by Deirdre Clune | Jan 25, 2019 | Political News
Changes just announced to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) will mean more supports will now be available for people who are made redundant in Ireland. One of the main changes is that workers who are made redundant in smaller countries, such as Ireland...
by Deirdre Clune | Jan 20, 2019 | Political News
A successful scheme which was launched in France to encourage road safety should be considered in Ireland. In France the “Ville Prudente” (Safer Towns) label is given to cities and towns. regardless of their size, that develop an active road safety policy “in order to...
by Deirdre Clune | Jan 17, 2019 | Political News
Brian Crowley has made a significant contribution over the last quarter of a century to both European and national politics. I wish him well and as a relatively young man, I know he has much yet to contribute. He is someone who is hugely involved in community life,...
by Deirdre Clune | Jan 17, 2019 | Political News
New rules adopted by the European Parliament will make it easier and safer for those who lose their passports, have them stolen or damaged when travelling outside the EU to get temporary documents from any EU Member State’s consulate in a shorter period. These...
by Deirdre Clune | Jan 15, 2019 | Political News
More than 14,500 18-year-olds have been selected from almost 80,000 applications to receive an interrail pass. Participants will be able to travel between 15 April and 31 October 2019 for up to 30 days. In Ireland 2,366 people applied in this round and 131 tickets...
by Deirdre Clune | Jan 3, 2019 | Political News
New laws which requires owners of drones in Ireland that weigh more than 250 grams to register the device will come into effect this year. Previously it was only drones over 1KG that had to be registered. For the first time ever, Europe-wide rules for the registration...