# maria walsh
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# pushback
European Commission takes Hungary to court over LGBTQ law
Hungary’s so-called ‘anti-paedophilia’ law bans the “promotion” of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s.
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Jul 15th 2022, 11:54 AM
# The Journal Live
Watch our LIVE event: The EU and You - how young Irish people can prosper as citizens of Europe
Our youth audience heard from MEPs and European expert on how they work – and challenged them on how EU should tackle issues such as climate change.
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Jun 15th 2022, 8:15 PM
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# The Good Info Project
What led to the 2019 Fine Gael MEP migration vote?
In October 2019, 290 MEPs voted against resuming search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. Four were Fine Gael MEPs. What was behind that vote?
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Oct 9th 2021, 7:30 AM
# Madison L’insalata
MEP Maria Walsh condemns 'bigotry' of US St Patrick's Day parade for banning beauty queen
Madison L’Insalata publicly came out as bisexual over the weekend.
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Mar 4th 2020, 9:21 AM
# maria walsh
MEP Maria Walsh defends voting down move to enhance rescue operations for migrants
The European Parliament rejected the vote asking member states to step up efforts to save asylum seekers making the crossing.
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Oct 25th 2019, 9:25 AM
# new recruits
First week on the job: We checked in with some of Ireland's new MEPs to see how they are getting on
Committee memberships, travel woes and accidentally calling the fire department. All in a week’s work.
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Jul 7th 2019, 9:30 AM
# eu elections
Facebook ads for website targeting Maria Walsh deemed not to break community standards
Fine Gael has asked Facebook and Google to remove the ads.
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May 23rd 2019, 6:43 PM
# ep2019
Fine Gael complains to Facebook over ads for website targeting Maria Walsh and 'the homosexual lifestyle'
The website is designed to look like a campaign site in favour of the Walsh’s candidacy but instead casts her in a negative light.
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May 22nd 2019, 11:07 PM

AS IT HAPPENED
Here's how Pat Kenny's big Euro elections debate played out
Pat Kenny chaired questions between three candidates on the ‘Big Debate’ this evening.
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May 15th 2019, 11:45 PM
# Europe
Former Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh selected as MEP candidate for Fine Gael
Walsh won the Rose of Tralee in 2014.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 10:00 PM
# Rose of MEP
Former Rose of Tralee winner Maria Walsh seeks to run as an MEP candidate for Fine Gael
She seeks to run in the Midlands/North-West constituency.
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Feb 10th 2019, 10:52 AM
# the competition
Former Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh will be taking the helm of the TV3 Toy Show this year
She will be accompanied by TV3 regular Brian Ormond.
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Nov 4th 2015, 9:29 PM
# so emoji
Here's what happened when we interviewed the Rose of Tralee entirely in emoji
Things got emojional.
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Aug 17th 2015, 7:30 PM
# Trek2Tralee
The Rose of Tralee is running and cycling 242k to the festival this year
And she wants your help.
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Aug 8th 2015, 9:15 AM
# make it stop
George Hook went on the Late Late and danced like a gangster
He’ll do himself a mischief with this carry on.
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May 29th 2015, 11:21 PM
# maria you gotta see her
Rose of Tralee bewitches everyone in the country on the Late Late
“On a Sunday what else is there to do except come out?”
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Sep 6th 2014, 1:28 PM
# tv picks
What to watch on TV tonight: Friday
Here are the shows that’ll be on your Twitter timeline later.
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Sep 5th 2014, 5:35 PM
# down with this sort of thing
When lovely girls are lovely no more: Rose of Tralee chairman hits out at Fr Ted jibes
The organiser has taken aim at “boorish nonsense from uninformed opinion writers”.
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Sep 5th 2014, 12:29 PM

Voices
Opinion: Having an openly gay Rose of Tralee sends a powerful message to middle Ireland
Maria Walsh is a beautiful, smart, confident and normal young woman. She may change the hearts and minds of those who are wary of gay people.
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Aug 28th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Lovely Girl
Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh reveals that she's gay
The Philadeliphia Rose says being gay is just ‘natural’.
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Aug 24th 2014, 7:55 PM
# Rose of Tralee
The Rose of Tralee did the Ice Bucket Challenge in her sash and tiara
In a fountain in Tralee town park, no less.
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Aug 21st 2014, 12:01 PM
# Who's Watching it?
Half of everyone watching TV on Tuesday night tuned in to the Rose of Tralee
Four out of ten people watching via online stream were following the show from abroad.
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Aug 21st 2014, 8:34 AM
# Rose of Tralee
Watch the new Rose of Tralee's brother react to her win from America
You might say he was pleased.
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Aug 20th 2014, 4:20 PM