by Deirdre Clune | Aug 24, 2018 | Political News
A multi-million euro project to extend the quay in Castletownbere has been part funded by the European Union. Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune visited Castletownbere this week to discuss the project and how it will develop. The contract for the €23.5 million, 216m...
by Deirdre Clune | Aug 21, 2018 | 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 next year. Previously it was only drones over 1KG that had to be registered. For the first time ever, Europe-wide rules for the registration...
by Deirdre Clune | Aug 16, 2018 | Political News
Everyone from producers, to consumers to businesses must play their part in the fight against plastic. Aurvey from Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal) showed that less that one in ten beaches are litter-free. The survey also found that 40% of rivers, beaches and...
by Deirdre Clune | Aug 14, 2018 | Political News
SMEs have been encouraged to apply for millions of euro of funding from the Horizon 2020 SME fund. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent over 99% of businesses in the EU so it is crucial to support their growth and innovation. However, one of the most...
by Deirdre Clune | Jul 24, 2018 | Political News
Passenger numbers at Ireland’s airports have surged 45% since 2012. In Dublin passenger numbers have grown 54% to 29.4m since 2012, while in Shannon passenger number grew 24% to 1.6m. In Cork, however passenger number fell 1.4% to 2.3m since 2012. This is according to...
by Deirdre Clune | Jul 20, 2018 | Political News
Rosslare Europort is particularly well-placed for development. It is the shortest sea route for goods and passengers to continental Europe from Ireland and it is ideally positioned to expand and grow in post-Brexit. In particular there is major potential for Rosslare...