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Mairead McGuinness re-elected First Vice-President of European Parliament

Mairead McGuinness has been re-elected First Vice-President of the European Parliament securing over 93% (618 votes in a valid poll of 661) of the votes in the Parliament in Strasbourg this evening.

farming

Late harvest ordeal for tillage farmers

farming

Stephen Cadogan: Narrow weather window least of tillage sector problems

farming

12-14c per litre incentive to reduce milk

farming

FG MEP Mairead McGuinness warns as EU farmers turn on each other

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Cox: One chance only to get banking numbers right

Pat Cox’s house may get your vote

PRESENTER, politician, President – that’s the abridged version of Pat Cox’s CV. The former PD member who became a TD and then ran as an independent MEP ended up as President of the European Parliament for three terms.

Sat, 10 Jul, 2010

MEPs in a spin over treaty as they wait for Czech approval

INSULTS flew around the normally sedate European Parliament yesterday as MEPs debated the outcome of the Irish referendum and the hold-up by Czech president Vaclav Klaus to sign the Lisbon Treaty.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2009

Enemies once more, FF and FG point fingers

FINE Gael and Fianna Fáil have accused each other of not doing enough to secure a yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, as the blame game got under way.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2008

Ahern leads tributes to former FF minister Niall Andrews

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday led the tributes to former Fianna Fáil minister Niall Andrews, who has died aged 68.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2006

MEPs respond to blasts with show of solidarity

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

Thu, 07 Jul, 2005

Public servants ‘should not have to apologise for earning their pay’

THE portrayal of public servants as overpaid, lazy, and backward-looking bureaucrats was last night rejected by the leader of the country’s biggest public sector union.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Government warns of no quick-fix to EU negotiations

The Government has warned that there is no quick fix solution to the impasse over voting rights in the European Union, which caused the breakdown of yesterday’s negotiations on the future of an enlarged union.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2003

Mellor concerned about Chelsea takeover

Former UK Football Task Force chairman David Mellor has welcomed the arrival of Chelsea’s new owner Roman Abramovich – but warned the Russian billionaire against the perils of toying with the fortunes of the Barclaycard Premiership club.

Wed, 02 Jul, 2003

EU President calls for 'Yes' vote

The President of the European Parliament has predicted that Irish farmers will prosper if they vote 'Yes' in the upcoming Nice Treaty.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2002

Voters 'angry' ahead of EU referendum

President of the European Parliament Pat Cox today urged the public to vote positively in the forthcoming Nice Treaty referendum.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2002

Wembley work to begin next week

Work will begin next week on a new £750m (€1.2bn) national stadium at Wembley, it was announced today.

Thu, 26 Sep, 2002

Yugoslavs agree to hasten war crimes extradition law

The Yugoslav leadership today agreed in principle on a law to extradite Slobodan Milosevic's allies to the UN war crimes court.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2002

EU legal battle rests on decision by new president

The new President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, will announce tomorrow whether he is launching a legal power battle with EU governments - less than three weeks after taking office.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2002