Brian Crowley

I met him a few times and he was a nice personable man.
Very intelligent and a good listener.

He suffered very poor health in recent years and fought hard to overcome severe difficulty.
It didn't work out and now he has resigned. I hope he has a long and happy retirement.

robwen wrote: »

Nonsense to say Brian Crowley hasn't been doing anything for years, I contacted the 4 South MEP's by email in 2017 about an issue, Sean Kelly no reply at all, Liadh ni Riada acknowledgement of email received nothing else, Deirdre Clune acknowledgement of email received & follow up phone call about a week later, Brian Crowley office replied within an hour looking for some more info & when was a good time to take a call, day after Brian Crowley himself rings me & he personally rang & emailed me numerous times till he got the issue sorted for me & I know he used contacts he had from the European parliament to get the issue sorted as I had correspondence with Polish MEP's offices who were directed to me by Crowley, all in all I found Brian Crowley & his office excellent to deal with

An MEP is being praised for behaving like a local councillor. Well, that sums Ireland up.

Are the people sticking up for him related in some way to him? I'm not sure I see the greatness.

By the way, I'm only referring to his political life, not his personal.

hotmail.com wrote:

Are the people sticking up for him related in some way to him? I'm not sure I see the greatness.

Isn't it the same countrywide though, kind of a rougish element to it all, yes that means dishonest and I personally feel he has been, not appearing in Europe and collecting his salary and anything else that's on offer. But we love these types of fellas, Brian, Michael Lowery and I've not time for Seanie Q but you can be sure if he ran in Cavan he'd be another vote topper.

Widdensushi wrote: »

I remember there was a link a couple of years ago showing his attendance down through the years, I had an ff fanboy preaching that his attendance only stopped since he was reelected but I know that was not the case. With respect he has health problems but the fact that his health improved at election time so he could go canvassing and disimproved as soon as he was reelected stinks.

I think he came into the news a couple of years ago because his backup was getting restless and wanted Fianna Fail to do something. Before that Crowley was in the news because he left the parliamentary group associated with Fianna Fail in the EU parliament and joined another.

I could have done a better job than Crowley did since 2014.

I know he has a genuine medical issues but he was absent from Brussels since he got reelected and has done nothing for Ireland South.

He should step down NOW if he has any decency.

It shows the relevance of the EU parliament when an MEP can be MIA for five years, and it made no real difference to the people of Ireland south!!!!

People like Crowley is proof if ever needed that the EU is institutionally corrupt and we'd be far better to side with Rhys Mogg and co. and wave bon-voyage to Merkel's plan for European Domination.

Hi All,
Long time lurker, first time poster! (I would say go easy but I'm thinking I might not be that lucky for what I am about to say!)

I worked with Brian Crowley in the parliament a few years ago as a student. To be clear, I have not worked with Brian since nor did I know him prior to working with him or since then but as I do have first hand knowledge of his work ethic etc I really felt I should comment on this thread. (Feel free to bash away but I just thought I'd throw my two cents in as to what he was like to work with, just to give a bit of insight).

I cannot speak highly enough of Brian throughout the time that I worked for him. He was in my opinion the hardest working Irish MEP there, was very well respected and was a great ambassador for Ireland. I knew other people that worked for other MEPs and they would not have the same to say about those MEPs. He was ill at one point while I was working there and continued to work remotely from the hospital throughout so while physical attendance records are important, placing total judgement purely on that is not fair I think. Especially in an age when companies are becoming more and more flexible about remote working.

I was only a student but he really involved me with his team, was very personable and I learned so much about the parliament from him and his team.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say that and wish him all the best in his retirement.

No, I was on an unpaid internship there.

Anyway, I didn't post to cause any arguments/ debate or anything, I just thought I would say how I found working with him.

4 years living off the fat - simple as that.

robwen wrote: »

Nonsense to say Brian Crowley hasn't been doing anything for years, I contacted the 4 South MEP's by email in 2017 about an issue, Sean Kelly no reply at all, Liadh ni Riada acknowledgement of email received nothing else, Deirdre Clune acknowledgement of email received & follow up phone call about a week later, Brian Crowley office replied within an hour looking for some more info & when was a good time to take a call, day after Brian Crowley himself rings me & he personally rang & emailed me numerous times till he got the issue sorted for me & I know he used contacts he had from the European parliament to get the issue sorted as I had correspondence with Polish MEP's offices who were directed to me by Crowley, all in all I found Brian Crowley & his office excellent to deal with

What was the scope of the issue may I ask? Was it in relation to a local issue or to do with Europe?


By the very definition of the job which is to represent his constituents and vote accordingly on issues within the European parliament he has been doing absolutely nothing as he has not attended or voted this entire term or for the last 2-3 years of his previous one which equates to 8 years of not doing his job yet still getting paid for it as well as claiming constituency office and hilariously travel expenses.

Perhaps there is a broader issue here.
We actively encourage people with disability/mobility problems to participate in the workplace and public life.
Maybe we need to have policies in place to facilitate them when health issues re-occur or complications develop.
In the case of elected representatives we could consider allowing a temporary substitute.

johnnyskeleton wrote:

Please read the charter before posting again. No soapboxing, serious posts only please. The topic is Brian Crowley not the EU in general.

I was not soap boxing. I believe what I say.