The European Commission Representation in Ireland will host a major public meeting in Dublin City tonight at 7.30pm. The theme for this public meeting is “The Future for Ireland and the European Union”, and it will be chaired by writer and broadcaster Olivia O’Leary.

The speakers at this upcoming public seminar will be:

· Dick Roche TD, Minister of State for European Affairs

· Gay Mitchell MEP Dublin

· Mary Lou McDonald MEP Dublin

· Proinsias de Rossa MEP Dublin

· Brigid Laffan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, UCD

This public meeting will take place at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin 1, at 7.30pm on Thursday, May 15th. All members of the press and public are welcome to attend.

This seminar is the ninth in an extensive series of public meetings, organised by the European Commission Representation in Ireland, which are being held across Ireland this year.