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The European Union is moving centre stage in helping Ireland pull out of economic recession according to Kilkenny MEP Liam Aylward.

Local girl Brigid O’Gorman from Kilkenny will become a citizen reporter or ‘eJournalist’ reporting on the European Parliament elections as part of the Youth Media for Europe initiative.

Mullingar man Rashid Butt has just become the town’s newest, and youngest, peace commissioner. He received his appointment by post last week, and is probably the first person from an ethnic minority, and definitely the first Muslim in the country, to receive this honour.

Barely two weeks after he was nominated to stand as Fianna Fáil’s North West candidate for the European elections, MEP Seán Ó Neachtain made the surprise announcement on Monday that he would not run again.

A report into the problems on Dan Brennan’s farm in Castlecomer is to be further delayed according to recent reports from the EU.

Fine Gael European Election candidate for Ireland East Senator John Paul Phelan gave a rousing speech at the launch of his campaign for a seat in Europe on Monday night.

Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland East, Liam Aylward has pledged that if he gets re-elected to Europe, he will continue to fight for Leinster farmers.

Independent MEP Marian Harkin has insisted that the European Parliament election debate is being deliberately diverted in an attempt by the Ganley Libertas campaign to avoid dealing with the real issues concerned. She has challenged Mr Ganley to public debate on real issues affecting the north and west constituency.

Fianna Fáil MEP Liam Aylward officially launched the Special Olympics European Parliament Exhibition in Brussels this week.

An Bord Pleanala inspector's report into the proposed M17 Rathmorrissy to Tuam motorway scheme has been criticised as being severely flawed and that it contravenes EU legislation on environmental impact assessment.