From May 23-26, Irish voters will be thinking about the environment, immigration, spending imbalances, and an EU army, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe. EU army and Irish neutralityThese formed a core debate in the last EU parliament elections in Ireland, and do again this time. Furthermore, all the larger parties, including Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, and Labour, have policies on climate change and environmental issues for these elections. There is a deep concern that, with Britain out of the EU, farmers’ CAP payments will be cut in the next parliamentary term. Other MEP candidates are more welcoming of foreign residents.

Source: Irish Examiner May 09, 2019 23:03 UTC