Mar 23, 2018
Transport Minister Shane Ross’s controversial bill to overhaul the appointment of judges is a “dog’s dinner” and needs significant work, if it is to be viable, Attorney General Seamus Woulfe has said. Mr Woulfe said the bill — which was the cause of a major row at the...
Feb 22, 2018
The sentencing of five Turkish journalists to life imprisonment shows that the Turkish judiciary cannot make independent decisions, states Otmar Lahodynsky, President of Association of European Journalists (AEJ). The release on bail of Deniz Yücel, Turkey...
Feb 1, 2018
Speech by Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development at AEJ Lunch, Dublin 1 February 2018 This is an interesting time in politics – whether domestically or internationally. Having left domestic politics behind me in 2014, I’m happy to...
Jan 11, 2018
In memory of Peter Sutherland RIP, former Attorney General and EU Commissioner, we publish the winning article in the SMedia 2017 (sponsored by the EU Representation in Ireland). The article focuses on Peter Sutherland’s introduction of the Erasmus programme in...
Dec 7, 2017
The head of the Policing Authority has said a new Garda commissioner could be an “outsider” but that the package for the role needs to be improved. Chairwoman Josephine Feehily, addressing the Association of European Journalists, outlined outstanding reforms needed in...
