Archive for April, 2009
EU catches up on travel rights for bus and boat passengers (23/4/09)
Anyone delayed while travelling by bus or ferry throughout Europe will soon have access to range of rights similar to those enjoyed by air passengers. (more…)
Have your say on the future of fishing in Europe (22/4/09)
Whether you work in the fishing sector, fish for recreation, or simply enjoy eating fish – the EU wants to hear your views on how to sustain the industry into the future. (more…)
Toy safety rules could save lives, says MEP (21/4/09)
The government is being urged to move swiftly to implement EU rules on toy safety, following new data revealing the dangers posed by dangerous consumer goods in 2008. (more…)
EU Commission to visit Watergrasshill Bypass (21/4/09)
EU officials have confirmed that they will take up an invitation to visit Cork in the coming months and investigate the controversial toll plaza on a section of the N8 that bypasses their village. (more…)
EU could take legal action over Limerick estates (16/4/09)
Officials from the European Commission have vowed to re-examine the issues of anti-social behaviour and dumping in Limerick’s Weston Gardens estate, in light of fresh evidence highlighted by a local resident. (more…)
Munster carers in Brussels talks (16/4/09)
Nine carers from across Munster travelled to Brussels this week to take part in a discussion on the EU’s Green Paper for Health.
Munster carers in Brussels with MEP Kathy Sinnott: Catherine Seymour (Tipperary Carers Association), Belinda Coffey, Christina Murphy, Catherine McGrath, Jennifer Farrell and Ann McCarthy (Waterford Carers Association), Christina Kavanagh, Mary Rose Sheehan and Geraldine Downey (Limerick Carers Association)
Kildare pupils off to France after winning EU poster contest (16/4/09)
Fourteen County Kildare students have clinched top prize in a nationwide poster competition on the theme: ‘European Year for Creativity and Innovation’. The pupils from Holy Family Secondary School in Newbridge certainly displayed their creative flair in their four winning poster entries, one of which celebrated iconic European architectural structures including the Eiffel Tower and the classic Dutch windmill.
Dublin pupils off to France after winning EU poster contest (16/4/09)
Eight students from Dublin’s Northside have scooped top prize in a nationwide poster competition on the theme: ‘European Year for Creativity and Innovation’.
'The Bicycle: Celebrating a European Invention' By Dublin students: Roisin Lauder, Niamh Kearney, Alexandra Foley and Ruth Doran
New nuclear sites planned for Sellafield – despite latest safety breach (16/4/09)
Anti-nuclear campaigners have reacted angrily to plans announced by the British government this week to build two new power plants near the site of the controversial Sellafield reactor. (more…)
Don’t blame financial meltdown on Lisbon ‘No’ vote (16/4/09)
A candidate for the upcoming European elections has told a conference in Brussels this week that the EU deserves better reforms than those offered by the Lisbon Treaty. (more…)
