Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee Deirdre Clune has joined other MEPs in the European Parliament in voting to make driver assistance compulsory in new cars. During the debate and subsequent vo ...
Category: Political News
Clocks go back – but is it a backwards step?
I am disappointed at lack of progress on daylight saving debate as European Commissionis still investigating annual changing of the clocks. Growing chorus of MEPs argue that the bi annual changing of the clocks makes lit ...
Raising awareness of 112
Raising awareness of 112 Did you know that less than half of European citizens identify 112 as the number to call in an emergency anywhere in the EU? With increasing number of Europeans travelling throughout the EU, i ...
New EU funding to protect public spaces against terror attacks
Irish Authorities should apply for the funding in cities like Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway to reduce the vulnerability of their open spaces to the kinds of terror attacks we have seen throughout Europe of late I ...
BLOG: New survey shows 80% of Irish see the EU as a “good thing”
The results of a opinion poll monitoring citizens attitudes to the European Union was published today. The results contain some interesting stats for Ireland and indeed for Europe as a whole. Eight out of ten Irish pe ...
1 in 5 second hand cars imported from the UK are clocked
Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee Deirdre Clune has warned those buying second hand cars from the North and the rest of the UK that up to 1 in 5 of them have had their mileage tampered with. Her ...
Taoiseach’s commitment that M20 be included in 10 year capital plan
This morning the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that the M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick is to be included in the 10 year capital plan. Speaking at a breakfast briefing in Cork, the Taoiseach clearly stated his ...
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