Interview with Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche (28/2/08)

The government has been accused by former Green MEP Patricia McKenna of trying to avoid the principles of the McKenna judgement by delaying naming a date for the referendum, and in the meantime putting out information that is not neutral. Do you reject that allegation?

Well, with all due respect to Patricia,

Strasbourg Plenary Session (23/2/08)

Last week’s plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg was dominated, for the Irish MEPs at any rate, by a report supporting the Lisbon Treaty.

Has anyone read the Lisbon Treaty? (9/2/08)

I left Dublin yesterday forgetting, to my secret relief, to bring my newly-acquired copy of the Lisbon Treaty.

New year, new Europe? (3/1/08)

 

Ireland begins a year which will determine the extent and direction of our relationship with Europe.