Person: Pronsias de Rossa

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Report: Irish EU high-flyers refusing to give up pensions

It has been reported that three of Ireland's most high-profile EU leaders are refusing to give up their Irish pension entitlements.

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Irish MEPs take seats in new European Parliament

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MEPs miss one in five sessions of parliament

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Labour: 'No' vote means Ireland turning its back on EU

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De Rossa backs Gilmore

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Labour seeks EU moves to protect Ireland from Sellafield

Politicians attend Athlone deportation protest

Seanad leader Mary O'Rourke is lending her weight to a campaign to bring home two Nigerian mothers who were deported last month.

Sun, 17 Apr, 2005

De Rossa seeks European review of Irish deportations

Labour Party MEP Pronsias de Rossa has requested that the European Union review the legality of recent deportations in Ireland.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Borrell set for talks to break ‘wall of silence’ on murder

EUROPEAN Parliament President Josep Borrell will hold talks today with senior European MPs in a bid to break the “wall of silence” surrounding the murder of Robert McCartney.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Govt accused of misleading EU over illegal dumping

Labour Party MEP Pronsias De Rossa has accused the Government of misleading the EU over the level of illegal dumping in Ireland.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2005

Poll: FF may lose out in battle for final Euro seats

Fianna Fáil is unlikely to retain its six seats the European election, according to an Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll published today.

Sat, 05 Jun, 2004

De Rossa slams Govt attitude to working time directive

The Labour Party has claimed that 70,000 Irish people are being overworked because of the Government’s failure to implement the EU’s working time directive.

Fri, 14 May, 2004

De Rossa seeks on-the-spot fines for work safety breaches

Labour Party MEP Pronsias de Rossa has called for the introduction of on-the-spot penalties for breaches of work safety laws.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2004

FF MEP defends decision to hold Bush summit in Ireland

Fianna Fáil MEP Gerry Collins has defended the Government’s decision to hold an EU-US summit in Ireland this June.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2004

Govt urged to cancel planned Bush visit

Irish MEPs Patricia McKenna and Pronsias de Rossa have called on the Government to cancel US President George W Bush’s planned visit to Ireland in June.

Thu, 18 Mar, 2004

Taoiseach urged to target racism

Labour MEP Pronsias de Rossa is calling on the Taoiseach to put anti-racism high on his agenda during his Presidency of the European Union.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2004

Govt criticised over water quality

A European Parliament committee has criticised the Government over the poor quality of water supplies in Carraroe, Co Galway and Troyswood, Co Kilkenny.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2003

De Rossa delegation meets Annan and Blix

Labour MEP Pronsias de Rossa was in New York today to head a European parliament delegation which met with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Chief UN inspector Hans Blix.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2003

Temporary workers to benefit from EU directive

Temporary workers may soon benefit from a new anti-discrimination directive.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

EU asked to provide emergency flood assistance

Irish MEP Pronsias de Rossa has called on the European Union to provide emergency assistance to people affected by last week's flooding in the Greater Dublin area.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2002

Further Aer Lingus jobs at risk

There are fears of further job losses at Aer Lingus as passenger numbers fail to recover in the wake of the attacks in the United States last month.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2001