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Ireland’s EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness: ‘It isn’t our objective that we’re trying to take some of the one million people’s jobs that are in the United Kingdom. But we are trying to take account of Brexit.’ Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool/EPA
‘Brexodus’ of jobs from City of London to continue, says EU commissioner

Jobs and investment are likely to continue to leave the City of London for the European Union due to Brexit, Ireland’s EU commissioner Mairead McGuinn(...)

The MEPs approved the appointment of the long time Fine Gael representative with a decisive vote of 583 in favour and 75 against on Wednesday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/ EPA
Mairead McGuinness approved as Irish commissioner in European Parliament

Mairead McGuinness has been approved by the European Parliament to be Ireland’s commissioner, taking up the brief of financial services. In a vote on(...)

Catherine McGuinness said it was not a good idea to have children “pushed back to being a sidekick in some department”. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
Catherine McGuinness ‘horrified’ at idea to do away with Department of Children

Retired Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness has said she was “horrified” at a proposal to do away with the portfolio of Minister for Children. M(...)

Dr Seán Nixon said the cause of death could not be ascertained, though he recommended a verdict of natural causes.
Woman lay dead in undergrowth for 11 weeks, inquest hears

A “very, very reclusive lady” whose body was found in undergrowth by the side of a country road 11 weeks after her death had “most likely” lain down t(...)

Candidate for Independents 4 Change in Ireland South Mick Wallace, talks to count staff at the Ireland South count centre at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Co Cork. Photograph: Michelle Devane/PA Wire
Ireland South recount gets under way as Greens poised to take final seat

Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada sought a recount of votes in the Ireland South constituency on Wednesday night as she faced losing her European Parliamen(...)

MEP candidate Maria Walsh with party leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Galway earlier this month. Photograph: Andrew Downes, Xposure
McGuinness confident of winning two seats in Midlands North West

Fine Gael’s Maireád McGuinness romped to victory in the European constituency of Midlands North West, topping the poll with 22 per cent of the vote. (...)

Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East: ‘Pressure was put on’ by people who wanted to support Mr Smith and not her, she claimed.
FF TD says she is being pushed aside in favour of running mate

A Fianna Fáil TD standing for the European Parliament claims the party has given in to pressure to favour her running mate. Anne Rabbitte, a Galway E(...)

Anne Rabbitte at an Ibec-hosted debate in the Clayton Hotel, Galway earlier this month. Photograph: Michael Dillon
FF candidate says ‘old guard’ behind European campaign change

A Fianna Fáil TD standing for the European Parliament has said the party has given into pressure of the “old guard” to favour her running mate. Anne(...)

Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness is the first of 13 Irish MEPs to be elected. Photograph: Tom Honan.
MEPs express ‘deep concerns’ at McGuinness proposal on church access

A group of MEPs has voiced concerns about proposals from Fine Gael MEP Midlands North-West EU candidate Mairéad McGuinness to give churches and secula(...)

Dr Peter Boylan former Master of The Maternity Hospital, Holles Street during the launch of Together for Yes campaign on Thursday. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Dr Peter Boylan: No late-term abortions in case of Repeal

A claim that doctors in Ireland will perform late-term abortions if the Eighth Amendment is repealed is “plainly wrong”, the chair of the Institute of(...)

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