My pillars of passion. Learn more about my fight for progressive change.
As a full member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development, and Fine Gael’s voice for agriculture issues in Europe, I work tirelessly on behalf of Irish farmers and rural communities. My priorities include generational renewal, ensuring a fair deal for farm families in the upcoming CAP negotiations, supporting young farmers and tearing down barriers for female farmers.
As a young trained farmer myself, with a Masters in Agriculture Extension and Innovation, I understand the challenges faced by our farm families across Midlands-North West. I use my voice and influence on the Agriculture Committee to ensure Irish farmers receive their fair share of EU funding, and that our opportunities and challenges are recognised at the highest levels of decision making.
Sitting on the European Parliament’s Regional Development Committee gives me the opportunity to ensure communities across Midlands-North West receive the funding and support they need. The Regional Development Committee works on EU Cohesion Policy which delivers funding vital to the infrastructure and social needs of our constituency. For example, €84 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) will support Ireland’s Midlands in addressing the impact of the transition out of peat and towards electricity generation.
I am proud to have led an official mission by the Regional Development Committee to Ireland in Spring 2025. Through this mission, MEPs from across Europe gained a firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities that lie in the development of the West and Midlands regions. This will ensure that our needs are not only realised by Irish MEPs, but by MEPs from across the EU.
I am proud to be a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights. Fighting for the rights of women has been a lifelong passion for me, and I now represent the voices and experiences of women at an EU level. My priorities include tackling gender-based violence, eliminating the gender pay gap, improving women’s health services and outcomes, and protecting women online.
I represent thousands of women across the Midlands-North West, and the opportunities and challenges they face on a daily basis. I am also committed to the fight for women’s safety and rights across the EU and further afield. In an ever-evolving world, women’s rights cannot be taken for granted and the fight must continue long into the future.
Mental health has not traditionally been on the political agenda in the EU. However, since my election in 2019, I have been a leading voice on changing this, in the European Parliament. I’m proud to say that progress, while slow, is happening. I was successful in establishing the Parliament’s first ever Intergroup on Mental Health in 2024, and through this, I will work to lobby for an EU Mental Health Strategy.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in the EU. Communities across Ireland, and Europe, are crying out for services and investment that we must deliver for them. I will continue my fight to put mental health on the agenda until we see real change that saves lives.
Ireland
Largan Shrule
Co. Galway
H91P621
+353 87 721 5415
Brussels
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Strasbourg
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