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The finance minister said acting this week would be dismissed as a “stunt”.
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The finance minister said acting this week would be dismissed as a “stunt”.
The junior minister was formally selected as the Fine Gael candidate for the European elections in Dublin at an event in the city centre this evening.
The Dublin city councillor is aiming to take one of three seats available in the capital in May’s European elections.
The Fine Gael MEP and former presidential candidate was the only Irish MEP not to vote in favour of the final resolution but insisted he supports the resolution.
One of those surveyed answered sincerely that they believed Angela Merkel was their MEP.
The junior minister is interested in running for the European Parliament but he said today that he has to “weight up” all his options.
The MEP was speaking following confirmation this week that EDF is to build a new nuclear facility at Hinkley Point, on England’s south-west coast.
With the new constituencies decided political parties will soon be picking who they want to represent them in next year’s European Parliament election.
All-Ireland final fever is sweeping through Europe.
“The EU is not going to attack the United States. Supposedly, China or the EU was doing this on the US…can you imagine what the blowout would be?” – Gay Mitchell, MEP
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.
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…
How long is the Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin? And how many years has it been since there was a pope from outside Europe?
The MEP said it was a good time to allow new candidates to emerge.
Members voted by 536 to 111 to reallocate the number of seats to individual countries, to make room for Croatia.
Gay Mitchell will address the Seanad today on the role of the EU in solving the world’s great problems.
One wrote a book, one went on tour, one went back up the North and one went to Strasbourg. Here’s what Seán, Martin, Gay, David, Dana and Mary did next.
Most current government ministers entitled to pensions from previous ministerial posts surrendered them last year but Finance Minister Michael Noonan didn’t. Bertie Ahern handed back some of his annual pension.
“As far as I’m concerned, he’s a moron.”
Greek MPs, Irish jobs, German cable ties, and all the other news from the week in handy numerical format…
Hint: It wasn’t the winner…
Mitchell was shortlisted for the Employment gong at last night’s ceremony, but was pipped by a French representative.
The party’s presidential candidate Gay Mitchell did not attend tonight’s parliamentary party meeting.
The party’s failed presidential candidate has returned to Brussels as Fine Gael looks set to examine where it went wrong in the Race for the Áras.
Despite the party’s poor performances in the presidential election and Dublin West by-election, Paul Kehoe has insisted that there is no crisis within Fine Gael.
Along with a new house, Michael D Higgins has won financial security for life. But what are the prospects for the other six candidates?
Fine Gael candidate Gay Mitchell and Independent candidate Mary Davis were not present for Michael D Higgins’s victory speech at Dublin Castle today – so where were they?
The candidates, their families and plenty of others across the country are voting today.
The presidential candidates will be voting today, along with the rest of the country. Here’s where they will be this morning.
All the major bookies have now made Michael D Higgins their favourite to win the Presidency, though Gallagher should top the poll.
Hand-shaking, singsongs and interviews – the candidates go all out to grab last-minute votes before the polls open tomorrow.
Irish emigrants have “voted” in their own presidential election and Michael D. Higgins has come out on top.
The seven men and women who want to be president clashed for the final time last night, but who came out on top?
With just two days to go until polling, this is one of your last chances to meet the presidential candidates. Here’s where they will be today.