SENATOR Niall Blaney hosted his well publicised public meeting in the Silver Tassie Hotel on Monday night where he vowed, that if elected to the European Parliament, he would “lift Donegal and the other border counties out from being a forgotten backwater”. Thanking the public and party supporters for turning out in such numbers he […]
28 candidates chasing five MEP seats here
By Kate Heaney JUST two of the 28 candidates running for the five European Parliament seats in the Midlands North west Constituency are from Donegal. Senator Niall Blaney and former presidential candidate Peter Casey are among the large group seeking to take a seat in the EU parliament for the next five years. Advertisement Fianna […]
Errigal College students represent Ireland as MEPs in France for a day
TRANSITION Year students from Errigal College in Letterkenny stepped into the shoes of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as they participated in the Euroscola competition held in Strasbourg, France. Having clinched victory in the Midlands-North-West constituency competition late last year, these students earned the amazing opportunity to represent Ireland and engage in the intricate workings […]
Blaney gets on the campaign trail for Europe
SENATOR Niall Blaney this week said he planned to be a conduit between the European Parliament and the people of the Midlands North West Constituency. The Fanad born senator is now on the campaign trail having been selected by the Fianna Fáil party to contest this EU Constituency in the June European elections along with […]
Extortionate childcare costs raised in the European Parliament
Chris MacManus, MEP for Midlands Northwest, has told the European Parliament that more must be done to make childcare affordable for Irish families. Speaking during a debate on the gendered impact of the cost-of-living crisis, MEP MacManus brought attention to the many women in Ireland who have been forced out of the workforce due to […]
Strong Donegal presence at Sinn Féin Ard Fheis
by Sean Hillen SINN Féin stands ready for Government, that was the message that rang out loud and clear from over 1,000 enthusiastic members gathered for the party’s annual Ard Fheis in Athlone, Westmeath last weekend. With local as well as European Parliament elections taking place next year, delegates voiced their views on issues such […]
Midlands North West MEP McGuinness takes on new vice-president role
MAIREAD McGuinness, MEP for Midlands North West, has been appointed as Vice-President of the European Parliament for ‘Information and Communications’.
Case of family excluded from ‘Lost at Sea Scheme’ for EU Parliament
JIM Higgins MEP for Midlands-North-West and Danny Byrne, from Donegal, have taken the Lost at Sea case to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee to seek justice for Danny’s family, the Byrne family of Bruckless, Donegal. “The petition, which will be heard next Monday, outlines the struggle of the Byrne family. The Byrne family sought, and […]
Irish version of European Parliament website to be established
THE Bureau of the European Parliament has supported a recommendation by the President of the European Parliament to establish an Irish language version of the EP website.