Archive for April, 2009
Time running out for Fianna Fáil to pick second Euro candidate in North West (30/4/09)
Pressure is mounting on Fianna Fáil to find a replacement candidate for the European elections in June to replace outgoing MEP Sean O Neachtain. (more…)
McCreevy caps bonuses for ‘fat cat’ bankers and directors (30/4/09)
Irish Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has this week outlined new guidelines to limit payments to senior directors. (more…)
Jackeens enjoy one of world’s highest standards of living (30/4/09)
It’s often easier to complain than to count one’s blessings, but a new survey measuring worldwide quality of life shows Dubliners have more reason than most to be grateful. (more…)
EU Commissioner pledges to look at pensions crisis in SR Technics (29/4/09)
EU officials have made a commitment to negotiate with the Irish government concerning the pensions crisis at SR Technics in Dublin. A SIPTU delegation representing workers met with Employment Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in Brussels yesterday to discuss the aviation firm’s failure to cover the €26 million euro deficit in the pension fund. (more…)
Irish and non-Irish urged to use their vote in June (29/4/09)
Whether it’s the food you eat, the water you drink, the car you drive or the air you breathe – you can help shape EU policy concerning almost every aspect of your life just by voting in the upcoming European elections. (more…)
MEPs declare war on killer hospital bugs (29/4/09)
Measures aimed at slashing the number of infections picked up by hospital patients have been approved by the European Parliament this week. (more…)
MEPs unite to support Special Olympics (28/4/09)
The search for vitally-needed funding for the Special Olympics has received a welcome boost this week, with news that the European Parliament has backed a motion supporting the organisation. (more…)
Chorus of complaints greets extension of music copyright (23/4/09)
There’s been mixed reactions this week to a new law passed by the European Parliament extending the term of copyright protection for music recordings from fifty to seventy years. (more…)
Leinster retirement groups live it up on EU tour (23/4/09)
A group of fifty people from every county in Leinster enjoyed a trip to the continent last week to visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg. (more…)
East Coast FM broadcasts live from Strasbourg (23/4/09)
Regular listeners to East Coast FM got a surprise yesterday when they tuned in to hear the Morning Show beaming out not from its usual home in Bray, County Wicklow but from the French city of Strasbourg. (more…)
