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IRISH PRESIDENCY OF EU TO FOCUS JOBS AND GROWTH – TAOISEACH

IRISH PRESIDENCY OF EU TO FOCUS JOBS AND GROWTH – TAOISEACH

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Association of European Journalists that “stability, jobs and growth” would be the key themes of Ireland’s EU Presidency which begins on January 1. Addressing the AEJ Christmas lunch on December 17, he said there...
MINISTER FOR YOUTH & CHILDREN ADDRESSSES AEJ

MINISTER FOR YOUTH & CHILDREN ADDRESSSES AEJ

A short outline of the issues surrounding the Children’s Referendum on November 10th was given to the AEJ lunch on Friday, November 2nd by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD. The Minister said there was a huge lack of awareness by...

ADDRESS BY SEC GEN OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND & REFORM

The first Autumn AEJ lunch, held on Friday, September 21, was addressed by Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. His address was given under Chatham House rules.
COVENEY OUTLINES HUGE POTENTIAL FOR IRISH AGRICULTURE

COVENEY OUTLINES HUGE POTENTIAL FOR IRISH AGRICULTURE

Ireland should follow New Zealand’s example in filling the world demand for milk and milk products once the EU quota system end in 2015, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney told the Association of European Journalists on Friday, July...
RABBITTE UNDERLINES INCREASING ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

RABBITTE UNDERLINES INCREASING ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

The role of social media in the surge of revolutionary fervour from Tunisia, to Tahrir Square, to Benghazi and beyond, provides an immediate and illuminating example of the capacity of a free media to promote radical change, the Minister for Communications, Energy and...