Archive for January, 2010
Irish farm payments threatened by EU’s new ‘reformer’ (20th January, 2010)
Irish MEPs are urging the government to intervene swiftly in plans being put forward by the incoming EU Agriculture Commissioner to change the system of distributing direct farm payments. (more…)
Let battle begin for EU journalism prize (19th January 2010)
Irish journalists who covered last year’s European elections, the second Lisbon Treaty referendum or any other EU story over the last year could be eligible to be nominated for the 2010 European Parliament Prize for Journalism, launched this week in Brussels. (more…)
Joe sounds single sour note on Ireland’s next commissioner (14th January, 2010)
All but one of the Irish MEPs gave their warm congratulations to Máire Geoghegan-Quinn this week following her strong performance at the European Parliament hearings in Brussels. (more…)
Geoghegan-Quinn stays neutral on nuclear energy (14th January, 2010)
Nuclear energy remains a ‘technology of choice’ for some EU countries but not for others, according to Ireland’s Commissioner-designate, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. (more…)
EU ‘energy bikes’ impress at Young Scientists show (14th January, 2010)
Among the impressive range of projects and gadgets on display at the annual BT Young Scientists and Technology Exhibition in Dublin this, one device is proving quite popular with the visiting public. (more…)
EU to fund research into magic ‘polypill’ (13th January, 2010)
At least 300 Irish people are to take part in medical trials for an inexpensive ‘polypill’ that combines several different drugs to guard against heart attack and stroke. (more…)
Images capture despair of people of Gaza (13th Jan, 2010)
Khalil Shaheen, who works with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, in front of the bombed ruins of a house in Gaza. Khalil travelled to Ireland via the Raffah crossing in Egypt, where he was held in detention for four days before he was allowed to travel onto Ireland.
