Women’s Breakfast Briefing on the Stability Treaty   Thursday 17th of May 2012  An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will speak at a breakfast meeting for women voters at the Imperial Hotel Cork on Friday 25th May at 8.00am. Newly elected Vice President of the Cork Chamber Gillian Keating will also speak.  The meeting is designed to [...]

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Monday, 14th May 2012     Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune has welcomed the announcement from Minister for Sport and Tourism, Leo Varadkar TD that the temporary 9% lower VAT rate which applies across the tourism sector, will be extended into 2013.    “The Government’s decision to extend the temporary lower 9% VAT rate [...]

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Deirdre Clune welcomed the announcement that the VITA CORTEX workers have accepted a redundancy payment proposal  ” I am so glad to hear that there is an end in sight for the Vita Cortex workers and their  families The news that the workers have agreed to accept a redundancy proposal is welcome and will come [...]

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  Link to me speaking on Child Protection in the European Parliament.   http://www.humanrightseurope.org/2012/04/podcast-irelands-action-against-plague-of-child-sexual-abuse/    

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  Wednesday, 25th April 2012   Govt action will make Ireland a safer place for children – Clune   Parents, friends & family must still remain vigilant to the signs of abuse   Fine Gael Cork Senator, Deirdre Clune, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the publication of a number of legislative measures designed to protect our [...]

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  Apple expansion huge vote of confidence in Cork – Clune   Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator and Senator Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Deirdre Clune, has today (Friday) said that the announcement that Apple is to create 500 new jobs in Cork is a huge vote of confidence in the city.   [...]

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Fiscal Treaty Online Campaign first step, on campaign trail- Clune Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune has today (Thursday) welcomed the launch of the Government’s online campaign on the EU Fiscal Treaty, by an Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. The website www.stabilitytreaty.ie will also have links to Facebook and Twitter. “This online campaign will help inform the [...]

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Irish Water will bring jobs, investment & security of supply- Clune   Thursday 19th of April 2012.   Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune, today (Thursday) has said that the creation of a new independent, State –owned company, Irish Water, will radically reform the management of our water infrastructure and reduce the amount of water [...]

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CUH Hosts Free Bowel Cancer Information Event – Bowel Cancer Awareness Month   Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women in Ireland?   Most people do not realise just how prevalent bowel cancer is (also known as colorectal cancer or colon cancer).  In order [...]

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Patronage of Schools must be looked at in an inclusive fashion– Clune   Tuesday 10th of April 2012   Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune has today (Tuesday) said that patronage of our schools must be looked at in an inclusive fashion. This follows on from a report published today by the Advisory Group to [...]

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