Nominees for EU regions body

The Government has announced its nominees to the EU Committee of the Regions, an assembly that gives advice on EU legislation…

The Government has announced its nominees to the EU Committee of the Regions, an assembly that gives advice on EU legislation and policy.

The nominees are: Councillors Betty Coffey, Seamus Murray, Tony McKenna, Annette McNamara and Sean O Neachtain (Fianna Fail); Councillors Connie Hanniffy and Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael); Cllr Declan Bree (Labour); and Cllr Mae Sexton (Progressive Democrats).

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