Who are Ireland’s 14 MEPs?
Ireland is represented in the European Parliament by 14 members. They were elected in June 2024 to serve for a five-year mandate and represent one of three constituencies: Dublin, Ireland…
Taoiseach and von der Leyen clash over gender equality
Taoiseach, Simon Harris, and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, are on collision course over EU gender equality. Newly elected European Commission President says she will ask member states…
European Parliament approves extra Irish MEP
Ireland looks set to enter next year’s European elections with 14 seats up for grabs, one more than last time. The European Parliament voted this lunchtime to endorse the EU…
Additional MEP would trigger electoral review
The Electoral Commission will have to carry out a “fresh review”, if Ireland is allocated an additional seat ahead of next year’s European elections. The Electoral Commission has just published…
Extra Irish MEP seat “diminishing”
The chances of Ireland being assigned an additional seat in the European Parliament are “diminishing” – that’s according to an EU diplomat closely involved in the process. Ireland currently has…
How does Ireland view the EU?
People in Ireland are nearly twice as likely to have a positive view of the European Parliament compared to the European average. That’s according to the latest opinion polls. In…