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EU Common Corporate Tax Base proposal won’t solve tax avoidance

Speaking from Strasbourg, Carthy said: “The context of the renewed push for this proposal is widespread concern about tax avoidance internationally by multinational corporations. “There are genuine and well-founded concerns among the public across ...

27 Oct 2016 at 23:11

Local news

Carbon tax will have ‘detrimental impact’ on vulnerable Longford families

St Vincent de Paul in Longford have hit out at the doubling of the level of carbon tax on solid fuels saying it will have a ‘detrimental impact’ on people already struggling to make ends meet. From Thursday, May 1, the increased carbon tax ...

04 May 2014 at 16:11

Elections

Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy hits out at deeply cynical advertisement

It was a nasty and lousy act on his part. I am disappointed because I have often assisted Luke, including by supporting his application to be permitted to join the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament and often offered his office ...

21 Apr 2019 at 19:00

Local News

Carthy slams CAP payments scandal

Carthy, a member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture & Rural Development committee said: “It is scandalous and immoral that 240 farm businesses are receiving payments in excess of €100,000 when the average payment is actually ...

03 Jun 2017 at 22:40

Home

Longford Leader Farming: Carthy hits out at Creed

Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has pleaded with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to clear up lingering confusion among young farmers who are attempting to access CAP top-up payments. Mr Carthy, who is a member of the European ...

06 Feb 2017 at 17:00

Local News

Carthy welcomes EU Court ruling on TTIP Trade Deal

On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice annulled a decision by the European Commission in 2014 that rejected a European Citizens Initiative entitled “Stop-TTIP” which secured over 3 million signatories. Carthy said: ...

14 May 2017 at 19:02

Local News

Ireland has unique opportunity in campaign to stop CETA - Carthy

The Sinn Féin MEP was speaking at a forum on economic sovereignty and free trade agreements in the European Parliament in Brussels last week, alongside War on Want Senior Trade Officer Mark Dearn. Addressing the ...

15 Mar 2017 at 10:45

Home

Former Longford-Westmeath Sinn Féin candidate in stand-off with party over alleged 'bullying' claims

In a lengthy statement released to local media on Monday, Cllr Hogan said he had fallen foul to a “spurious and unrelenting campaign of whispering and innuendo” since October 2015. He said the onset of his “20 ...

27 Jun 2017 at 15:02

National News

United Ireland may be the only way to minimise Brexit threat to the island

Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that if the British government’s approach to Brexit remains unchanged, a United Ireland may be the only way to minimise the political and economic devastation a crash out, ...

08 Sept 2019 at 23:33

Local News

Longford MEP Matt Carthy calls for referendum on trade deals

He said, "The Irish Government shouldn’t have to be brought to court themselves in order for that referendum to be held." See Local news section of www.longfordleader.ie for more on this story.

15 Sept 2017 at 13:00

Local News

EU Court judgement on trade deal confirms that Irish referendum is required - Carthy

The court judgement will have implications for an EU-UK post Brexit trade agreement and certainly reinforces the position that a referendum will be required in Ireland before the government can sign up to ...

16 May 2017 at 17:35

Local News

“Injunctions on farmers must be dropped immediately”

Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has called on Meat industry Ireland (MII) to fulfil its commitments by ensuring that all outstanding injunctions against farmers are lifted immediately, including injunctions ...

14 Oct 2019 at 16:39

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