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Watch | MEP Mairead McGuinness hits out at delays and duplication in Implementing EU Plant Protection Product Legislation

EU Plant Protection Product legislation, one of the strictest in the world, is not working effectively, giving rise to duplication of effort by Members States, Mairead McGuinness MEP for Leitrim and first Vice-President of the European Parliament ...

14 Sept 2018 at 12:13

Farming & Rural Affairs

Integrated Farm Statistics Regulation is an important step in addressing farm safety issues

Mairead McGuinness MEP and First Vice-President of the European Parliament has welcomed the Parliament's adoption of the Integrated Farm Statistics Regulation - a new requirement to record details of farm accidents and fatalities - claiming it ...

05 Jul 2018 at 11:12

Elections

Time for progressive voices to take back control - Mairead McGuinness

While the European Parliament has gained increasing power and responsibility for legislation impacting the daily lives of Irish citizens’, political parties are almost exclusively focused on the national agenda and that needs to change, ...

13 May 2019 at 18:56

Home

Scale of food fraud is alarming

The scale of food fraud is alarming, and has the potential to get worse unless efforts are made to strengthen cooperation between regulators and police forces to tackle the crime of food fraud, Mairead McGuiness MEP for Leitrim and ...

08 Oct 2017 at 12:00

Local News

Mairead McGuinness MEP welcomes plans to hold referendum on blasphemy clause in Irish Constitution

Mairead McGuinness, MEP for Leitrim and first Vice-President responsible for the European Parliament’s relations with churches, religions and non-confessional organisations, has welcomed the decision by Justice Minister Charlie ...

12 Jun 2018 at 14:44

National News

No row between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael on EU commissioner role, says Varadkar

Leo Varadkar has insisted there is no row between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail on who is Ireland’s EU commissioner following this summer’s European elections. Prior to Christmas, Tanaiste Micheal Martin said there was a “clear ...

07 Jan 2024 at 17:44

National News

Restoration of nature ‘crucial’, says commissioner amid concerns from farmers

Farmers are fearful of proposed EU environment laws, European commissioner for financial stability Mairead McGuinness has said, but they are “crucial” to restore nature. Last week, the European People’s Party (EPP), of ...

06 Jun 2023 at 12:05

National News

Ireland’s 50 years of EU membership given stamp of approval

EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness and Minister of State Peter Burke have launched a stamp to mark 50 years since Ireland joined the European Communities, the precursor to the EU. An Post’s first stamp of 2023 was ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:47

National News

Fine Gael reopens nominations to find candidate for presidential race

Fine Gael has reopened nominations to find a candidate to back in the Irish presidential election. It comes after Mairead McGuinness withdrew from the race for Aras an Uachtarain for health reasons. Former Fine ...

18 Aug 2025 at 22:44

National News

Fine Gael set for contest as Kelly and Humphreys seek presidential nomination

Two hopefuls have announced their intention to seek Fine Gael’s nomination for president. Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly and former party deputy leader Heather Humphreys declared their bids on separate radio ...

19 Aug 2025 at 14:04

National News

Labour to ‘seriously’ consider backing former member Connolly for presidency

Labour will “seriously” consider whether to back former party member Catherine Connolly as a presidential candidate. Nominees are finally emerging to replace Michael D Higgins this autumn, after he ...

15 Jul 2025 at 14:59

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Ireland to gain two MEP seats as a result of Brexit says Mairead McGuinness

Ireland is set to get two additional seats in the European Parliament once Brexit is legally completed, Mairead McGuinness MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament confirmed today, ahead ...

11 Sept 2017 at 18:03

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