by chrismmgordon | Dec 4, 2015 | News
Agriculture and Rural Development are part of the Jobs, Growth and Investment priority at the heart of the Juncker Commission. Indeed, I have already begun working with Vice-President Katainen in the Project Team linked to this priority. As a strategic sector,...
by chrismmgordon | Sep 15, 2015 | News
Address by Kevin Bakhurst, Head of News and Current Affairs and Deputy DG, RTE, at speakers lunch Friday, 11th September, 2015 2016 will be a huge year in Ireland – it’s a time to commemorate the Easter Rising and the birth of the Irish State; it’s most likely a time...
by chrismmgordon | May 15, 2015 | News
Derek Davis, who died in Dublin on 13 May at the age of 67 after a brief illness, was a renowned Irish broadcaster. After working as a freelance news reporter for the American network, ABC, during the years of bitter civil conflict in Northern Ireland he joined the...
by chrismmgordon | May 13, 2015 | News
The chairman of the Association of European Journalists, Richard Moore, has passed on his condolences to the family of former RTE broadcaster, Derek Davis, who has died. Mr Moore said: “On behalf of the membership of the Irish Section of the AEJ, I would like to...
by chrismmgordon | May 11, 2015 | News
To mark World Press Freedom Day, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White TD, was a guest of the Irish Section of the AEJ. In a wide-ranging speech, he touched on media mergers, free to air broadcasting, Freedom of Information...