People need to have their say on role in EU
THE decisions we make this year will define our relationship with Europe. Do we want to be part of a Europe of solidarity and partnership? Or, do we want to be a part of a Europe where two players call the shots and occasionally tousle
O’Dea calls on Minister to investigate non-payment of redundancy to St. Enda’s workers
In parliamentary questions on Employment Rights, Willie O’Dea TD outlined the plight of the workers of the former St. Enda’s Sports Complex, Limerick and asked the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, to investigate why the State will not honour a Labour Court
A start-up visa programme was suggested long ago
Last Tuesday, the Government gave us another example of the one thing it does really well: making announcements about announcements. Look into the detail of Alan Shatter’s pronouncement on the start-up entrepreneur and immigrant investment programmes and you will see that his statement does not
Aengus understood the real power of a personal story
I HAD a brief phone call with Aengus before Christmas. Little did I realise that it would be our last conversation. Though he was upbeat and positive regarding his health, I now see, in hindsight, that our uncharacteristically short exchange was an indication of how
We need major rethink of our export strategy
The release of the briefing notes prepared for US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner‘s meetings with the Taoiseach and Finance Minister make for very interesting reading — even if they are very heavily redacted. What we need to see now are the notes drafted after the
Early present is late in the day
Joe Costello and Jan O’Sullivan will definitely find opening their Christmas presents a bit of an anti-climax. They got their gifts early with news of their ministerial promotions. To be fair, no one could deny either of them the right to enjoy the good news.