Archive for April, 2008
‘Don’t expect us to back Lisbon’: farmers in WTO protest (18/4/08)
Over a thousand agri-businesses across the country closed their doors yesterday in solidarity with a massive farmers’ protest taking place in Dublin against proposals being negotiated on world trade. (more…)
Volunteering deserves EU recognition, says Sligo MEP (18/4/08)
‘At least one and a half million people across Ireland volunteer for good causes,’ says Independent MEP Marian Harkin, ‘And it’s about time their hard work was acknowledged.’ (more…)
MEP ‘Czechs’ out reports of Irish mobsters being trained abroad (18/4/08)
Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell travelled to the Czech Republic this week to investigate reports that Irish criminals are being trained to use high-powered weapons in Czech shooting ranges. (more…)
MEPs divided over Lisbon implications for corporation tax (10/4/08)
Comments made by top EU figures in Brussels this week have set alarm bells ringing in some quarters over the future of Ireland’s corporate tax régime. (more…)
Dublin is Europe’s ‘most dynamic’ city, says study (10/4/08)
Although most Dubliners don’t need proof, a new survey has officially confirmed that the Irish capital is one of the best and ‘most prosperous’ cities in Europe. (more…)
Local senators welcome ‘passionate’ EP President (10/4/08)
There were smiles of delight in the Seanad this week when President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering opened his speech ‘as Gaeilge’. (more…)
EU fiddles while Tara burns (3/4/08)
Members of the Meath Archaeological and Historical Society have accused the European Commission of ‘dragging its heels’ in bringing Ireland to court over the construction of the M3 motorway at Tara. (more…)
Open Skies presents marketing challenge for Shannon Airport (3/4/08)
The historic Open Skies agreement reached between the EU and the US this week comes as mixed blessing for the West of Ireland. (more…)
Chemicals partly to blame for rise in breast cancers (3/4/08)
Governments across the EU are being urged to phase out suspect chemicals in everyday items which have been linked to a huge increase in breast cancer in women. (more…)
Tragic Mayo death may prompt EU rule change on level crossings (3/4/08)
The tragic death of a retired farmer from Mayo earlier this year may bring about a change in the EU regulations on unmanned railway crossings, after the issue was discussed in Brussels this week. (more…)
