Ensuring no hard border returns between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is a clear priority for Ireland and for the remaining EU27, Sean Kelly MEP and Leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament said following the UK’s decision to trigger the Article 50 Brexit procedure yesterday (Wednesday).

Ahead of the clocks going forward an hour at 1am on Sunday morning (26 March) in keeping with the bi-annual time change, Seán Kelly MEP has called on the European Commission to bring forward proposals to abolish the “archaic” practice.

Tempus Fugit – how time flies! It is hard to imagine that it is ten years since the first ‘foreign game’ was played in Croke Park – or any other GAA Park for that matter – when the French came, played and unfortunately, beat Ireland in that first historic game. But strangely, for many people […]

MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has welcomed the Parliament’s adoption of its final position on the Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive review and its rejection of a Socialist proposal to introduce a carbon border tax for cement imports.

The ambitious EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA), will be provisionally applied across the EU from April. It will bring prosperity, strengthen European and Canadian economic ties and reinforce our position in a changing and increasingly globalised world.