Backbencher pushback shows lack of support for scrapping Triple Lock
A pushback by Fianna Fáil backbenchers against government plans to scrap the triple lock shows the lack of support for this course of action according to Lynn Boylan MEP. The Sinn Féin MEP, who is the only Irish MEP on the EU’s security and Defence Committee, said that the EU’s obsession with militarisation has made… Continue Reading Backbencher pushback shows lack of support for scrapping Triple Lock
EU vote for NGTs a blow for food safety and farmers – Boylan and Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have strongly criticised the passing of a new law which will ease rules around New Genomic Technologies (NGTs) in farming and food. Despite both MEPs working with the Left Group to try and stop this harmful law, or at least to improve it, the law was passed… Continue Reading EU vote for NGTs a blow for food safety and farmers – Boylan and Funchion
Government inaction sees energy arrears increase again
Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan criticised the government’s failure to tackle the cost-of-living crisis following alarming new data revealing a massive spike in household electricity arrears. The data for March 2026 exposes worrying trends: · The figures show that there are 318,735 households in arrears. That’s the most since December 2025. The second most since the… Continue Reading Government inaction sees energy arrears increase again
Boylan slams government plans to move forward with scrapping triple lock
The governments plan to scrap the triple lock came before the cabinet for approval this week. This would see the requirement for approval from the UN, the Dáil, and the government for any overseas deployment of more than 12 Irish troops scrapped. According to Lynn Boylan MEP, this move is even more dangerous amid an… Continue Reading Boylan slams government plans to move forward with scrapping triple lock
UN report labels Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale
A UN report has described Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale for the rest of the world. The report, which looks at the environmental impacts of the constant growth AI, highlighted the severe strain that data centres are place on Ireland’s grid. Many of the points made by the report, are the same… Continue Reading UN report labels Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale
New report shows Dublin officially has most expensive electricity in the EU
Lynn Boylan condemned government inaction following the publication of the latest Household Energy Price Index (HEPI). The report, commissioned by the energy regulators in Austria and Hungary, confirms that Dublin is the most expensive capital city in the EU for electricity. Responding to the latest monthly HEPI report, the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin criticised… Continue Reading New report shows Dublin officially has most expensive electricity in the EU
Lynn Boylan slams Peter Burke’s €100k data centre report for failing to address energy costs
Lynn Boylan MEP criticised the Department of Enterprise’s latest report into data centres, accusing Minister Peter Burke of overseeing a waste of public money or an intentional evasion of the hard truths facing energy consumers. The criticism follows revelations that despite explicit instructions in the project’s Terms of Reference to investigate the negative impacts of… Continue Reading Lynn Boylan slams Peter Burke’s €100k data centre report for failing to address energy costs
Government must fully publish data centre report
Lynn Boylan has demanded that Minister Peter Burke publish the full data centre report, including the impact on household bills. Documents obtained by the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, under Freedom of Information (FOI) reveal that the Terms of Reference for the €100,000 report were heavily skewed to produce a predetermined outcome in favour of… Continue Reading Government must fully publish data centre report
Sinn Féin to move Dáil motion at earliest opportunity calling on government to Stop The Game – Joanna Byrne TD and Lynn Boylan MEP
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Sport, Joanna Byrne TD, and MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan, have announced that the party will move a motion on the day the Dáil returns from recess on Tuesday June 9th that calls on government to support the will of the Irish public and football community and urge for the FAI… Continue Reading Sinn Féin to move Dáil motion at earliest opportunity calling on government to Stop The Game – Joanna Byrne TD and Lynn Boylan MEP
EU proposals on genetically modified crops will harm food safety for all – Boylan & Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs have strongly criticised new EU proposals that roll back rules around genetically modified crops, and safety assessments for many products. The proposals on ‘New Genomic Techniques’ (NGTs) would weaken food safety, and hand greater power to big agro-chemical companies. Lynn Boylan, MEP for Dublin said: “This proposal is a blatant rollback of… Continue Reading EU proposals on genetically modified crops will harm food safety for all – Boylan & Funchion
