Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West, Matt Carthy, has said that the revelations that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, while Minister for Transport, forced the dropping of transport projects in the West and North West, including the Western Rail Corridor,
Minister Creed must take responsibility for Fodder Emergency – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy, has accused Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, of exacerbating the fodder shortage crisis by his refusal to engage early enough and failing to put in place sufficient measures to support farmers facing animal feed shortages. Carthy,
Carthy hosts Young Farmers delegation in Brussels
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy recently hosted a delegation of young farmers to Brussels. The delegation included young farmers studying agricultural courses in Letterkenny IT, Ballyhaise Agricultural College and Mountbellew Agricultural College. Speaking after the visit Matt Carthy said: “This
Unionist leaders need to engage in United Ireland debate
Sinn Féin MEP and chair of the party’s United Ireland team, Matt Carthy, has called on unionist leaders to engage in discussions on what a United Ireland could look like. “Pretending that the debate isn’t happening or that change isn’t
North South Cattle trading still impacted by EU labelling manipulation
Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy has said he remains dissatisfied with the ongoing manipulation of EU ‘country of origin’ labelling rules that he says are affecting the traditional North South beef trading practises. The manipulation employed by processors and retailers
MEPs request new impact assessment on CCCTB proposal
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has written to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker requesting the Commission immediately carry out a new impact assessment study on its proposed Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) and Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) proposal. Recently
Future United Ireland will be built on diversity and equality
Matt Carthy MEP has said that the United Ireland that emerges in the future may not be the one traditionally envisaged and will have to accommodate unionist and British identity. He said a United Ireland must be built on diversity and an
EU Commission confirmation of 70,000 tonnes Mercosur beef offer means Irish Government must call halt – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy, recently described confirmation he has received that the EU has offered a 70,000 tonne beef quota in Mercosur negotiations as evidence that the Commission is willing to sacrifice one of Ireland’s most important sectors for
European Commission confirms possibility to compensate eel anglers by losses caused by ban – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North West, Matt Carthy, has received a written response from the European Commission stating that the Irish Government may compensate anglers up to €30,000 where their businesses were destroyed by the eel-fishing ban under
EU confirmation of 70,000 tonnes Mercosur beef offer means Irish Government must call halt – Carthy
inn Féin MEP Matt Carthy, has described confirmation he has received that the EU has offered a 70,000 tonne beef quota in Mercosur negotiations as evidence that the Commission is willing to sacrifice one of Ireland’s most important sectors for
