Archive for : April, 2014
Funding awarded to promote understanding of EU among our young people – Donohoe
17th April, 2014
11 groups to benefit from Communicating Europe Initiative to help broaden understanding of the role the EU plays in our daily lives Minister......
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Week’s events: State visit, Turkish civil society, community policing & catching up
11th April, 2014
This week marked a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations. The first State visit of an Irish president to the UK received blanket coverage as......
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SMALL AREA POLICING UPDATE & OPERATION SPIRE CONTINUES
11th April, 2014
On Wednesday morning, I met Chief Superintendent to discuss the success of the Small Area Policing plan that his team has rolled out across......
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Week’s events: Athens, Portugal, PQs & National Reform Plan
6th April, 2014
Monday began by joining the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn TD, at St Joseph’s School in East Wall for the announcement of €60,000 for......
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Irish Independent op-ed: Voters must fight to defend EU from those set on its destruction
4th April, 2014
The European Parliament elections, which are just a few weeks away on 23rd May, will result in big changes across the EU. We will......
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Minister Donohoe to discuss Ukraine with EU Foreign Ministers
3rd April, 2014
Minister for European Affairs, Paschal Donohoe, TD, will represent Ireland at the “Gymnich” or informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Athens on 4-5......
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BALLYBOUGH DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
3rd April, 2014
REFURBISHMENT OF DERELICT PROPERTIES ALONG BALLYBOUGH ROAD Earlier this month, the Government followed up on a commitment to provide €2.5m in funding towards the......
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Speech on Dáil Éireann Motion on the Current Crisis in Ukraine
3rd April, 2014
A Cheann Comhairle, Deputies, I move: “That Dáil Éireann, Rejects the validity of the referendum held in Crimea on 16 March without the minimum......
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Minister Donohoe leads Dáil motion on conflict in Ukraine
3rd April, 2014
Minister for European Affairs, Paschal Donohoe, TD, today called on the Dáil to condemn the annexation of Crimea by Russia, and to pledge solidarity......
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PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ALEXANDER BASIN
2nd April, 2014
Earlier this month, the Dublin Port Company formally lodged a planning application with An Bord Pleanala seeking to redevelop the Alexander Basin and to......
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