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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Addresses AEJ 17th Oct 2019
Bertie Ahern Former Taoiseach Thursday, 17th October, 2019 We are living in momentous times and we have witnessed a huge amount of switching in one week. Boris Johnson has made three big concessions, including the line down the Irish Sea which was...
Call to incoming EU Commission President on media freedom
TO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing as members of the press freedom community to congratulate you on your appointment as President of the European...
Brian Hayes speaks at AEJ lunch
Brian Hayes, CEO, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland today (Friday July 12) addressed the lunch of the Association of European Journalists at Buswell’s Hotel, Dublin. In his speech, extracts of which are included below, he addressed the issue of trust and...
Key debate on European Election
rhdroznoroznor Barry Andrews The growth in anti-European sentiment is not confined to the UK. Across member states, the democratic values and respect for human rights that are core to the EU are under attack from extremes of the right and left. What is at stake is the...
Lorna Reid Kennedy
Our colleague and great friend Lorna Reid has died, aged 68. She was a native of Tralee, Co Kerry, and passed away suddenly in St Vincent’s Hospital ICU, Dublin , on Friday, (April 22) with her husband, Ciarán Kennedy, by her side. She was...
Brexit: “Most Amateurish project Ever”
The trip was the latest in a series of briefing visits organised by the European Commission Representation in Ireland in conjunction with the European Parliament Information Office.