Mercosur Trade Bloc ‘Death Knell’ For Irish Beef Sector
July 2, 2019 No Responses

Mercosur Trade Bloc ‘Death Knell’ For Irish Beef Sector

The trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc signals the “death knell” for the Irish beef sector, it has been claimed. Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin said the trade deal has angered the farming community...
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Taoiseach Insists That There Will Be No Renegotiation of Brexit Agreement
June 28, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Insists That There Will Be No Renegotiation of Brexit Agreement

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said whoever becomes the UK’s next prime minister will get a “fair hearing” from the EU, but warned “we mean what we say” about not re-opening negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement. Mr Varadkar spoke alongside...
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Dublin is Most Expensive City to Live in The Eurozone
June 26, 2019 No Responses

Dublin is Most Expensive City to Live in The Eurozone

A new study has ranked Dublin as the most expensive city in the Eurozone to live in for the second year running. According to Mercer’s new Cost of Living survey, Hong Kong is the costliest place in the world for...
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Eir ‘Certain’ It Can Roll Out National Broadband Plan For Less Than €1bn
June 25, 2019 No Responses

Eir ‘Certain’ It Can Roll Out National Broadband Plan For Less Than €1bn

Eir is “certain” it could roll out a national broadband plan for Ireland for under €1bn, a committee has heard. Eir CEO Carolan Lennon, appeared before an Oireachtas committee investigating the National Broadband Plan (NBP) process and how to roll...
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The Era of Online Self-Regulation is Over, Says Coveney
June 20, 2019 No Responses

The Era of Online Self-Regulation is Over, Says Coveney

The days of self-regulation in the online industry are over, the Dail has heard. Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the State needs to get involved in protecting vulnerable children and young people from cyber bullying and pornographic material. Mr Coveney admitted....
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Dublin Rental Scheme for Low and Middle Income Earners ‘Not Affordable’
June 18, 2019 No Responses

Dublin Rental Scheme for Low and Middle Income Earners ‘Not Affordable’

A scheme in Dublin that is designed to allow low and middle income earners to rent a home is not affordable, it has been claimed. The Cost Rental Housing project was set up to enable individuals who are above the...
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Taoiseach Says Removing Backstop Is As Bad For Ireland As No-Deal Brexit
June 15, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Removing Backstop Is As Bad For Ireland As No-Deal Brexit

Leo Varadkar has said removing the border backstop would be as bad for Ireland as a no-deal Brexit. Some contenders to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister, including front runner Boris Johnson, have proposed changes to the policy. The...
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New Cross-Border Park Project Secures Almost €9m of European Union Funding
June 14, 2019 No Responses

New Cross-Border Park Project Secures Almost €9m of European Union Funding

A new cross-border park project has secured European Union funding of almost €9m. The proposed shared space project Riverine will stretch from Strabane, Co Tyrone, to neighboring Lifford in Co Donegal. It will create a 30-acre community park space and...
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Humphreys Leads Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Mission to New Zealand
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Humphreys Leads Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Mission to New Zealand

Bringing the Irish Advantage to New Zealand, 11 Enterprise Ireland supported agribusiness companies exhibit at Fieldays, the largest agri-event in the southern hemisphere With a clear focus on diversifying Irish exports, Minister for Business, Enterprise and I...
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Over 1,800 Electric Cars Licensed in 2019
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Over 1,800 Electric Cars Licensed in 2019

More than 1,800 new electric cars were licensed between January and May this year compared to 490 in 2018, according to the Central Statistics Office. Last month, there was a drop of 2.5% in the number of new private cars...
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