Sinn Fein’s Chris MacManus to take Matt Carthy’s seat in European Parliament
Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus has confirmed that he is to take up the Midlands North West European Parliament seat held by Matt Carthy, who has been elected to the Dail. Cllr MacManus made the announcement this morning at a meeting of Sligo County Council, which was adjourned as…
Confusion over whether or not a €1b fund set aside for farmers affected by the Mercusor deal exists
There is confusion over whether or not a €1b fund set aside for farmers affected by the Mercusor deal exists. Following a question from North West MEP Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy to the European Commissioner enquiring about the money, he was told that no funding was set aside at this…
Midlands/North West MEP says farmers will be hit hardest by EU move to ban lead based ammunition
Farmers will be the ones hit hardest by the proposed move by the EU to ban lead based ammunition. That’s according to Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy who says it would make over 100,000 shotguns in Ireland obsolete. It’s understood the move is centered around lead contamination. MEP Carthy says…
North west MEP says Government should ‘kill’ Mercosur deal
A north west MEP insists it is possible for the Irish Government to scrap the Mercosur deal. Today, the Dáil will vote on Sinn Féin’s motion calling for the agreement to be rejected. Farmers strongly oppose the trade deal because of the amount of beef that’d be allowed into the…
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,…
MEP brands government’s approach to rural broadband plan as ‘chaotic and farcical’
A Midlands North West MEP is branding the government’s approach to the roll-out of rural broadband as chaotic and farcical. The Government is looking at other options as the estimated costs have soared to as much as €3bn over 25 years. A decision on the future of the scheme had…
Cavan meeting on vulture funds
A Midlands/North West MEP says an EU Directive on non-performing loans would pose a serious threat to the rights of borrowers and consumers. Sinn Fein Matt Carthy says that under the proposed Directive, individual mortgages would be broken up and bundled together into packages that can be traded by investors…