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 […]
Sinn Féin MEPs announce panel for Irish Unity conference in European Parliament
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion, in partnership with the Commission on the Future of Ireland, will be hosting a conference on Irish Unity in the European Parliament on Tuesday April 8, and have today announced a high level panel of participants. In a joint statement, MEPs Boylan and Funchion said: “We are […]
Illegal Israeli settlers must be sanctioned for violent attacks
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has called for the EU to expand the minimal sanctions it has in place on illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Speaking after an Oscar-winning Palestinian director was arrested by the Israeli army, despite being the victim of an attack from masked settlers, the Dublin MEP said: “The EU […]
Independent Panel for ‘One Island – One Environment’ discussion announced
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has today announced the names of the independent Chairperson and panel that will participate in the ‘One Island, One Environment’ discussion in Dublin next month. The panel will be chaired by Investigative Reporter & Environmental Columnist Shauna Corr. The panel will include Justin Moran – Director of external affairs with Wind Energy Ireland, Declan […]
Funding for communities must not be raided for arms race
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said that the EU white paper on defence must not compromise Irish neutrality. The Dublin MEP commented ahead of the EU white paper on defence being published today. MEP Boylan said: “The EU Defence white paper is due to be published today. This plan proposes spending in excess of […]
Lynn Boylan MEP slams government’s hypocrisy on water charges and data centre transparency
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan, has strongly criticised the government’s kite-flying on plans to introduce household water charges while continuing to shield data centres from transparency requirements regarding their water usage. The Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin said: “The government today was kite-flying on plans to charge households for water, yet they still […]
