MEP Maria Walsh confirms €10,000 funding for the All-Ireland Sheep Shearing Championships
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Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has confirmed that the All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, taking place on the June Bank Holiday weekend in Mountbellew Co. Galway, will receive €10,000 […]
Ireland has highest rate of employment with over 50,000 more people at work this year – MEP Walsh
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Employment levels continue to rise in areas across the Midlands-North West, according to latest figures, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West, said: “The […]
€6.89 million to tackle assessment of need waiting lists – MEP Maria Walsh
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More funding for our Community Healthcare Organisations aims to help address the backlog for families of children with disabilities waiting longest for Assessment of Needs (AONs), Fine Gael MEP Maria […]
Fine Gael’s agricultural group presents plan for a new partnership with farmers across the Midlands-North West – MEP Walsh
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Fine Gael’s National Agricultural, Food, and Rural Development Forum (NAFRD) has a plan to create a new partnership with farmers across the Midlands-North West, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has […]
Dedicated Fisheries and Marine Minister needed to save Ireland’s dying fishing industry – MEP Walsh
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A Minister of State with specific responsibility for fisheries and marine is needed to undo the historical wrongs which have decimated the Irish fishing industry, according to a Fine Gael […]
Questions remain over Sinn Féin’s voting record on Russia – MEP Maria Walsh
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The Sinn Féin party has questions to answer over its voting record on Russia and particularly on the issue of foreign interference, according to a Fine Gael MEP. MEP Maria […]
European candidates must commit to protecting the EU single market in the interests of Irish businesses – MEP Walsh
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Amidst rising Euroscpetiscim, candidates for the upcoming European elections must commit to protecting the EU Single Market which is worth €14.5 trillion to Irish businesses, a Fine Gael MEP has […]
TikTok must introduce age verification for all users across the EU – MEP Maria Walsh
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In a meeting with senior TikTok executives, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh called on the platform to introduce mandatory age verification for all users across the EU as a matter […]
Road funding essential for safety of commuters and motorists across Midlands-North West – MEP Walsh
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Critical roads funding is needed across the Midlands-North West, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh said nationwide road maintenance is essential for the safety of all commuters […]
Actions over words needed from Government to implement EU Mica Report – MEP Maria Walsh
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Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has called on Minister Darragh O’Brien to prioritise his Department’s ongoing review of the European Parliament report on the mica and pyrite crises. In response […]