“I expect my department's report into Aughinish Alumina will be completed within the next 10 days.”
“I can’t stand over alumina being exported to Russia and being essentially used in Russia’s genocidal campaign against the people of Ukraine.”
“The survivors walked a long road that you should never have had to walk.”
“Our Government has never asked for sanction not to be put on Aughinish Alumina, we never asked for leeway or lobbied on their behalf.”

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On the recordJune 6, 2026
Every country deserves to get the opportunity which Ireland was granted in the 1970s.
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Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil
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Belief in equal opportunities for EU membership.

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