Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has welcomed an agreement at EU level on a directive which will makes public sector websites and mobile apps more accessible, especially for the blind, the deaf and the hard of hearing. The agreement was reached during negotiations... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has challenged Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune over her party’s hypocrisy on TTIP, and questioned her reasons for supporting the controversial trade deal. Liadh Ní Riada said: “Last week Deirdre Clune issued a statement that raised... Read more
Nollaig na mBan traditionally symbolised the last day of Christmas, and the day on which women, having worked hard all Christmas, would get a day off. I suppose we were expected to feel privileged that of the 12 festive days, we got one days holiday. I... Read more
One in every three, or 33.9% children in Ireland is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. According to the figures published by Eurostat, Ireland is well above the EU average when it comes to children at risk of poverty. When we look at the statistics... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has today pledged her support to the White Ribbon Ireland campaign to end violence against women. Marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Liadh Ní Riada siad: “Violence against women and... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for the number of work permits being offered to migrant workers in the sector to be doubled to at least 1,000. Speaking following similar calls made by the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation and the Nasc immigrant... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has announced details of the international conference on fisheries that she will host in Co. Waterford this weekend. Speaking from Brussels this afternoon Liadh called on fishermen from around the Irish coast to make their... Read more
I spoke alongside MEPs and economists at the ‘Alternatives to Austerity’ discussion as part of the GUE/NGL Autumn Conference being held in Carrickmacross this week. I was joined on the panel by our own Peadar Toibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Enterprise,... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has secured a public hearing within the EU Budget Committee on how to enhance and improve access to finance for SME’s through a public banking system. Speaking from Brussels today, Ní Riada said “The banking sector has failed... Read more
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has expressed her support for the ICSA’s call for just for “Forgotten Farmers” who were left out of the official allocation for young farmers and the national reserve fund. Speaking from Cork today, Ní Riada said; “This... Read more
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