Conversations with Grace: Is Pride Political?
The essence of pride is both personal and political, attendees heard at this event during the week of Cork Pride. A packed room in MEP...
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- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
PRIDE IS POLITICAL: MEP Grace O’Sullivan
Grace O’SULLIVAN in the EP in Strasbourg After a difficult month for the LGBTIQ* community in Cork City, MEP O’Sullivan is keen to hold...
- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
Girls Can’t Surf? Lahinch Begs to Disagree as Screening of Docu-Film and Discussion Explore Gender E
A screening of the 2021 film “Girls Can’t Surf” took place in Lahinch Leisure Centre last week, organised by the Green Party’s MEP Grace...
- Jul 30, 2023
- 3 min
BLOG with MEP Ciarán Cuffe: Happy Pride!
Our small country has made transformative changes in its approach to LGBTIQ+ inclusion over the last number of years, both through...
- Jul 19, 2023
- 1 min
O’Sullivan to Host “Girls Can’t Surf” Screening in Lahinch
As the Irish Women’s Football team make history playing in their first World Cup, the story of of the struggle for equality in...
- Jul 14, 2023
- 2 min
MEP Grace O’Sullivan Heads West to talk Oceans, Fisheries and Nature Restoration
MEP Grace O’Sullivan takes to West Cork for an Ocean Themed Constituency Tour With a focus on the marine, MEP Grace O’Sullivan recently...
- Jul 13, 2023
- 4 min
MEP O’Sullivan and Councillor Candidates Ready to Paint the Kingdom Green
Grace O’Sullivan, MEP for Ireland South, took to the country roads of the Kingdom on her most recent constituency tour. On her agenda was...
- Jun 7, 2023
- 2 min
Time for a Lee-side Lido for Cork – MEP O’Sullivan
MEP Grace O’Sullivan took to the waters of the River Lee at sunrise this morning to highlight the city’s connection to the water. But a...
- Jun 7, 2023
- 2 min
Every riverside town in Ireland should get ‘lido’ style bathing site by 2030 – MEP Grace O’Sul
As sea-swimming continues its covid comeback and Irish cities look to bring back public bathing projects, MEP Grace O’Sullivan is...
- May 18, 2023
- 3 min
Fishermen call on MEPs: improved ports, better marine planning and fair quota
Grace O’Sullivan MEP led a delegation from the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee to the Southeast to meet with coastal...
- May 17, 2023
- 2 min
Cork Remembers Murdered Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
A remembrance event took place last Thursday in Cork City as Palestinians and the wider Cork community gathered to commemorate the life...
- May 12, 2023
- 2 min
Statement on Fast Fashion Giant Shein Expanding Presence in Ireland
Shein’s expansion in Ireland with the creation of 30 jobs at a new EMEA headquarters might be welcomed by some as a boost for the...
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
BLOG: Biodiversity Key Focus this Spring
April has been a month focused on biodiversity, both with the launch of the Biodiversity Loss Report by the Citizens’ Assembly and with...
- May 3, 2023
- 2 min
MEP calls for mass twinning campaign between Irish and Palestinian towns
3 Wednesday 3 May marks World Press Freedom Day, just over a year after the extra-judicial killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu...
- May 2, 2023
- 1 min
MEP Grace O’Sullivan to host Eurovision Watch Party in Cork Constituency Office
The final of the competition will take place on Saturday 13th May, with Ireland’s act “Wild Youth” aiming for successful qualification...
- Apr 26, 2023
- 2 min
Petition Launched Against EU Overfishing Reforms
MEP for Ireland South Grace O’Sullivan is the Greens’ negotiator of the most significant reform of EU fisheries in a decade. MEPs have...
- Apr 22, 2023
- 1 min
A Note on this Earth Day
This year, the theme for Earth Day is to ‘Invest in Our Planet’. Investing in our planet means creating change on both an individual...
- Apr 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Shona Project: Waterford organisation for young women and girls nominated for top EU prize
Waterford-based organisation for young women and girls The Shona Project has been nominated for the European Citizens’ Prize, which is...
- Apr 5, 2023
- 2 min
Ecologist Grace O’Sullivan Welcomes Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss
The Citizens’ Assembly Report recommendations will aim to restore Ireland’s relationship with nature at a time of unprecedented...
- Mar 30, 2023
- 2 min
Ireland and Europe celebrate 25 years of Good Friday Agreement
The European Parliament celebrated the historic signing of the Good Friday Agreement this week with a ceremony organised by a cross-party...
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