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Cavan woman Patricia Reilly gets top EU job

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Cavan woman Patricia Reilly gets top EU job

A seasoned Brussels player, Ms Reilly now becomes Deputy Chief of Staff (or Deputy Chef de Cabinet) for EU Commissioner for Education Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics. Patricia will be guiding EU policy on ...

16 Jun 2017 at 08:00

Good news for Longford holidaymakers as you can ‘roam like at home’ across EU

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Good news for Longford holidaymakers as you can ‘roam like at home’ across EU

Under the EU rules Irish mobile network providers will not be allowed to charge more to their customers for voice, SMS and data services while roaming in the European Union than what they pay for the same services ...

15 Jun 2017 at 14:49

Carthy tells EU’s chief negotiator that Ireland needs special status in Brexit talks

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Carthy tells EU’s chief negotiator that Ireland needs special status in Brexit talks

Speaking after the meeting Matt Carthy said: “Our meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU chief negotiator on Brexit, was both constructive and informative. It was particularly timely being on the same day as the keynote speech of ...

18 Jan 2017 at 13:58

Help at hand for Bord na Mona employees in Longford

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Help at hand for Bord na Mona employees in Longford

The news came after the announcement of up to 430 redundancies in the company last week. Longford Westmeath Fine Fáil TD Peter Burke welcomed the announcement by Independent MEP Marian Harkin last week, stating that the full support of the ...

02 Nov 2018 at 13:00

Longford celebrates EU Code Week

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Longford celebrates EU Code Week

EU code week was an initiative by the European Commission with an objective to introduce children and young people aged 8 to 24 to the world of technology and coding. The Meet and Code project funded ...

08 Jan 2019 at 13:00

Renua EU candidate Michael O’Dowd launches campaign

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Renua EU candidate Michael O’Dowd launches campaign

The Renua candidate for the Midlands North West constituency in this year’s EU parliamentary elections Michael O’Dowd launched his campaign in Drogheda on Thursday, February 21.  Twice Mayor of Drogheda Town and a ...

22 Feb 2019 at 17:11

EU Parliament votes to protect work of artists and journalists - Harkin

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EU Parliament votes to protect work of artists and journalists - Harkin

“Today the EU Parliament today sent a strong political message that the property rights of artists, creators and journalists can be enforced on the internet as well as everywhere else”. This was stated by ...

17 Sept 2018 at 11:40

Carthy welcomes EU Court ruling on TTIP Trade Deal

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Carthy welcomes EU Court ruling on TTIP Trade Deal

On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice annulled a decision by the European Commission in 2014 that rejected a European Citizens Initiative entitled “Stop-TTIP” ...

14 May 2017 at 19:02

EU/ Mercosur trade deal slammed as 'complete betrayal of Longford cattle farmers'

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EU/ Mercosur trade deal slammed as 'complete betrayal of Longford cattle farmers'

Newly elected ICSA president Edmond Phelan has slammed the EU/ Mercosur trade deal as 'an absolute disgrace, which completely undermines the EU’s moral authority to lead on climate ...

29 Jun 2019 at 00:27

Prestigious EU award for Strokestown Park owner Jim Callery

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Prestigious EU award for Strokestown Park owner Jim Callery

There were 202 applicants in various categories and Mr Callery, the only winner from Ireland, came top in his category of "Dedicated Service to Heritage". In all, 29 laureates from 18 countries were recognised for ...

06 Apr 2017 at 15:42

Growing clamour for measures to be introduced to underpin beef sector

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Growing clamour for measures to be introduced to underpin beef sector

Mr Graham remarked, “The key issue is to find a temporary home for beef exports normally destined for the UK market, in the event of a no deal Brexit. The only realistic short-term solution is a targeted ...

05 Feb 2019 at 13:00

Government and EU action required

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Government and EU action required

Mr Conefrey said a policy framework must be developed with the aim of returning viable cattle and sheep prices as well as increased targeted direct payments, which, he added, were essential to ...

07 Aug 2017 at 09:00

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