One year on from representing the European Parliament at the historic COP21 Climate Change conference in Paris, Seán Kelly MEP says world leaders need to renew their enthusiasm in the New Year and deliver on their promises to tackle climate change.

Ireland could become the global leader in cyber security expertise and services, according to Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly, who led Data Protection negotiations for the European Parliament.

“I was delighted to host a group of 33 bright, young Irish students from a variety of schools from Ireland South on a visit to the European Parliament recently. The Transition Year students won the trip as part of my essay competition entitled “Why is the EU important to me”, which I organised in order […]

“Irish SMEs have secured €86 million in European Investment Fund (EIF) financing with intermediary banks so far and there are more opportunities to be seized,” said Seán Kelly MEP ahead of hosting an event on Mobilising Investment in Dublin this Friday, 9th December (15:00-17:30, European Parliament office, Dublin). Key speakers from the European Commission, European […]

To most people, increasing Energy Efficiency represents an obvious policy choice both for economic and environmental reasons. Reducing our energy use means lower energy costs for consumers, it means less dependence on external energy suppliers, and it means a reduced carbon footprint by cutting our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Add to this the boost to […]