Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy recently held a series of meetings with farm leaders. These included President of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) Joe Healy, President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Patrick Kent and President of
Fundamental rethink of Government policy on rural Ireland needed
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that the crisis of regional imbalance and rural decline is the great failure of successive Irish governments. Addressing a public meeting in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan recently the Midlands North West MEP said: “Regional imbalances
Children with special needs in Cavan and Monaghan denied access to essential services
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that children with special needs in Cavan and Monaghan are being denied access to essential services because of a lack of capacity in the HSE. Matt Carthy said: “I recently made representations to Minister for
Border Communities Against Brexit receives prestigious EU award
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy recently hosted the Award ceremony for the anti-Brexit community organisation “Border Communities Against Brexit following their winning of the prestigious European Parliament Citizen’s Prize. The ceremony took place in the Garage Theatre, Monaghan Town on Friday 14th July. Speaking at the event Matt
Carthy on future of Eurozone: ‘We won’t trade rights for crumbs from the table’
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy tonight slammed the proposals for reform of the Eurozone contained in the European Commission’s ‘“reflection paper” on the future of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Addressing MEPs during a debate on the reflection paper
Future of farming and agrifood in the North hangs in the balance as a result of Brexit
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Matt Carthy, speaking in Fermanagh at the launch of the party’s document on Farming and Brexit has said the survival of farming and agri-food in the North is hanging in the balance as a result of
Noonan to be called before EU inquiry into tax avoidance
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has announced that outgoing Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan is to be called to appear before a hearing of the European Parliament’s Panama Papers inquiry committee (PANA). The mandate of the inquiry is broader than
Sinn Féin leadership bring Brexit concerns to European Parliament Carthy insists Good Friday Agreement must be protected in negotiations
Matt Carthy and his colleague Sinn Féin MEPs this week hosted their party’s Deputy Leader, Mary Lou McDonald, and Leader in the North, Michelle O’Neill, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Sinn Féin leaders met senior EU Officials to
EU Court judgement on trade deal confirms that Irish referendum is required – Carthy
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has welcomed todays European Court of Justice decision relating to the competencies of the Commission in ratifying Free Trade Agreements. The court judgement will have implications for an EU-UK post Brexit trade agreement and certainly
Westport meeting hears of Threat to Rural Post Offices
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy addressed a public meeting in in Westport on Friday, 5th May on the threat now posed to the future of rural post offices. The meeting in Woods Hotel was also addressed by Mayo Senator Rose
