News & Statements
Practical changes to your child’s lunchbox could have a life-long impact – Noone
Dublin Senator Catherine Noone, has said today (Monday) that practical changes to what parents are putting in lunchboxes can have an impact on the children’s lives for many years to come. Senator Noone is also pointing out the positive change that improving fitness levels can make to the lives of young people.
Sinn Fein U-turn on water charges
Sinn Fein looks set for a major U-turn on its opposition to water charges this week...
Children’s sugar intake is three times too high – time for urgent measures – Noone
Dublin Senator Catherine Noone, has called for anti-sugar consumption measures to be implemented here as a matter of priority. The call follows a new UK study revealing that children under 11 may be consuming three times too much sweet food and drink.
The future is bright for Carlow with the South East Action Plan for Jobs – Deering
“The future is bright for Carlow with the County to benefit from the South East Action Plan for Jobs”, says Fine Gael TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, Pat Deering. Deputy Deering was speaking after Minister Bruton launched the South East Action Plan for Jobs (today) Monday.
More great news for Millennium Park – Tetreach Capital seeks planning permission
Irish property investment group Tetrarch Capital is to seek permission for a multimillion-euro residential and commercial development at Millennium Park Naas.
More great news for Millennium Park – Tetreach Capital seeks planning permission
Irish property investment group Tetrarch Capital is to seek permission for a multimillion-euro residential and commercial development at Millennium Park Naas.
Hayes calls for an end to misleading prices in car rental industry
Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, has asked the European Commission to introduce legislation that would require car rental companies to display prices of car rental in a clear and transparent manner.
Giveaway budget claims are nothing more than opposition electioneering – Corcoran Kennedy
Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has said that claims that the Government is planning a giveaway budget are completely false and can only be explained as electioneering.
Decision to fund MS drug will have life changing effects – Buttimer
Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and chairperson of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, has said the decision by the HSE to approve funding for Fampyra, a drug used to treat Multiple Sclerosis, will have life changing effects.
Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D. at Le Cercle de l’Union
Although Ireland may appear to some as a peripheral island on the edge of the Atlantic we see our home as being at the heart of Europe.