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Libertas chairman Declan Ganley has accused the Government of “betraying the Irish people” during the course of a St Patrick’s Day campaign tour through Co Mayo.

A new Independent Donegal based candidate, Fiachra Ó Luain, has entered the race to win an EU seat for the three seat North West constituency in June’s European Elections.

Three candidates will compete to be Fianna Fáil MEP Seán Ó Neachtain’s running mate in June’s Local Elections. Of those, former ICMSA leader Pat O’Rourke is tipped as the likely winner.

Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has welcomed the Single European Sky (SES) legislative package, which addresses the air transport system as a whole having a direct positive effect on air carriers, the air service industry, air traffic control, airports and the aeronautical industry, and not forgetting passengers.

The man Fianna Fáil has continually, albeit unsuccessfully, tried to shaft, and the man the electorate have successfully shafted twice are the party’s EU Parliament candidates for the North West.

With Declan Ganley, fairly well known MEPS like Sean Ó Neachtain, Jim Higgins, and Marian Harkin, and journalist Susan O’Keeffe all competing for EU seats in the North West, it’s little wonder this constituency is shaping up to be the most watched of the European contests.

Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has confirmed that the European Union is set to announce details of a €14 billion package that will allow Ireland and other EU countries to claim 100 per cent of the cost of projects funded by the European Social Fund and the European Structural and Cohesion Funds for the years 2009 and 2010.

Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD has invited newly elected Fine Gael TD George Lee to speak at a public meeting in Castlebar. The meeting will focus on the Lisbon Treaty and specifically Europe and jobs. It is taking place at the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar on Monday September 28 at 8pm. The Fine Gael MEP for Ireland North West Jim Higgins will also be speaking at the meeting.

Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has welcomed the decision by the Garda Commissioner to replace the two retired members of the force who carried out immigration duties at Ireland West Airport Knock. In his letter to Mr Higgins, the chief superintendent personal assistant to the Garda Commissioner states “in light of the retirement of two members of the Immigration Unit at Ireland West Airport on April 20 and May 8 2009, the Divisional Officer, in consultation with Detective Chief Superintendent Garda National Immigration Bureau and senior management at Ireland West Airport, conducted an extensive examination of resource deployment. The outcome of this process has led the Divisional Officer to advertise two new positions at the Immigration Unit with interviews for same scheduled for mid-November 2009.

Speaking after a debate last week in Strasbourg on the new directive 2009/48EC on toy safety, Jim Higgins, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland North West welcomed the fact that the new directive on toy safety will come into force in 2011.