Boylan welcomes new EU rules ban toxic chemicals from children’s toys
A number of dangerous chemicals will be totally banned from children’s toys after new EU rules were voted on in the EU. Cancers, immune system disorders and developmental delays for children are all symptoms that these PFAs and bisphenols can cause. One of the MEPs who negotiated these new rules was the Sinn Féin MEP […]
Record Energy Arrears Expose Government Failure as 308,000 Households Fall Behind
Newly released CRU data paints a stark picture of the pressure families are under, and the Government’s failure to act in the budget. These figures show a crisis that is getting worse, not better. The CRU must commit to publishing the data in a reliable schedule. Lynn Boylan MEP said: “In a new low for […]
Parliament blocking legal opinion on Mercosur sets a dangerous precedent
The European Parliament has blocked a request for a legal opinion on the Mercosur deal. The opinion was being sought by a group of MEPs which included Sinn Féin’s MEP Lynn Boylan. The Parliament says that the request for the legal opinion was “inadmissible” because the Parliament has “not yet submitted its request for the […]
Boylan slams government moves to fully ratify CETA deal
The Irish government is planning to push ahead with the full ratification of the CETA deal, and opening Ireland up to the controversial corporate courts system. The supreme court previously found that the full ratification of CETA was not only unconstitutional, but would require a referendum. The legislation that they have published today is an […]
Shein must prove its goods are safe enough to be imported
If Shein cannot guarantee the safety or suitability of their goods, then they should be barred from selling their goods into the European market. This is the thoughts of Sinn Féin’s MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan. MEP Boylan was speaking after it was discovered that Shein had been selling weapons and child-like sex dolls on […]
EU Trade deals under the spotlight at Dublin event
EU trade deals were under the spotlight at a trade event hosted by Lynn Boylan MEP in Dublin last week. Concerns about workers rights, public health, the environment and even international law were discussed by all those at the event in the EPLO office on Balfe Street in the city centre. The event was held […]
MEPs to seek legal opinion on Mercosur deal – Boylan & Funchion
A number of MEPs will ask a top European court to rule on whether the EU–Mercosur trade deal is legal under EU law. This comes as concerns continue to be raised by MEPs about many aspects of this deal, including climate, workers rights and public health. Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan MEP and Kathleen Funchion MEP, […]
Travel ban on Lynn Boylan MEP is an insult to the EU
Israel has insulted the EU by imposing a five year travel ban on Lynn Boylan, the MEP for Dublin. This is not the behaviour of a normal democracy according to the Sinn Féin MEP, who says that the EU should impose a ban on Israeli politicians travelling to the EU in response. MEP Boylan was […]
Majority of people agree that Data Centres need to pay their fair share
Nearly nine out of ten of people say it’s time data centres started paying their fair share. That’s one of the key findings from a survey carried out by ‘Friends of the Earth’, and ‘Beyond Fossil Fuels’, which shows overwhelming support for stricter rules on Data centres. Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin’s MEP for Dublin has […]
Israel’s dangerous escalation must be met by real action from international community
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin Lynn Boylan has today condemned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for breaking the ceasefire in Gaza and ordering “powerful strikes” on Gaza. MEP Boylan said: “Israel has repeatedly breached the ceasefire agreement and today has decided to recommence its brutal slaughter in Gaza. “The so-called Trump peace plan is […]
