by Deirdre Clune | Nov 30, 2015 | Economics, People, Political News
Fine Gael Press Office Deirdre Clune MEP Ireland South Monday, 30th November 2015 Clune says it is vital we have Irish producers represented on EU trade delegations to Mexico and Columbia Deadline for applying to go on the EU trade delegation is December 4th Fine Gael...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 16, 2015 | Economics, People, Political News
Irish SMEs need to plan for Brexit The UK is our largest export market, with goods and services exports totaling €30bn in 2014 – 17% of total Irish exports Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has said we need to plan for a possible Brexit and the negative impact this may...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 6, 2015 | Economics, People
Clune calls time on Irish banks overuse of personal guarantees 1/ 3 of Irish SME loans have a personal Guarantee attached Clune says the Irish banks insistence on personal guarantees when lending to SMEs is detrimental to plans to encourage new start-ups and promote...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 4, 2015 | Economics, People
Getting our young people back to work is the key to reviving rural Ireland – Clune Youth Unemployment falls to 19.7% today, November 3rd, but youth unemployment remains one of the EUs biggest failings according to Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune “Last week...
by Deirdre Clune | Oct 23, 2015 | Economics, People, World
EU Funds of €237 million are mobilised to support 20,000 European SMEs Clune calls for a great emphasis on entrepreneurship as research shows that only 37% of Europeans would like to be self-employed and women make up only 1/3 of all EU entrepreneurs. ...
by Deirdre Clune | Oct 7, 2015 | Economics
Welcoming the initiative, MEP Clune described it as a boost for rural Ireland “A geographical indication on a product, such as Parma Ham and Champagne, can give a product an air of exclusivity making the brand more unique, high end and original. It also...