# mep - Thursday 2 February, 2017
# Look Behind You
# Look Behind You
Seb Dance was caught on camera holding up the handwritten message behind Farage.
# mep - Thursday 29 December, 2016
# Brexit
# Brexit
We asked a handful of Irish MEP s on what the New Year holds for Europe.
# mep - Saturday 29 October, 2016
# Your Say
# Your Say
One of our MEP s thinks we should.
# mep - Thursday 27 October, 2016
# Amen To That
# Amen To That
At present only three countries across Europe have fewer national holidays than the Republic.
# mep - Thursday 29 September, 2016
# Good Idea
# Good Idea
The proposal is being put forward by Manfred Weber of the European People’s Party (EEP), the party in Europe aligned with Fine Gael.
# mep - Saturday 17 September, 2016
# Irish Coast
# Irish Coast
Irish MEP Seán Kelly said people who break rules should be “dealt with”.
# mep - Monday 4 July, 2016
# Fishing
# Fishing
Líadh Ní Riada said that the trawlers were not being inspected properly.
# mep - Friday 24 June, 2016
# Radicalisation
# Radicalisation
The Justice Department has said that it is aware of foreign fighters from Ireland who have died in the Middle East.
# mep - Thursday 17 December, 2015
# Ibrahim Halawa
# Ibrahim Halawa
MEP s voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution.
# mep - Tuesday 10 November, 2015
# Vvrrooom
# Vvrrooom
Irish MEP Deirdre Clune said the drivers should be rewarded for using the car system that can automatically limit the speed of the vehicle.
# mep - Tuesday 27 October, 2015
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
The men have been suspended for 10 days but will still be allowed to vote.
# mep - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
# Henry Handball
# Henry Handball
…and then Fifa should hand it over to us again as a legitimate grant.
# mep - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
# Marian Harkin
# Marian Harkin
An Irish MEP has proposed that the use of the antibiotics without prescription be banned.
# mep - Tuesday 17 February, 2015
# Stailc Teanga
# Stailc Teanga
Sinn Féin’s Liadh Ní Riada will speak only in Irish in protest at the treatment of the language in EU institutions.
# mep - 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.
# mep - Thursday 25 December, 2014
# Toy Glory
# Toy Glory
Irish MEP Sean Kelly moots Ireland as a prime manufacturing location for niche – but lucrative – business.
# mep - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
# Lashing Out
# Lashing Out
Sinn Féin has hit back at the Fine Gael MEP ’s criticism of the party’s attitude towards the European Union.
# mep - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
# Excuse Me
# Excuse Me
The Irish politician features on a list dubbed the ‘most embarrassing MEP s’.
# mep - Monday 15 December, 2014
# Ming
# Ming
Ireland ranks last out of all Member States for attendance at plenary sessions.
# mep - Thursday 27 November, 2014
# The Pressure's On
# The Pressure's On
Matt Carty of Sinn Fein said he hopes the goverment will be “robust” in making sure the ECB does take part.
# mep - Thursday 20 November, 2014
# Water Protests
# Water Protests
Deirdre Clune said she was “outraged” by the decision.
# Six One News
# Six One News
Nessa Childers wasn’t happy with a feature on the Six One News.
# mep - Friday 14 November, 2014
# Privatisation
# Privatisation
The Fine Gael MEP believes legislation is a more sensible option.
# mep - Sunday 5 October, 2014
# Dublin South West
# Dublin South West
An image circulating on social media is now claimed to have come from a fake account.
# mep - Saturday 27 September, 2014
# Burn The Bondholders
# Burn The Bondholders
The former EU Economics Commissioner also said he would consider attending the Banking Inquiry.
# mep - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
But Paul Murphy’s Sinn Féin opposition in Dublin South West has hit back at criticism over his stance on water charges.
# mep - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
# Deirdre Clune
# Deirdre Clune
Deirdre Clune was one of a number of Irish MEP s to run up expenses of over €200,000 during this year’s campaign.
# mep - Sunday 10 August, 2014
# Voting Rights
# Voting Rights
Under the new system, for one month every year Ireland will not be able to vote.
# mep - Saturday 28 June, 2014
# Speaking Out
# Speaking Out
Journalist Gemma O’Doherty, Marian Kelly — a survivor of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, and comedian PJ Gallagher are also speaking at the event.
# mep - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
# Far-right
# Far-right
The FF leader said he had first learned of Crowley’s decision in a phone-call on Sunday night, and that it had been a surprise.
# mep - Monday 23 June, 2014
# Doing A 180
# Doing A 180
The party has said that many ECR policies “directly contradict core principles of the Fianna Fáil organisation”.
# 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.
# mep - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Final Result
# Final Result
Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher of FF conceded in the early hours of the morning.
# mep - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
# Not Misleading
# Not Misleading
“If you’re suggesting we’re trying to deceive anyone here that’s not the case.”
# mep - Monday 19 May, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
One independent called the decision to have two panels for each constituency “the lowest trick yet”. What do you think of the Euro debate format?
# mep - Saturday 17 May, 2014
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
And one in three Sinn Féin voters think he should resign as leader…
# Election 2014
# Election 2014
Jan Van De Ven is running as a candidate in the Ireland South constituency, and if elected would introduce a system of eDemocracy.
# European Elections
# European Elections
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.
# mep - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
# Murphy's Law
# Murphy's Law
Paul Murphy’s questioned the timing of the visit, just a few weeks out from the European elections.
# mep - Saturday 3 May, 2014
# Anonymous
# Anonymous
The BNP leader’s Twitter stream is now full of nonsense and offensive tweets.
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