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Facebook ads promoting website targeting Maria Walsh need to be investigated - Lombard

Facebook ads promoting a website designed to target and discredit European Election candidate Maria Walsh on the grounds that she is an LGBTQI activist, need to be fully investigated, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

22nd May 2019

Google needs to explain how election transparency rules failed to catch website targeting Maria Walsh - Naughton

Google will have to answer why they failed to uphold commitments on European election transparency after a website targeting Maria Walsh because of her sexuality was promoted through paid ads, a Fine Gael TD has said.

22nd May 2019

Fine Gael aims to become first party in Government to make gains since 1990s

Fine Gael is this weekend aiming to become the first Government party in two decades to make gains at a mid-term election.

22nd May 2019

Delivering a strong CAP is a key European priority - Doyle

Delivering a strong CAP (Common Agriculture Policy) Budget for Irish farmers is a key priority for Andrew Doyle, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and Fine Gael European Parliament candidate. Andrew Doyle was speaking with farmers today (Monday) in Portlaoise with Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Michael Creed, highlighting Fine Gael’s priorities for the CAP post 2020.

20th May 2019

Fianna Fáil continue their track record of misleading people on the public finances – Rock

Fianna Fáil are working hard to mislead the public on the management of the public finances - proving that a leopard never changes its spots, a Fine Gael TD has said.

20th May 2019

Investment in Remote Working critical to Rural Ireland’s economy – Walsh

Investment in remote working is critical to rural Ireland’s economy, a Fine Gael European Parliament candidate has said.

17th May 2019

Sinn Fein are closer to Nigel Farage on Europe - Durkan

Fine Gael’s European election candidate for Dublin, Mark Durkan today warned that Sinn Fein positions have provided grist to Nigel Farage’s mill.

17th May 2019

Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches a European Charter to promote gender equality in the university sector

Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. Minister of State for Higher Education today (15th May 2019) formally launched a Charter to promote gender equality in the University sector.

15th May 2019

Burke’s missing persons bill receives Cabinet approval

Senator Colm Burke has said that Cabinet approval of his missing persons Bill is welcome, and will help the families of people who are missing.

15th May 2019

Labour have amnesia from their time in Government – Deering

The criticism by Labour leader Brendan Howlin of the Government’s decision to proceed with the ‘gap-funded’ ownership model is bizarre, a Fine Gael TD has said.

14th May 2019

Legislation on electric scooters needed immediately to avoid confusion - Rock

Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, Noel Rock has today (Sunday) called on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to enact legislation in the immediate future to ensure that electric scooters are not considered Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (MPVs) under the Road Traffic Act.

12th May 2019

Sinn Féin wants to scrap broadband plan - Carey

Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has expressed his concern and surprise as Sinn Féin has cosied up to Fianna Fáil by calling for the National Broadband Plan to be axed.

10th May 2019