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1. Ireland should fully embrace European Heritage label initiative
   Issued : Wednesday 10 March, 2010
   The new EU-wide European Heritage Label initiative launched today by the European Commission should be fully embraced by the government in order to build on Ireland's potential as a significant cultural tourism destination, Labour MEP Nessa Childers said.
2. Childers welcomes new EU stance on climate talks
   Issued : Tuesday 9 March, 2010
   Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today Nessa Childers welcomed the new EU stance on climate talks.
3. EU must play a bigger role in Middle-East peace process
   Issued : Tuesday 9 March, 2010
   Labour MEP briefs Buzek on recent visit to Gaza in advance of his meeting with Baroness Ashton
4. Pet passport scheme will help keep Ireland rabies-free, Childers tells Parliament
   Issued : Tuesday 9 March, 2010
   Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg last night, Nessa Childers MEP told members that an agreement on a new 'pet passports' system would help keep countries such as Ireland rabies-free.
5. Childers wants irish angling protected by reformed common fisheries policy
   Issued : Tuesday 2 March, 2010
   Recreational angling, an integral part of Ireland's sporting life and a major tourism pull-factor should be protected in the new Common Fisheries Policy, Nessa Childers MEP told the European Parliament today.