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LMFM By Marc ODriscoll The vacancy on the local authority arose following the Togher man’s promotion to Europe. LMFM News understands that Bob Doheny has ruled himself out as Colm Markeys replacement on Louth County Council. The secretary of the Louth GAA County Board had been tipped to fill the vacancy in the Ardee Electoral Area left by Mr. Markeys promotion to Europe. The Togher man and Fine Gael party member replaced Ardee woman Mairead McGuinness as ...

A change in administration in the US "presents an opportunity to reverse the trend of protectionism in EU-US trade", MEP Colm Markey says.

January 11, 2021 12:19 pm The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament will hold its first meeting of the new year today (Monday, January 11), with biodiversity and conservation in agriculture the main talking point. The public hearing on ‘Conservation of agricultural biodiversity’ will be held remotely, due to Covid-19. According to a statement from the committee, the hearing is intended to “assess and discuss the impact on the agricultural sector” from th...

The local MEP says the country's agriculture and fishing sectors need to be supported now that the UK has left the EU.

Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey says the Scottish patrol boat that recently blocked a Donegal fishing vessel from entering waters around Rockall, had no right to do so. The skipper of the Northern Celt was told on Monday they couldn’t fish within twelve nautical miles of the North Atlantic outcrop because of the recent EU-UK trade deal. Colm Markey is arguing the Scottish didn’t have a right to make those instructions: