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 […]
EU sanctions against illegal settlers are ‘the bare minimum’
The EU is finally set to impose sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers after years of public and political pressure. These sanctions however, are the bare minimum that the EU should be doing according to Lynn Boylan MEP. The Sinn Féin MEP, while welcoming the move to impose these sanctions, insisted that these measures really are […]
Scarf launched to protest nations league game against Israel
A new scarf that football fans can use to show their opposition to the upcoming nations league game between Ireland and Israel was launched today by Lynn Boylan MEP. Lynn, the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin said that the scarf was something she wanted football fans across Ireland to be able to use to show […]
Israel cannot be allowed to continue to attack civilian vessels – Lynn Boylan MEP & Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have today condemned Israel’s attacks and interception of ships participating in the civilian Global Sumud Flotilla. Overnight, Israel attacked and intercepted 20 ships and illegally detained 175 people in international waters. MEP Boylan said: “Israel has been allowed to repeatedly commit acts of piracy in international waters […]
EU Foreign Affairs Council must finally suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin Lynn Boylan has called on EU foreign ministers meeting at the Foreign Affairs Council today to finally suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The Foreign Affairs Council will meet today in Brussels and several Member States, including Ireland, have called for suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement to be on the […]
Israel cannot continue to enjoy preferential trading arrangements
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan today, alongside other MEPs and civil society organisations, called on World Trade Organization (WTO) members to suspend Israel from enjoying Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment until Israel ends its illegal occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and fulfils its obligations under international law. The call from 25 international and regional coalitions […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boylan welcomes ICJ opinion on Israel’s aid obligations to Gaza
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has welcomed an opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel’s aid obligations to Gaza. The Dublin MEP said: “I welcome the ICJ opinion that Israel is under an obligation to agree to, and facilitate relief schemes provided by impartial aid groups, and that they must meet the ‘basic […]
‘Gallant allies’ in Europe are complicit in genocide
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed Heather Humphreys for failing to recognise, or call out the role of the EU in facilitating Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Speaking after the Fine Gael presidential candidates speech on Friday, MEP Boylan said: “It’s abundantly clear that the EU is complicit in Isreal’s genocide in Gaza, spending the […]
