Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South and Member of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee, Deirdre Clune, has said that the sale of Aer Lingus should only be considered if the Heathrow slots to Cork, Dublin and Shannon ...
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European Directive has the potential to hurt small scale tourism in Ireland – Clune
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has vowed to fight to change the Package Travel Directive that is due to come back before the European Parliament shortly. MEP Clune feels that the directive will add a layer of red tape a ...
Poor road maintenance is costing lives and hindering business – Clune
A new EU report* on road surfaces shows that Ireland drastically reduced our road maintenance budget between 2008 and 2011 due to the economic crisis. The report singles out Italy, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain as having s ...
SIPTUs position is irresponsible and will cost us jobs in the tourist sector – Clune
"SIPTU are arguing today that the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, should withdraw the reduced 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector, as the benefits have not been passed on to customers, employees or the excheque ...
Cork is fast becoming a hub for dynamic and cutting edge technology – Clune
Deirdre Clune, MEP for Ireland South, has welcomed the news that 100 new IT jobs are on the way for Cork, Richard Bruton will visit Cork today, Monday October 6th, for the announcement of 100 IT jobsas SolarWinds expa ...
Clune calls on the new commissioner to relax state aid rules for regional airports
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has called on the new European Transport Commissioner to relax state aid rules for Irish and European airports. Deirdre Clune will press the commissioner designate Maros Sefcovic at his he ...
Making Ireland a hub for adventure tourism – Clune
Speaking ahead of the Adventure Travel World Summit which takes place in Killarney from October 6 -9th, Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune, a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Tourism, has called for greater c ...
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