Speaking in Strasbourg, Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell said today (Thursday, 14th March) he will not contest the 2014 European Elections.
On behalf of the Government and the people of Ireland, I offer warm congratulations to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on his election as Pope Francis.
Brian Hayes, has today asked the European Central Bank (ECB) to clarify if any new voting procedure will apply at the Bank when Lithuania joins the Euro from January next year.