Thu, 26 Mar, 2020
Miracles can happen. A week ago, we were told that it would take 28
Sat, 08 Jun, 2019
The Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan has secured the fourth seat in Ireland South, with Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune taking the fifth, so-called Brexit seat.
Thu, 06 Jun, 2019
The 20th count in the Ireland South constituency has seen the Green Party's Grace O'Sullivan secure the fourth seat while Deirdre Clune from Fine Gael claimed the fifth seat.
Wed, 05 Jun, 2019
Sinn Féin’s Liadh Ní Riada has conceded in the Ireland South constituency in the European Elections.
Tue, 04 Jun, 2019
Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher has vowed to act as a strong voice on Brexit after becoming the second elected MEP in the Ireland South constituency.
Thu, 30 May, 2019
Fine Gael's Deirdre Clune has made an incredible comeback in the Ireland South constituency and is now in contention to take the fourth seat.
Wed, 29 May, 2019
The race for seats in Ireland South has heated up as Labour candidate Shelia Nunan and Fine Gael's Andrew Doyle have both been eliminated in the 15th count.
Fianna Fail TD Billy Kelleher described himself as "elated, honoured and humbled" after being elected to the European Parliament.
Fine Gael MEP candidate Andrew Doyle has dismissed suggestions that his party's focus on colleague Deirdre Clune negatively impacted his chances of getting elected.
Mon, 27 May, 2019
Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune has no regrets about her party's decision to run three candidates in Ireland South.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan remains optimistic that Fine Gael will secure two seats in Ireland South.
Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly claims that the party is still in contention to win two seats in Ireland South.
Sun, 26 May, 2019
Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune is at real risk of losing the seat she won in 2014, with an official exit poll placing her seventh on first preferences in the five seat constituency.
Sat, 25 May, 2019
A “deeply disappointed” junior minister Andrew Doyle openly defied his party's instructions not to canvass in Cork and Tipperary amid an escalating feud between Fine Gael's Ireland South candidates.
Thu, 23 May, 2019
The Tánaiste has warned of dangerous times for the European Union and urged the electorate to counter the rise of the Brexit party by voting for pro-European candidates in tomorrow's European elections.
Fine Gael has been forced to “revise” its division of the Ireland South constituency in order to bolster MEP Deirdre Clune's flagging campaign, just 48 hours before polling.
Wed, 22 May, 2019
There are two sleeps left to local and European elections on Friday.
Election candidate Deirdre Clune recently visited a school where pupils are taught to elect a council. The Cork MEP says she’s learned a lot about politics in recent years too, writes Catherine Shanahan
Mon, 20 May, 2019
Ms Clune is one of three sitting MEPs contesting Ireland South, with five seats up for grabs. But she was placed seventh in a Red C poll.
With Rosalia Long’s Zumba moves triggering positive feelings left, right and centre, Beaumont Girls National School was as good a place as any to re-energise for the final week of European Elections campaigning.
The Tánaiste has rejected suggestions that Fine Gael is denying voters the right to hear what their candidates have to say by banning Sean Kelly and Andrew Doyle from tomorrow night's Irish Examiner hustings.
Wed, 15 May, 2019
Fine Gael has banned a second party candidate from taking part in the Irish Examiner European election debate in Cork amid fears that their involvement could damage sitting MEP Deirdre Clune’s re-election chances.
Tue, 14 May, 2019
A major row has erupted within Fine Gael after junior minister Andrew Doyle was ordered not to attend a hustings event next week, after previously being told he could go.
Sat, 11 May, 2019
In the first of a three-part series on the EU elections, Irish Examiner Political Editor Daniel McConnell profiles Ireland South
Mon, 06 May, 2019
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney's first flagship PR event on the imminent directly elected mayors vote was dramatically disrupted tonight by left-wing protesters who accused Fine Gael of destroying the country.
Wed, 01 May, 2019
Norwegian Air flights from Cork and Shannon to the US east coast are now unlikely to return for the entire summer schedule, an MEP has claimed, as the firm admitted it is unlikely to return to profitability this year.
Thu, 25 Apr, 2019
Major row occurred between party candidates Billy Kelleher and Malcolm Byrne over the divide
Wed, 10 Apr, 2019
The chief of Norwegian Air International has been asked to directly clarify what is to happen to passengers intending to fly from Cork and Shannon to the US next month, as the crisis around Boeing’s grounded 737 Max intensified.
Sat, 23 Mar, 2019
Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has admitted that he is "worried" about the forthcoming European elections after it emerged that his running mate Deirdre Clune secured about one-third more delegate votes than him at Sunday's selection convention.
Mon, 04 Mar, 2019
Joe Leogue Both Fine Gael and Labour selected candidates for the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency yesterday.
A scheme proposed by an Irish MEP to help workers with terminal cancer is being considered by the European Parliament.
Tue, 04 Sep, 2018
Thirty years on from David Gray’s original release of White Ladder, Ed Power traces the slow-burn success of Ireland’s best-selling album back to gigs at Nancy Spains in Cork and a push by RTÉ show No Disco.
Mon, 06 Aug, 2018
The vast photographic archive of a former Lord Mayor of Cork who founded the Barry’s Tea empire has been donated to his native city.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
All 31 upmarket homes are released at once, without phasing or a showhouse, says Tommy Barker
Sat, 18 Nov, 2017
An 80-year-old widow who takes in a student lodger to help her feel more secure at home has accused the Government of putting pensioners on a waiting list.
Tue, 10 Oct, 2017
A SITE tucked away off Cork’s main Blackrock Road with full planning for a five-bed detached two-storey home is being guided at €410,000 by estate agents Casey & Kingston.
Sat, 19 Aug, 2017
Irish consumers will soon be able to access their online streaming subscriptions, such as Netflix and Sky Sports while travelling across the whole of the European Union.
Fri, 19 May, 2017
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Thu, 04 Aug, 2016
An Irish MEP has urged the European Commission to trigger legal arbitration against the US authorities in a bid to break the deadlock stalling the launch of transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.
Wed, 20 Jul, 2016
Waterford City and County Council was discussing a proposal to live-stream its meetings over the internet when it emerged that the actual discussion was being live-streamed.
Plans by the European Commission to allow claims that sugary drinks and energy drinks containing caffeine boost alertness or concentration have been vetoed by the European Parliament.
Sat, 09 Jul, 2016
Ireland is ideally placed to take control of some of the most powerful European agencies currently based in the UK, a number of Irish MEPs have claimed.
Sun, 26 Jun, 2016
Low-fares aviation giant Norwegian hopes to launch the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport in August — six months earlier than expected.
Thu, 28 Apr, 2016
The take-up of shares at a public meeting in West Cork this week will determine if the region’s first community shop can be established.
Mon, 21 Mar, 2016
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