Energy debt gap between households and businesses growing wider
Families are falling further into energy debt while companies are coming out of their arrears according to a new report. The latest figures from the CRU clearly show a two-tier system for energy arrears under Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael according to Lynn Boylan MEP. The Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin has said that the […]
Op-ed: Irish people fought for the Business and Human Rights law – now it has been torn apart ✍️
Murdered for protecting their land, rights and environment; this was the fate of at least 146 people around the world in 2024. In 2021, 245 textile workers lost their lives to workplace accidents. Every year, over 2,000 people are killed in mining accidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone. This is the reality of […]
Government’s failure to quit Energy Charter Treaty leaves Ireland facing fines and fossil fuel lawsuits
Ireland could be hit by EU penalties for failing to withdraw from the energy charter treaty. Despite an EU-wide decision to exit the treaty in 2024, the Irish government have failed to take any steps at all to withdraw, resulting in the EU launching proceedings against Ireland for non-compliance. This failure to act has been […]
Supreme Court ruling leaves CRU data centre policy legally untenable
Lynn Boylan says the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities must rewrite its data centre connection policy to comply with Climate Act in light of today’s Coolglass ruling by the Supreme Court. The Dublin MEP said: “The regulator will have to go back to the drawing board on its legally untenable data centre policy in […]
Housing, cost of living, climate change and conflict issues to be discussed in Cyprus
Housing, the cost of living, climate change and the rise of new conflicts around the world will all be discussed at a meeting of MEPs in Cyprus this week. A number of MEPs from The Left group will meet with other progressive politicians, unions, and organisations that are focused on tackling these issues. The trip […]
Any attempt to provisionally apply Mercosur must be opposed at every level – Boylan and Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have called on the European Parliament’s Trade Committee to oppose any attempt to provisionally apply the Mercosur trade agreement, warning that such a move would breach the Interinstitutional Agreement. Lynn Boylan MEP said: “The successful blocking of the Mercosur deal this week was a significant victory for […]
MEPs back the Left group legal challenge against Mercosur – Boylan and Funchion
MEPs in Strasbourg have supported a motion from the Left group, led by Sinn Féin MEPs, to refer the Mercosur deal to a top European court for an opinion on whether the deal actually violates the EU’s own laws. This means that the full implementation of the deal will now likely be delayed by up […]
Sinn Féin MEPs to back move to refer Mercosur deal to ECJ – Funchion and Boylan
Sinn Fein MEPs, Kathleen Funchion and Lynn Boylan, will tomorrow vote to refer the Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), for an opinion on the compatibility of the deal with the EU Treaties. Kathleen Funchion MEP said: “Ursula von der Leyen may have signed the Mercosur deal over the weekend, but […]
European Parliament to vote on Mercosur Court of Justice referral next week – Boylan and Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have called on all Irish MEPs to support a resolution due to come before the European Parliament next week, referring the Mercosur trade deal to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The resolution was an initiative of the Left Group and is now supported by […]
Member states must stand up and fight back against Mercosur ratification – Boylan and Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have criticised plans to conclude the Mercosur Agreement at a meeting of Civil Servant Representatives to the Council of the European Union, which will take place on Friday. The Mercosur Agreement will be debated at the Coreper II meeting on Friday, and if a qualified majority of […]
