Archive for October, 2008
EU Parliament pledges to cut carbon footprint…but keeps its dual seat (31/10/08)
The European Parliament has decided to instigate a plan to reduce its carbon footprint emissions by 30 per cent by the year 2020. (more…)
Conference looks at how EU can help solve Dublin drugs problem (31/10/08)
Minister for Drugs John Curran, Lord Mayor of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne and Sunday World Crime Correspondent Paul Williams are among those who attended a major conference in Dublin today (Friday 31st October) outlining new EU strategies to combat illegal drugs. (more…)
Farmers told to be vigilant following latest bluetongue outbreaks (30/10/08)
Irish farmers are being advised not to import animals from a number of EU countries where cases of bluetongue have been confirmed. (more…)
What happened EU commitment to end homelessness? (30/10/08)
Following the first snowfall of the winter in Dublin last week, attention is turning afresh to the 2,000 or so people sleeping rough of the streets of the capital. (more…)
MEPs lobby EU to extend farm waste works deadline (29/10/08)
Leinster MEPs say they face an ‘uphill battle’ in attempting to secure an extension to the December 31st deadline for the Farm Waste Management Scheme. (more…)
Good feedback from EU-funded text alert scheme (29/10/08)
A pilot project being run in the south of the country which uses text message technology to promote community safety should be replicated across the country, say organisers. (more…)
Ireland faces fines over failure to curb money-laundering (29/10/08
The government is being threatened with legal action over its failure to adopt EU anti-money laundering rules. (more…)
Leinster MEP to win prestigious award for promoting agriculture (23/10/08)
Fianna Fáil MEP Liam Aylward is to be awarded the highest honour France can confer on a foreigner, in recognition of his work to promote agriculture across the EU. (more…)
Farmers keep watchful eye on new EU Commissioner for Trade (23/10/08)
The appointment of Baroness Catherine Ashton as EU Trade Commissioner has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers’ Association as ‘an opportunity for the European Commission to take a fresh approach to its stance on international trade’. (more…)
New energy rating cert will cost house-sellers up to €500 (23/10/08)
New building regulations coming into force next January will mean anyone selling or renting residential property will have to provide a Building Energy Rating (BER) cert for each home. (more…)
