From May 23-26, Irish voters will be thinking about the environment, immigration, spending imbalances, and an EU army, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

A new database will make crucial information available to 27 member-states including data on people who have two passports.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is facing an exodus from the Dáil as two of his top TDs declared their desire to contest the upcoming European elections.

Fianna Fáil is aiming to take the European Parliament seat currently held by MEP Brian Crowley in next summer’s election as part of a strategy to win two seats in Ireland South.

MEP for Dublin Brian Hayes has announced he stepping down from politics and is taking up a role in the financial services industry.

The Dublin and Ireland South constituencies at the next European elections will each have an extra seat, a new boundary review published has recommended.

MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said she would be honoured to be considered to run for the presidency and nobody should be in office for 14 years without the full mandate of the electorate.

Workers Party councillor Eilis Ryan has revealed that she will contest the European elections next year in the Dublin region.

With Brexit imminent, we need all help we can get to retain influence in the EU’s corridors of power, particularly the European parliament.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has claimed it is "almost in the bag" that Ireland will have two more MEP seats if the UK leaves the EU - but has insisted he has no plans to allow citizens of Northern Ireland a say on who is elected to the roles.

Former communications minister and ex-Labour leadership contender Alex White has formally put his name forward to run as an MEP for the party in next year’s European parliament elections.

Irish air, rail, bus and boat passengers are entitled to compensation when their trips are cancelled or delayed.

A number of Fianna Fáil TDs have hit out at “insensitive and inappropriate” complaints about Ireland South MEP’s Brian Crowley‘s non-attendance at EU meetings.

Ireland must make it clear that we will not be “railroaded” into a Brexit agreement by other EU countries, warns MEP Brian Hayes.

Sinn Féin’s Liadh Ní Riada has written to the ESB requesting a meeting to discuss management plans for the ecological woodland treasure, the Gearagh.

Higher roaming charges may be on the cards once Britain leaves the EU, according to an Irish MEP.

The European Parliament has heard the last thing Ireland needs is an EU border.

A Dublin MEP claims the UK deciding to leave the EU is as a result of 'nonsense politics' and a 'toxic' rhetoric.

A Fine Gael MEP has said it is essential the IFA rebuilds its credibility to be a strong lobby group for farmers.

An Irish MEP is calling on the European Commission to do more to help truck drivers coping with illegal migrants in the French port of Calais.

The Government is set to pass special legislation in the coming weeks in order to hold a by-election to replace former senator Deirdre Clune in the Upper House.

WHEN the planes went into the Twin Towers on 9/11, Brian Fagan realised it was time to hightail it out of Afghanistan.

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes and Independent Nessa Childers have both confirmed their bids for election to the European Parliament in May.