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1. Childers disappointed at Rosslare-Waterford rail line decision
   Issued : Friday 3 September, 2010
   Nessa Childers MEP, who represents the Wexford area in the European Parliament expressed her disappointment at the decision by the National Transport Authority to support Irish Rail's bid to suspend the Rosslare-Waterford rail link.
2. McManus an inspiration to women in politics
   Issued : Friday 3 September, 2010
   Labour Party MEP for Ireland East, Nessa Childers has paid tribute to Deputy Liz McManus following the Wicklow TD’s announcement that she will not contest the next General Election.
3. Cap reform must support Irish farmers to tackle climate change
   Issued : Thursday 8 July, 2010
   82% of Europeans agree EU must help farmers to change methods to combat climate change
4. Childers welcomes Parliament vote to ban food derived from cloned animals
   Issued : Wednesday 7 July, 2010
   Labour MEP Nessa Childers, speaking in Strasbourg welcomed this afternoon's vote by the European Parliament to ban food derived from cloned animals, amending what is known as the EU Novel Foods Regulation.
5. Childers welcomes new EU organic logo
   Issued : Thursday 1 July, 2010
   Irish Labour MEP Nessa Childers welcomed the new EU logo certifying organic food which comes into effect today. "I hope that these changes will give a boost to the Irish organic farming and food production sector and that the new logo can develop into the widely recognised symbol of organic food production across Europe, providing shoppers with confidence that the goods are produced to the highest organic quality.