Officials from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions are meeting with a group of Irish MEPs in Dublin today to explain their opposition to the proposed EU Services Directive.

IRISH MEPs were on the defensive yesterday after it emerged that they had some of the lowest attendance rates of any members of the European Parliament.

The attendance records of Irish MEPs are among the poorest in the European Parliament, according to an analysis of sign-in sheets.

MEPs meeting in Strasbourg responded to the London bomb blasts with a show of solidarity today.

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Spanish government has told Irish MEPs the investigation into the death of an Irish holidaymaker two years ago in Gran Canaria will be reopened.

The Green Party claims the dual mandate of Irish MEPs is outdated.

A statement made by the European Commission calling for a worldwide ban on human cloning has been welcomed by Irish MEPs.

Irish MEPs have called on The European Union to set aside money for victims of flooding across Ireland.

Irish MEPs in Strasbourg are calling on the European Commission to stop shipments of nuclear waste travelling up and down the Irish Sea.

The Irish Bank Officials Association has called on the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank to clarify the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of contracts with a number of consultants.

Irish MEPs will debate the issue of illegal human trafficking at an emergency session of the European Parliament today.