Dr Brian O’Boyle to run in European Elections
Dr Brian O’Boyle will contest the European elections for People Before Profit this summer. Dr O’Boyle, who is based in Sligo and is a lecturer in ATU Sligo, has been a long-serving member of People Before Profit, and will contest the seat in the Midlands North West Region. Running alongside…
Speculation increases over the future of local politicians
With confirmation yesterday that the Midlands- North West constituency will be allocated an extra MEP in next year’s European Elections there is already media speculation today surrounding the future of some local Government TD’s and Ministers. Already it’s being predicted that the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue is being…
Senator Niall Blaney confirms intention to run in European elections
Donegal Senator Niall Blaney has confirmed he will be running in the next European Parliament elections. He has stated his intention to run as one of Fianna Fáil’s candidates for the Midlands-North West region. Earlier this week, Mayo-based Senator and fellow Fianna Fáil member, Lisa Chambers, also announced that she…
Fine Gael basking in Midlands/ North West Euro election success
Fine Gael is basking in its success in taking two of the four European Parliament seats in the Midlands North West Constituency. Mairead McGuinness was the first to be elected, followed by former Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh. Luke Ming Flanagan and Matt Carthy were also elected. Senator Frank Feighan,…
Counting continues in European elections
Six of Ireland’s 13 MEPs have now been elected. Day four of counting gets underway in the Midlands North West and Ireland South constituencies later this morning. in the Midlands North West, the Green Party’s Saoirse McHugh was eliminated after the 11th count. Independent Luke Ming Flanagan, Sinn Fein’s Matt…
Young people in the North West urged to register to vote
Young people in the North West are being urged to register to vote. The deadline is tomorrow and anyone who’s 18 on or before May 24th, the date of the local and European elections, is eligible to register. Since the 2018 Referendum and Presidential Election, Over 60,000 young people across…
Public discussion on upcoming EU elections taking place Thursday
A public discussion on the upcoming European Elections will take place in Sligo this morning. (Thursday) The event is titled ‘The Importance of the European Elections: A Citizens Dialogue’ and will take place in the Sligo Southern Hotel at 11.30am this morning. The Wheel, which is Ireland’s national association of…