On 29 January 2020, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., convened the Brexit Stakeholders Forum to discuss next steps in the Brexit process. The Tánaiste briefed Forum members on recent developments and on expectations for how the next phase of Brexit will unfold, in the context of the UK’s…
What will our MEPs be working on in this week’s plenary session in Brussels? Highlights include the the final Brexit vote; common chargers and e-waste; and EU gender equality strategy Final Brexit vote in Parliament MEPs are set to approve the Withdrawal Agreement, in a vote at 18.00 on Wednesday. Parliament will vote on the…
The Presidents of the three main EU institutions will meet on Thursday to debate the future of the EU as well as current geopolitical challenges. European Parliament President David Sassoli, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne (France) at the Jean Monnet House, a symbolic…
Statement by Cllr. Ken O’Flynn, Independent, General Election Candidate in Cork North-Central Recent figures show more than 120 people working for the Defence Forces are in receipt of the Working Family Payment (WFP). Reacting to this, Cllr Ken O’Flynn said “Our Defence Forces are in crisis, I have spoken with Defence Forces personnel and…
On hearing of the death today of Seamus Mallon, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., said: “It was with great sorrow that I learned of Seamus Mallon’s passing. On behalf of the Government, I want to express my deepest condolences to Seamus’ daughter Órla, his son-in-law Mark, his granddaughter…
Pictured with President Michael D. Higgins, are Andrew Doyle, Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with Molly Keenan aged 11, with her sister Rhona aged 7 Today President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins planted a Native “Sessile Oak” tree in the Phoenix Park to commemorate Ireland’s launch of International Year of Plant Health 2020.…
€500,000 funding will support 372 Men’s and Women’s Sheds to purchase equipment and carry out works Mr Michael Ring TD, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, has today confirmed that 372 Men’s & Women’s Sheds have been allocated a total of €500,000 from his Department, in order to support the important work these groups provide…
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D. today announced a significant Decade of Centenaries programme in 2020, including a major commemorative programme in remembrance of the significant events that occurred in Cork City and throughout the county in 1920. Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton, T.D. also…