SAYING ‘NO’ TO LISBON WOULD BE TO REJECT A RE-BALANCING OF THE TREATIES IN FAVOUR OF SOCIAL PROTECTIONS
Ireland for Europe Campaign Director, Pat Cox, has said that the Lisbon Treaty is specifically designed to rebalance the existing treaties so that market forces would be matched by extra social protections. Mr Cox told a meeting of the Association of European...
TWO OUTGOING MEPs DEBATE ELECTION ISSUES AT AEJ LUNCH
On Friday, May 28, the AEJ hosted a debate between two outgoing European Parliament candidates, Eoin Ryan of Fianna Fáil and Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin. In her remarks, Ms McDonald said the Lisbon Treaty, while not coming up very much on the doorsteps was...
LABOUR PARTY LEADER WARNS ON LISBON TREATY CONCESSIONS
The Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has warned that concessions must not be made by the Government to religious and social conservatives about the wording of guarantees to be negotiated before the Lisbon Treaty is put to a second referendum. Addressing the AEJ in...
IDEAL OPPORTUNITY FOR IRELAND TO RE-INVENT ITSELF
There is now an ideal opportunity open to Ireland to re-invent itself, Fine Gael Deputy leader and Finance Spokesman Richard Bruton told the AEJ’s February lunch in Dublin. Quoting President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who once said “You never want a serious...
AEJ SALUTES TWO MEMBERS
There was a large turnout for the Annul AEJ Christmas lunch hosted by Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy on Monday, December 8. At the lunch Mr McCreevy presented Honorary Life Membership to longtime member Brian Farrell. He also made a special...
PUBLIC SPENDING TO BE CUT BACK SHARPLY – McCREEVY
Ireland’s day-to-day spending will have to be cut back sharply for years, the country's European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy warned a the Commissioner’s Annual Christmas Lunch for the Association of European Journalists.. "People shouldn't kid themselves into...
IRISH ECONOMY MAY NOT RECOVER UNTIL 2014 — FITZGERALD
The Irish economy may not fully recover until 2014 because the Government will have to raise taxes to restore stability to the public finances, Professor John FitzGerald of the Economic and Social Research Institute told the AEJ at a lunch on Tuesday, December 2....
RESULTS OF LISBON TREATY POSES MAJOR CHALLENGES, TANAISTE TELLS AEJ
The result of the Lisbon Treaty referendum of 12 June has created considerable challenges for Ireland and for all EU Member States, the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Mary Coughlan TD told the AEJ. The Tánaiste,...
OSK TO SPONSOR AEJ WEBSITE
The Irish Section recently signed a deal with OSK Auditors and Accountants who will audit the AEJ’s annual returns in return for sponsorship of the website www.aej.ie. This follows the Irish Section’s incorporation as a limited company in 2007 and the consequent...
Lisbon Treaty Debate
The Irish section hosted Libertas Chairman Declan Ganley and Brendan Butler, Director of EU and International Affairs with IBEC at its May lunch meeting on Friday, May 23. Arguing for a 'No' vote in the Lisbon referendum on June 12, Declan Ganley said that under the...
Freedom of the Press global survey
Irish AEJ member Joe Carroll recently attended a meeting of the UK Section of the Association of European Journalists in London at which Christopher Walker of Freedom House presented their latest global survey on Freedom of the Press. Here is Joe’s report: ‘I was made...
IRISH SECTION HOSTS LISBON REFORM TREATY DEBATE
The AEJ Irish Section hosted a debate on the Lisbon Reform Treaty at the Stephen’s Green & Hibernian Club, Dublin 2 on Friday, April 10. Fine Gael MEP Mairéad McGuinness argued the case ‘for’ and Sinn Fein MEP May Lou McDonald the case ‘against’. Ms McDonald...