CLOCKED IN AT LEINSTER HOUSE ON THESE DATES... BUT TWEETS SHOW THAT HE WAS ABROAD
Date: March 6, 2018 Tweet: ‘Excellent meeting with @gerard_larcher, the President of the French @Senat in #Paris today. As @EPP Campaign Director for #EP2019, I reiterated all our support for our EPP member party @ lesRepublicans in the preparations for the upcoming #European elections.’ Evidence: Mr Murphy says ‘Today’
Date: March 9, 2018 Tweet: Bulgarian MEP Eva Paunova tweeted a picture of Mr Murphy speaking at an EPP event: ‘@DaraMurphyEPP at #EPPLocalDialogue: ‘We in @EPP have a great story to tell #European citizens what we have achieved and we must lead the debate at regional, national and European levels.’ Evidence: MoS confirmed the date of the event with other sources.
Date: April 12, 2018
Tweet: ‘Very constructive mtg today w/@EPP’s French member @ lesRepublicains President @ laurentwauquiez. Discussing big ideas for & for in light of #EP2019 elections. ’
Evidence: ‘Today’.
Date: April 25, 2018
Tweet: Greek politician Adoni Georgiadis tweeted a picture with Mr Murphy: ‘With @DaraMurphyFG head of the EPP campaign for the upcoming European elections and @ND_Europarl and @TomiHuhtanen Executive Director of Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies.’ Evidence: Another person pictured in the series of pictures uploaded by Mr Georgiadis posted their own picture from the room on the same day.
Date: May 16, 2018
Tweet: Dutch MEP Esther de Lange tweeted a picture at an EPP event featuring Mr Murphy. ‘For the @EPP, Europe begins in the regions, cities and villages. Happy to underline the importance of the new #EPPLocalDialogue initiative in the @ EPP_CoR group meeting today. #EPPFamily.’
Evidence: ‘Today’.
Date: May 23, 2018
Tweet: ‘Today, with one year to go to #EU2019 elections, I encouraged our @ EPPGroup MEPs in @Europarl_EN to hold #EPPLocalDialogues and to continue their direct engagement with citizens.’ Evidence: ‘Today’.
Date: July 16, 2018
Tweet: One of a number of tweets from Mr Murphy from Malta. ‘Good to meet today in #Valletta with EPP and @PNmalta MEP @RobertaMetsola to discuss the situation in #Malta and to share ideas ahead of the May 2019 European elections. #EP2019.’
Evidence: ‘Today’.
Date: September 20, 2018
Tweet: Mr Murphy tweeted a picture of himself on September 21. ‘Pleasure discussing at #EPPSummit in Salzburg the future of our great continent w/ future @EPP Heads of State & Gov. @ neademokratia President @ kmitsotakis, @lesRepublicains President @laurentwauquiez & @ PPopular President @pablocasado_ . ’
Evidence: The MoS examined the social media accounts of the other politicians in this picture which indicate it was taken the day previously, a Dáil sitting day, for which Mr Murphy is marked present.
Date: Sept 27, 2018 Tweet: ‘Had the pleasure to meet today @KonservativeDK top candidate @WeissPernille. ’ Evidence: ‘Today’.