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As we approach 2026 – and with the prospect of Ireland holding the Presidency of the European Union ahead – I want to take a moment to share my work from the past year, and to underline why your voice and involvement matter now more than ever.

Ireland’s onshore wind sector is “trapped in an eternal Groundhog Day,” according to the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA), which has warned that persistent delays in the planning system are jeopardising the State’s 2030 renewable energy targets.

As it unfolded that Catherine Connolly would walk the presidential election, politicos began plotting for a Galway West by-election which must fill her vacant Dáil seat by May 11.

MEP Nina Carberry has called on the European Commission to create a dedicated dementia research ‘mission’ under the EU Horizon programme, ahead of this weekend’s Alzheimer’s Memory Walk in Galway.

President Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign films could devastate Ireland’s billion euro audiovisual sector and threaten thousands of jobs across rural Ireland, according to MEP Maria Walsh.

Ciaran Mullooly, MEP for Midlands North West, has expressed disappointment at the lack of unity among Irish MEPs - particularly Fine Gael - when it comes to defending robust safeguards for Irish family farmers in the face of major EU trade decisions.

Ireland South MEP, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, has said native Irish speakers are being pushed out of Gaeltacht areas because local authorities are refusing planning permissions to build on family lands.

Galway was amongst the worst Garda districts in the country for the offence, recording a 199 per cent increase in drivers caught by Gardaí driving without insurance in 2024. 

MEP Maria Walsh has called for the 2026 EU Budget to include increased funding to address the ongoing threat of animal diseases, given their impact on farmers’ income and continuity.

Before Fianna Fáil unveiled Gráinne Seoige in September as its celebrity candidate to replace outgoing Connemara stalwart Éamon Ó Cuív TD, the Social Democrats had already been in talks with her younger sister, fellow broadcaster Síle Seoige, initially about running for the European parliament, and later in a possible autumn general election.