How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
Frances Fitzgerald
Simon Harris: The five career moves that led him to the taoiseach’s office
The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate
Online abuse putting young women off political careers, female ex-tánaistí say
Frances Fitzgerald recently had to go to gardaí over threat to sons while sexism still a day-to-day reality
EU directive on violence against women will not include rape after legal definition roadblock
Irish MEP Frances Fitzgerald says there were months of ‘tough negotiations’ on issue
Ireland doesn’t have the right people in the right places in the European Parliament
Too many of our 13 MEPs are in peripheral groups, where little real power is exercised. Thirty per cent of Ireland’s parliamentary presence is in a group that comprises just over 5 per cent of the parliament
Frances Fitzgerald will not run in next year’s European elections
Fine Gael MEP (73) has represented Dublin constituency in European Parliament since 2019
Hesitation to introduce EU-wide consent-based definition of rape ‘unacceptable’ - Frances Fitzgerald
MEP says ‘strong’ legal advice from some member states suggests EU-wide rape law would be ‘overreach’ as legal foundation of sexual exploitation was to target trafficking
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s Noeline Blackwell: ‘We have not fully uncovered the extent of the harm yet’
Noeline Blackwell’s seven years at DRCC have seen huge changes in attitude, but more remains to be done
Alcohol-warning label plan attracts suggestions and criticism from industry and campaigners
While Britain and Canada express interest in initiative, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder group, Irish language supporters and wine importers voice range of complaints
Ireland being used by Predator spyware group to avoid tax, claims Dutch MEP
Fear that Ireland at risk of becoming a ‘haven’ for companies involved in the sale of spyware to countries with a history of human rights abuses
Paschal Donohoe’s usefulness to Varadkar and Martin will save him
Minister is getting a chance Fine Gael denied Alan Shatter, Frances Fitzgerald and Phil Hogan
Emails, ‘lies’, robots and pencils: inside IDA Ireland’s bitter dispute with Terry Clune’s Connect Ireland
Arbitration documents show how tech entrepreneur’s job-finding organisation fell out with State agency for cutting it out of credit for new investments
Inside the family court: ‘I don’t know what to do with him as it is complete chaos’
Applications for barring and protection orders continue apace in Dolphin House, Dublin during the legal holidays
The Uber Files shine spotlight on Irish lobbying regulation
State’s official register points to intensive lobbying by US cab-hailing giant between 2014 and 2017 but does not show full extent of government contacts disclosed in private files
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