Midlands North West MEP warns of increased flying costs
A Midlands North West MEP is warning that the cost of flying is set to soar. Colm Markey says the price will go up unless there’s a massive scale-up in producing sustainable aviation fuel. He’s hosting a conference with airline executives including Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary in County Meath…
Midlands North West MEP says Europe’s energy reserve ahead of end of year target
Irish MEP Colm Markey says there’s a sense Europe is less dependent on Russian energy. He says the EU’s put a contingency plan in place and that’s beginning to take effect. He says Europe is 85 per cent full with energy reserves which is ahead of the target…
Midlands North West MEP says urgent discussions are needed with UK on potential gas rationing
A Midlands North West MEP is calling on the Taoiseach to seek an urgent meeting with British Prime Minister Liz Truss to discuss potential gas rationing this winter. Ireland gets three quarters of its gas supply via pipelines to the UK while the rest comes from the Corrib facility…