MEP for Ireland South and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, is this week leading a high-level European Parliament delegation to Australia in his capacity as Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ), to strengthen political and economic ties and to advance negotiations on […]

MEP for Ireland South and Chair of the European Parliament’s Working Group on the Bi-Annual Clock Change, Seán Kelly, has called on the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to relaunch negotiations on the proposal to end the biannual clock change across Europe.   In a joint letter to Denmark’s Permanent Representative […]

MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has welcomed the announcement in Budget 2026 of €2.54 million in funding for the GAA and the GPA, but said it must be viewed as a “stepping-stone towards the level of support our inter-county players truly need and deserve.”   […]

MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has welcomed today’s Budget 2026 announcement of €3 million in funding for the development of League of Ireland academies, describing it as “an important milestone in professionalising Irish soccer and ensuring our young players have the facilities and coaching structures […]

MEP for Ireland South and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Sean Kelly, has today expressed deep frustration at news that the Shannon LNG project will not receive a decision from An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP) until 2026. MEP Kelly described the repeated delays as “absolutely ridiculous and indefensible.”   “Once again, our totally […]