Archive for June, 2008
Irish MEPs at centre of Lisbon post-mortem (19/6/08)
‘What happens from here on, God only knows,’ said Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell in the wake of Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. (more…)
Dublin MEP supports McCann’s bid for European child alert system (18/6/08)
A campaign by Kate and Gerry McCann to set up a Europe-wide alert system for missing children is being jeopardised by a lack of support from MEPs. (more…)
EU helpline for EURO 2008 football fans (18/6/08)
Irish soccer fans travelling to Austria or Switzerland to catch the quarter-finals, semi-finals or finals of the Euro 2008 tournament are being advised to contact a special helpline if they run into any problems. (more…)
Dim the lights – EU funds available for cutting street light glare (12/6/08)
The government is being urged to tap into EU funding and install energy saving street lights and traffic lights throughout towns and cities. (more…)
New EU states keen to hear how Ireland gained from Structural Funds (12/6/08)
Delegates from some of the EU’s newer states attended a meeting in Brussels this week to hear how Ireland has made the best use of its EU funding. (more…)
Munster carers take part in European interest group (12/8/09)
Forty carers from across Munster travelled to Brussels this week to participate in the second annual meeting of an EU Interest Group on Carers at the European Parliament. (more…)
Quality of life in Dublin rated highly by international study (11/6/08)
Fair city or dirty old town? Compared to the rest of the world’s capitals, it would seem that life is sweet in Dublin, at least according to the experts. (more…)
Dublin MEP hosts launch of anti-smoking product (11/6/08)
A new Irish-made product which claims to help 60% of smokers kick the habit has been presented to politicians at the European Parliament in Brussels. (more…)
Agreement reached on draft directive to protect temporary workers (11/6/08)
After years of wrangling, EU employment ministers have agreed on a set of proposed laws safeguarding the rights of temporary agency workers throughout the bloc. (more…)
Last lap for ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ as Lisbon Treaty nears the post (5/6/08)
With only a week to go until the much-flagged Lisbon Treaty referendum, the country’s print and broadcast media is humming with rant and rhetoric as all sides rush to have their say before the polls open. (more…)
