Posts Tagged ‘ Alan Kelly ’

List: Irish MEPs and their Committees

July 17, 2009
By Stephen
List: Irish MEPs and their Committees

If your like me, you will want to know what committees in the European Parliament the Irish MEPs have been assigned to. I have gleaned this information off the europarl website and some of ye might find it interesting. Committee on Development Gay Mitchell (FG/EPP – Dublin) Committee on International Trade Joe Higgins (SOC/GUE-NGL – Dublin) Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Proinsias De Rossa (Lab/S&D – Dublin) Marian Harkin (Ind/ALDE – North West) Committee on the Environment, Public...

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Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead: Ind/Dem Loses its Co-Leader

June 8, 2009
By Stephen
Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead: Ind/Dem Loses its Co-Leader

Kathy Sinnott (Ind/Dem) is no longer an MEP! Results from the Count Centre in Cork show that Senator Alan Kelly of Labour has beaten Sinnott on the final count for the final seat in Ireland South. It was a mixed day in Cork with at one point looking like Toireasa Ferris of Sinn Fein was in a shout of the last the seat, but she failed to attracted enough transfers and Sinnott leap frogged past her. It was then...

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7 Irish MEP Candidates sign the ILGA Pledge

May 18, 2009
By Stephen
7 Irish MEP Candidates sign the ILGA Pledge

ILGA-Europe (International Lesbian and Gay Association – Europe) have a petition for MEP candidates on its website. ILGA-Europe is calling upon candidates for the European Parliament elections 2009 to sign this pledge to promote equality and to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in their role as member of the European Parliament. The 7 Irish MEP Candidates are: Nessa Childers (Labour – Ireland East) Pronsias De Rossa MEP (Labour – Ireland Dublin) Mary Lou...

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Ireland South – The Candidates

March 24, 2009
By Stephen
Ireland South – The Candidates

As most of you know, Cork is part of the Ireland South constituency for the European Elections. This compromises of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. In the last elections in 2004 Ireland South returned 3 MEPs. In 2009 it will also return 3 MEPs. In 2004 the following were elected: Brian Crowley (Fianna Fail/UEN) Simon Coveney (Fine Gael/EPP-ED) Kathy Sinnot (Independent/IndDem) This year sees a few changes as Colm Burke replaced Simon Coveney as MEP following Simon’s re-election...

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