by Deirdre Clune | Apr 2, 2019 | Political News
Irish students can continue to avail of funding for Erasmus+ as the programme continues to grow and develop. The European Parliament has proposed to increase the budget to over €40 billion for the future period (2021-2027) and this will triple participation in the...
by Deirdre Clune | Mar 28, 2019 | Political News
Children all across Ireland will receive milk, fruit and vegetables under the EU’s School Scheme in 2019/2020. This programme reached over 20 million children across the EU during the school year 2017/2018. In Ireland €2.2 million is being made available in the...
by Deirdre Clune | Mar 21, 2019 | Political News
Four out of five EU citizens are concerned about their online privacy and security, according to a special Eurobarometer survey. Seventy-nine percent of respondents said they thought there’s an increasing risk of being a victim of cybercrime but 61 percent think they...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 6, 2018 | Political News
Brian has been a great colleague and has excelled in his time at the Department of Finance and here in Brussels as a member of the Econ committee defending and defining Ireland’s economic position. I wish him the very best in his retirement from political life. He...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 6, 2018 | Political News
Funding has been secured to introduce free Wifi hotspots to public spaces in Ireland. The EU is making €120m available for local authorities over the next three years as part of the Wifi4EU scheme. Local authorities can apply for vouchers worth €15,000 to provide free...
