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UKRAINE MOST DANGEROUS POLITICAL CRISIS IN EUROPE FOR SEVERAL DECADES, DFA MINISTER TELLS AEJ
Ukraine is the most significant and dangerous political crisis to occur in Europe for several decades, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Charles Flanagan told the AEJ on Thursday, September 4. "While the conflict has wider geopolitical implications, we should remember...
AEJ HOSTS EURO ELECTION DEBATE
The AEJ hosted a European Parliament election debate on Wednesday, May 21, which was moderated by International President Eileen Dunne. Taking part were Paul Murphy MEP (Socialist Party), Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil), Eamon Ryan (Green Party) and Brian...
PSNI DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE ADDRESSES AEJ
There is a need for a positive view of policing in Northern Ireland based on an accredited human rights policing system with the officers known by the their names in the community, the Deputy Chief Constable of the PSNI Judith Gillespie told a meeting of the AEJ...
NORTHERN SECRETARY TELLS AEJ IN BELFAST: “THE SCHEME IS OVER”
Bolstered by a good number of our colleagues from Northern Ireland, the Irish AEJ met in Belfast, on Friday, March 7th. Thanks to trojan efforts from our member, Michael Fisher, we were addressed by The Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers, MP, Secretary of State for Northern...
MINISTER FOR FINANCE TELLS AEJ HE HOPES TO WIDEN INCOME TAX BANDS
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, has pledged to widen income tax bands as soon as the State can afford it to take people out of the higher tax bracket. Mr Noonan told the Association of European Journalists on Friday, February 7, that the biggest problem...
ALMUNIA SAYS APPROVAL OF BANK RESTRUCTURING SOME MONTHS OFF
European Commission approval of Permanent TSB's restructuring plan is still some months away, despite the bank's hopes that it could be achieved by the end of December, European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia told a meeting of the Association of European...
MINISTER HOGAN TELLS AEJ EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS WILL BE COSTLY
Candidates in next year's European elections are likely to need a budget of € 100,000 to run an effective campaign following the redrawing of the State's constituency boundaries, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has told the AEJ. Mr Hogan said higher profile...
CHANGING THE SYSTEM FROM WITHIN
On Wednesday, June 19th, human rights lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim spoke to an AEJ luncheon meeting at the St. Stephen's Green Hibernian Club. In her passionate introduction, she told the meeting of her career which led her from a muslim village in northern Nigeria to...
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY IN DUBLIN
On Friday, May 3rd, several events took place in Dublin to mark international World Press Freedom Day. The Irish section of the Association of European Journalists hosted a lunch at the Stephen's Green/Hibernian Club at which the guest was Dáithí Ó'Ceallaigh, Chairman...
AEJ HEARS BACKGROUND TO ‘HORSEBURGER’ SCANDAL
The background to the recent 'horseburger' scandal was given to the AEJ at a lunch in the Stephen's Green Hibernian Club on Friday, April 5. In a very interesting and insightful address, Professor Alan Reilly, CEO of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)...