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“Cannot allow Trump to derail Climate Change deal” MEP Kelly attends COP22 talks

Published: Tue, 29 November 2016

Seán Kelly MEP has said the 175 countries, business leaders and politicians that support the historic climate change agreement achieved in Paris last December will not allow US President-elect Donald Trump to derail the deal. Speaking from the UN Climate Change 2016 COP22 talks in Marrakesh this week, where he is representing the European Parliament, […]

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EU-Canada trade deal more important than ever – Fine Gael MEPs

Published: Wed, 23 November 2016

Against the backdrop of Brexit and a US President-elect who favours protectionism, the EU-Canada trade deal or CETA is now more important than ever and should be implemented without delay. That’s the view of the four Fine Gael MEPs who welcomed today’s defeat of a populist attempt to unnecessarily delay CETA, the overall benefits of […]

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“Stop turning the clock back!”: Seán Kelly in bid to end Daylight Saving Time

Published: Thu, 03 November 2016

Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) has launched an EU-level bid to end the “nonsensical” bi-annual time change or Daylight Saving Time (DST), which will see the clocks turned back an hour this Sunday, 30th October. Mr Kelly has backed a European Parliament Resolution, co-signed by some 40 MEPs, calling for the EU to end the […]

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Rugby World Cup bid: Brexit to blame

Published: Mon, 31 October 2016

The uncertainty surrounding Brexit and its potentially negative impact on Ireland may be to blame for today’s dashed hopes of Ireland hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2023, according to Seán Kelly MEP. “Unfortunately, the prospect of an all-island bid for the Rugby World Cup in 2023 was not endorsed by World Rugby today, meaning […]

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MEP Kelly hosts CoderDojo at EU Dojo to mark Code Week – EU Code Week 15-23 October 2016

Published: Mon, 17 October 2016

Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) will host the fourth annual EU Dojo coding workshop in conjunction with Cork-born CoderDojo, in the European Parliament, Brussels on Tuesday (18th October) to coincide with EU Code Week. The EU Dojo will see young CoderDojo members, including those from Ireland, teach MEPs and policymakers how to write computer code, […]

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