Barry Andrews

Barry Andrews

Ireland IrelandpoliticianMaleb. 19726.3Global Dominance: 0.00%

Barry Andrews is an Irish politician and the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development (DEVE), where he oversees EU development aid and cooperation policies. He leads initiatives to assess the impact of EU investments in partner countries, focusing on sustainable development and global cooperation.

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Barry Andrews, an Irish MEP, is inviting Fifa to appear before a joint committee of the European Parliament regarding the controversy.

Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonated – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-31
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Irish MEP Barry Andrews is leading calls for Fifa to appear before their committees.

FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plans – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-29
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Dublin MEP Barry Andrews recently wrote to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan asking whether anyone was screening the 14,000 Russian citizens granted Irish visas since the invasion of Ukraine for hostile intelligence activity.

What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-21
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European Parliament lawmaker Barry Andrews is among those urging an investigation into Infantino.

EU lawmakers call for probe of FIFA boss over Trump contact before US-Belgium match
The Point (Gambia)·GambiaGambia· 2026-07-10
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Barry Andrews is one of the main initiators calling for an investigation into FIFA's decision regarding Balogun's red card.

Infantino Terancam Penyelidikan Internasional Terkait Skandal Balogun
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2026-07-09
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Barry Andrews is a European Parliament member who commented on the high level of support for the letter to FIFA.

Hơn 70 nghị sĩ châu Âu ký thư đề nghị điều tra Chủ tịch FIFA
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-07-09
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Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews said the 'blunt wording' of the amendment concerning alumina did not consider the risks a ban posed to the European industrial supply chain.

European Parliament approves motion calling for Russia alumina export ban – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-08
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Barry Andrews is a member of the European Parliament who initiated the letter calling for an investigation into FIFA's actions.

Nhóm nghị sĩ châu Âu đề nghị điều tra Chủ tịch FIFA
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-07-08
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Barry Andrews is a Fianna Fáil MEP expected to abstain in the vote on the alumina export ban.

Several European Parliament political groups to back call to ban alumina exports to Russia – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-07
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Barry Andrews, the MEP for Dublin, said it was 'a source of enormous pride' for the family that David Andrews had contributed to peace on the island of Ireland.

David Andrews was a man of integrity who played vital role in peace process, funeral hears – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-04
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Barry Andrews, a Fianna Fáil MEP, received condolences from his colleagues in the European Parliament following the death of his father, David Andrews.

Former Fianna Fáil minister David Andrews dies aged 91 – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-06-30
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Barry Andrews expressed concerns about Fifa president Infantino favoring one president over another, bringing Fifa into disrepute.

Irish MEPs join calls for investigation into Gianni Infantino over Fifa’s Trump peace prize – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-06-29
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Barry Andrews emphasized that Infantino's favoritism towards one president over another harms FIFA's reputation.

WM 2026: Infantino droht Ärger wegen Trump - Sport
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-06-29
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Irish MEP Barry Andrews expressed concerns that Russian spies are using Ireland as a 'backdoor' to the UK.

Британія побоюється, що Ірландія стала "чорним ходом" для російських шпигунів – євродепутат
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2026-05-31
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Dublin MEP Barry Andrews has written to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan asking him to re-examine the number of visas being issued to Russian and Belarusian citizens.

‘Hostile’ agents feared to be among 14,000 Russians granted Irish visas in four years – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-05-28
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Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews has said yet another US/Israeli ‘preemptive attack’ in the Middle East was 'against all international law'.

US launches ‘massive’ military campaign against Iran – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-28
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Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews suggested the State should apply to the EU Solidarity Fund to repair the recent damage.

Approach of dry weather signals respite for deluged areas – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-06
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Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews called for stronger action to protect children from harmful online content.

How it became mainstream and its distorting impact on Irish teenagers – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-01-24
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Barry Andrews is an MEP who backed Micheál Martin's continued leadership of Fianna Fáil.

Rebellion against Micheál Martin’s leadership quelled but opposition remains – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-18
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Barry Andrews said it was now time for the party 'to get on with it'.

Micheál Martin says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for ill-fated Jim Gavin presidential campaign – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-17
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MEP Barry Andrews indicated in early course that he had no interest.

Party told Jim Gavin past disputes would be uncovered – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-16
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MEP Barry Andrews urged Dublin to go ahead with its occupied territories Bill.

Occupied Territories Bill strictly limited to goods, says Minister – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-12
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Barry Andrews called the plan 'incredible' and warned it would harm American tourism.

Jutarnji list - Trumpov zahtjev zaledio svijet prije Svjetskog prvenstva u nogometu: 'Nevjerojatno, to ne rade ni najautoritarnije države'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-12-12
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Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews has called for the footage of the drones to be released to the public for transparency.

Drones passed within 500m of naval ship during Zelenskiy visit – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-09
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Barry Andrews was trained by Ivan Yates during the European Election campaign.

Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other Fianna Fáil ministers – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-03
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Barry Andrews commented on the party's presidential nominations process and its implications.

‘The election blew up in our face’
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-26
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Barry Andrews is one of the MEPs who expressed deep concern over the abduction of Polepole.

European MPs, human rights' body call for urgent action over Polepole ‘abduction’
The Citizen – major Tanzanian English newspaper, est. 2004·TanzaniaTanzania· 2025-10-11
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