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Defence Forces in discussions to join FINABEL - The European Army Interoperability Centre
Defence Forces in discussions to join FINABEL - The European Army Interoperability Centre

The Taoiseach and Minister for Defence Leo Varadkar needs to tell us why it is in Ireland’s interest to turn away from our traditional position of military neutrality.

European Defence Fund has no legal basis in EU law
European Defence Fund has no legal basis in EU law

The Treaty of the European Union (Lisbon Treaty) prohibits the financing of military or defence projects from the EU budget.

If we are heading for an EU army what does that mean for Irish neutrality?
If we are heading for an EU army what does that mean for Irish neutrality?

After we signed up to Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in December of last year, Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes called for the ‘redefinition of neutrality’, as well as ‘amending Ireland’s triple lock system’.

Public Meeting: Are We Heading Towards an EU Army?
Public Meeting: Are We Heading Towards an EU Army?

Come along and discuss what role Ireland should play in this era of European militarisation.

EU Copyright Directive
EU Copyright Directive

I appeal to artists not to allow conservative politicians trade off the goodwill your fans feel towards ye.

Irish representation on Barnier's negotiating team
Irish representation on Barnier's negotiating team

I'm astonished at how so many in Ireland still believe that there is some greater competence in Europe, that somehow when it comes to good governance and good decision-making, they are just so much better than us.

10 years on from the Blanket Bank Guarantee... Ballyhea Says Know
10 years on from the Blanket Bank Guarantee... Ballyhea Says Know

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP and others to joined march in Cork village, organised by local community since 2011, to renegotiate the debt resulting from the bailout.

Banning Unfair Trading Practices
Banning Unfair Trading Practices

The adoption by the AGRI committee of rules to combat Unfair Trading Practices in the agri food sector is a welcome move, even if it is long overdue. 

A simpler, fairer CAP, promised Commissioner Hogan, does it deliver?
A simpler, fairer CAP, promised Commissioner Hogan, does it deliver?

As it stand the current proposal on “fairer payments” is meaningless and disingenuous, a master class in deception

Fighting Before Feeding
Fighting Before Feeding

After all these years of peace we are now to become a war machine and we are to sacrifice our ability to feed ourselves to do it.

 

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Leo Varadkar's record as Taoiseach is judged against Theresa May and the most incompetent British government of all time. When you take that away and judge him by 'normal' standards then he is a miserable failure and the people of Ireland are paying a massively high price for it.
Every day we get deeper and deeper into the EU military project.
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