MEPs refer Mercosur deal to EU courts, throwing future of trade agreement into doubt
Any decision to allow trade deal to come into force provisionally as an interim measure would be controversial
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
Post-Connolly alliance seeks long-term change to left-wing politics
Grassroots movement in Galway hopes to spread nationwide, galvanising support for vote transfer pacts
European election results: All Irish MEPs elected as final four seats decided in Midlands-North-West
Barry Cowen elected on 20th count overnight, as Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry and Ciarán Mullooly also set for Brussels
European Election: Mick Wallace loses out as Kathleen Funchion (SF), Michael McNamara (Ind) and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (FF) win final seats in Ireland South
Election results: Barry Cowen expected to be elected alongside Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan as Midlands-North-West counting continues
‘The one thing you’ve got to do is be remembered in politics’: Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is heading back to Brussels
Midlands-North-West MEP secured his third consecutive term in this year’s European elections
European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?
Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume
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
Midlands-North-West: Battle for final seat could end with a small party making a breakthrough
Constituency profile - Midlands North-West: Consensus remains that the three big parties and Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan will take four of the five seats
The psychology of election posters: to smile, frown or go full Mick Wallace?
Experts in behavioral psychology examine a selection of posters from the campaign trail to reveal hidden meanings
‘Celebrity’ election candidates: On the campaign trail with Ciaran Mullooly, Nina Carberry and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Mullooly and Carberry are contesting the European elections in Midlands-North-West, Mhurchú in the South constituency
European election Midlands-North-West debate: Migration a heated topic, but winning candidates hard to pick
Live debate on RTE Upfront features Peter Casey, Barry Cowen, Luke Ming Flanagan, Saoirse McHugh, Chris MacManus, Pauline O’Reilly. Peadar Tóibín and Maria Walsh
European Parliament elections: a few clear leaders and then a mad scramble for seats
Candidates face a battle where party running mates could be their most dangerous rivals transfers will in many cases be decisive
Any drift towards the right could be disastrous for Europe’s climate agenda
It’s not just the ‘far right’ who weaponise climate policies for politically opportunistic reasons
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