions.
EU leaders agreed to hold further discussions on agreeing a budget for the next seven years as well as plugging a shortfall in this year’s finances following negotiations, chaired by Ireland, in Brussels.
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In an address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Higgins said citizens placed their trust in elected members and they must act in their best interests.
President Higgins warned of the ‘urgent need for new models of connection between economy, society and policy’.
His 11am address, entitled “Towards a European Union of the Citizens”, will be followed by a joint press conference with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.
MEPs support a move that would limit bonuses to 100 per cent of salary from January of next year.
An influential committee wants the elections two weeks earlier, giving more time for European Commission elections.
The scientists in Edinburgh use a 100-year-old scientific process to produce biobutanol and adapted it for whiskey.
If passed in parliament, a new report would also see member states required to provide increased protection and training for workers.
The MEP will address a meeting of the Campaign for Labour Policies group in Dublin today which is likely to hear plenty of criticism of the junior coalition party.
Eamon Gilmore will have one less Christmas card to write now – but if Labour took its MEPs seriously, this may never have happened, writes Nessa Childers’ former parliamentary assistant Ciara Galvin.
The Transport Minister said earlier this week that women would have to quit their jobs if they earned less than the childcare expenses.
The protestors – who have held weekly marches opposing the bailout – want help getting a meeting with the ECB.
Elmar Brok, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has admitted he can foresee a situation where Cyprus could exit the single currency and said that authorities underestimated the current situation there.
Do you recognise that school? Did you grow up on that street? Is that your ma?
TheJournal.ie has learned that the senator is in discussions over the possibility of joining Fine Gael and running for the seat being vacated by Gay Mitchell next year.
European agriculture ministers accepted the package tabled by Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney late last night.
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The deal with the parliament means that MEPs will now get the ability to pick the leaders of the supervisory board.
Former world champion runner Eamonn Coghlan is among the favourites to run for Fine Gael in Dublin in next year’s European elections but there are others in contention…
Fianna Fáil’s Pat the Cope Gallagher said parts of Ireland would not have any industry if it wasn’t for the procurement of State aid.
The budget for 2014 to 2020 was comprehensively beaten in a vote by MEPs, whose president Martin Schulz welcomed the vote.
Members voted by 536 to 111 to reallocate the number of seats to individual countries, to make room for Croatia.
The President of the European Parliament affirms, however, that MEPs will probably not pass the EU’s draft seven-year Budget.
Most MEPs agreed that regluation was needed, though some said they were worried about the fiscal impact and an increase in the illegal cigarette trade.
Ireland’s representation in the European Parliament will be one person fewer next year. So who’ll get cut?
The agreement will ensure that a civil protection order, such as a barring order for domestic violence, can still be enforced if the victim travels or moves country.
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?
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Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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