Mairead McGuinness to open Sligo County Agricultural Show in Riverstown
North West MEP and European Parliament vicepresident Mairead McGuinness will open the Sligo County Agricultural Show in Riverstown this weekend. The Fine Gael MEP will address the show at half past one on Saturday. The event has been held in Riverstown since 1994, following closure of the County Show which…
Mixed views on EU-Canada trade deal
The European Parliament has today voted in favour of a major trade deal between the EU and Canada. Those in favour of CETA say it will boost EU economies and provide much needed trading opportunities with Canada. Critics of the deal say it’s bad for workers, the environment and the…
North West MEPs react to Theresa May’s Brexit plan
There are fears the UK Government is failing to acknowledge the complexities of its existing relationship with the EU. North West MEPs have been reacting to Theresa May’s 12 point Brexit plan yesterday. Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuiness says leaving the single market and uncertainty about the customs union will…
Mairead McGuinness to run for EP presidency
The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has confirmed that she is running for the Presidency of the European Parliament. The Midlands North-West MEP, who is currently a vice-president of the Parliament, is a member of the powerful European People’s Party Group, the EPP, in the Parliament. Members of the EPP…
Border control restrictions will result from Bexit -McGuinness
Border controls between the north and south of Ireland would be inevitable should the UK leave the EU. That’s the view of the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. This week in the European Parliament Fine Gael’s four MEPs exchanged views with British MEPs from both sides of the in-out debate…
‘Strong support for EU action for a fairer food supply chain’ – McGuinness
IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed today’s vote in the European Parliament adopting a report calling for more action to tackle Unfair Trading Practices in the food supply chain. 600 MEPs voted in favour of an internal market report as well as an EU framework legislation. Vice-President of the European…