Ciaran Mullooly MEP was elected in the Midlands–North-West Constituency in the 2024 European Elections receiving over 57,000 first preference votes.

For the past 30 years, Mullooly has been deeply committed to rural Ireland, be it as a broadcaster at local and national levels or through his extensive involvement in a wide range of community development initiatives across the Midlands: "These projects focused on disability support, tourism promotion, sports & recreation, suicide prevention and many more issues that are near and dear to people of Rural Ireland.

"As RTE Midlands Correspondent, I witnessed the growing frustration of rural communities. Rural Ireland has been grossly neglected and I am prepared to stand up and shout stop, to quote another man from the world of journalism – the great rural champion, John Healy.

Speaking on the launch of his campaign for election to Europe Mullooly emphasized his appreciation of the challenges facing Rural Ireland: "I am putting myself before the electorate on June 7th because I want to play my part in bringing about badly needed, long-overdue, positive change.

"From my time working closely with disability advocacy groups and spearheading rural tourism projects, I've seen firsthand the challenges and triumphs of rural life. I step into the political arena with a clear mission: to be an effective voice for rural communities and to strongly and unapologetically represent their interests at a European level.

Email: ciaran.mullooly@europarl.europa.eu

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