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Micheál Martin TD on Government, Brexit and next election
Speech of FF Leader, Micheál Martin TD. It is right to debate what we expect from government and to consider the Taoiseach’s strategy in relation to his government. What the confidence and supply agreement has provided the government with is the opportunity to tackle...
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Report on Seminar on Press Freedom in Brussels
By Deaglán de Bréadún Three issues featured strongly in the Press Seminar organised by the Association of European Journalists which took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on June 26th and 27th , immediately prior to the latest EU Summit. They were:...
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Jean Monnet lecture series and visit to UCC
By Matthew O' Toole Do you remember where you were when you found out the UK had voted to leave the European Union? I was lying on a camp bed, temporarily installed in a meeting room in 10 Downing Street. I heard the voice of David Cameron, who would shortly resign as...
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Attorney General outlines views on Judicial Bill
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...
read moreComment:Turkey moving away from rule of law
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...
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EU Commissioner Phil Hogan: still no wiser as to what type of Brexit Britain wants
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 leave them...
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