Taoiseach must challenge Kaja Kallas’ abandonment of UNRWA
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan, has today called on the Taoiseach Michéal Martin to urgently challenge the offer made by High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas to Israeli authorities to assist in replacing UNRWA. MEP Boylan said: “This is the latest in the EU’s shameful complicity […]
It is now or never for the international community to finally stand up to Israel
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has again urged world leaders to finally do the right thing and stand up to Israel and its genocide against Palestine. The Dublin MEP made her comments ahead of a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the latest escalations in Israel’s barbarism. Boylan MEP said: “The world has […]
Fully ratifying CETA deal makes no sense for Ireland
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said that fully ratifying the CETA trade deal makes no sense for Ireland, and will serve only to boost the profits of big businesses. Speaking after reports that the government was moving to fully ratify the deal, the Dublin MEP said: “I’m extremely concerned at reports that the government […]
Delay to dynamic electricity pricing putting big businesses ahead of ordinary people
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has criticised the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) for delaying the rollout of Dynamic electricity tariffs. The Dublin MEP, and Ireland’s only member of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee, said: “It’s extremely disappointing that the CRU are delaying the rollout of Dynamic electricity tariffs. “This delay is a clear […]
Staggering arrears figures show total government failure to tackle energy costs
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed the repeated failure of the government to tackle the burden of high energy costs for families across Ireland. Responding to the latest Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) figures, the Dublin MEP said: “Every month we see clear evidence that the government is failing to stop people from […]
Lynn Boylan MEP welcomes progress on animal welfare laws
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has welcomed progress in setting up new EU laws around care for cats and dogs. The Dublin MEP said: “I’m very happy to see the latest vote for building these new laws has passed. “These new laws would set up common rules for the welfare of cats and dogs; like […]
Human rights and environmental laws being delayed to suit big businesses
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has condemned the delay in implementing key laws to protect human rights and the environment in the EU. The Dublin MEP said: “This deliberate delay is all part of the disastrous de-regulation that Ursula Von Der Leyen’s Omnibus proposals would introduce. “These new rules were supposed to make corporations and […]
Government cynically exploiting crisis to ratify CETA deal
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has accused the government of yet another cynical stroke in their attempts to ratify the CETA trade deal. The Dublin MEP spoke after Minister Neale Richmond said that the government would move to fully ratify the CETA trade deal, despite a majority of members of the EU affairs Oireachtas Committee […]
Irish Unity is best defence to climate challenge
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan today hosted a very successful conference in Dublin “examining the issue of climate change, its current and future impact on the island of Ireland and the merits of an all-Ireland strategy to meet this significant challenge.” Sinn Fein spokesperson on Climate, Pa Daly TD, gave the opening address in which […]
Fine Gael MEPs vote against stopping the sale of weapons to Israel
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed Fine Gael MEPs for voting against stopping the EU selling weapons to Israel. The Dublin MEP said: “It is utterly appalling that the Fine Gael MEPs voted against stopping the EU from continuing to sell weapons to Israel. “Day and night, we see the very real human cost […]
