by Deirdre Clune | Dec 6, 2018 | Political News
Irish people are now able to shop online without unjustified geo-blocking wherever they are in the EU. The new rules came into force on 3rd December this week. Geo-blocking is the practice of using territorial licensing restrictions in online and offline transactions...
by Deirdre Clune | Dec 4, 2018 | Political News
The additional services to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities on the Irish rail network does not match the proposals voted by at the European Parliament. Although it is welcome that more is being done to help people with disabilities who use the rail...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 28, 2018 | Political News
The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee have adopted changes to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) from 2021 onwards. One of the major changes of the new version of this fund is that workers who are made redundant in...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 15, 2018 | Political News
A major investigation in the UK has found that wet wipes being sold as ‘flushable’ are causing extreme damage to the environment. Many of these products under investigation are also on sale in Ireland. The investigation found that wet wipes don’t break down and...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 15, 2018 | Political News
More cooperation is needed between national air navigation service providers to ensure there is a reduction in flight congestions. There needs to be more effective management of the European airspace network and movement on the Single European Sky Package, which...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 14, 2018 | Political News
A European wide alert system, called Reverse112 has been approved to be introduced in all Member States. It will now be mandatory for EU citizens and visitors to receive alerts directly on their phone in case of a large emergency. This directive will bring...
