by Deirdre Clune | Nov 15, 2018 | Political News
A major investigation in the UK has found that wet wipes being sold as ‘flushable’ are causing extreme damage to the environment. Many of these products under investigation are also on sale in Ireland. The investigation found that wet wipes don’t break down and...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 15, 2018 | Political News
More cooperation is needed between national air navigation service providers to ensure there is a reduction in flight congestions. There needs to be more effective management of the European airspace network and movement on the Single European Sky Package, which...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 14, 2018 | Political News
A European wide alert system, called Reverse112 has been approved to be introduced in all Member States. It will now be mandatory for EU citizens and visitors to receive alerts directly on their phone in case of a large emergency. This directive will bring...
by Deirdre Clune | Nov 8, 2018 | Political News
From 3rd of December Irish people will be able to shop online without unjustified geo-blocking wherever they are in the EU. Geo-blocking is the practice of using territorial licensing restrictions in online and offline transactions of physical goods and the provision...
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...