by Deirdre Clune | Apr 9, 2019 | Political News
Journalism students in Ireland and across the EU are invited to apply for the 2019 edition of the Youth4Regions programme. Applicants are asked to send their best words or images on an EU-funded project to win a trip to Brussels and cover the 2019 European Week of...
by Deirdre Clune | Apr 4, 2019 | Political News
Ireland was the third-best performer for road safety in 2018, with 31 deaths per million inhabitants, according to figures released by the EU today. Ireland also improved by 30% between 2010 and 2018, according to the data. Across Europe fewer people died on roads...
by Deirdre Clune | Apr 4, 2019 | Political News
Securing a better work-life balance for working parents has moved a step forward. MEPs voted in favour today of the agreement reached by the Council and the Parliament on the Work-Life Balance Directive. This is a great step towards a better work-life balance for all...
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...
