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Dun Laoghaire Diaspora
Dún Laoghaire will play host to the European strand of the Global Diaspora Forum in May, it was announced recently (22.02.13).Since Spring 2012, I have been working with Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company in Dublin and Intelligence in Science (ISC) in Brussels to promote Carlisle Pier in Dun …
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‘Smart’ Dublin exhibited in Brussels
MEP Emer Costello last night launched an exhibition of Dublin as a 'Smart, Connected and Sustainable City' at the European Parliament in Brussels. The exhibition, opened by European Commissioner for Innovation and Research, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, comes ahead of Horizon 2020, an €80bn EU research …
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Costello welcomes Buzz Aldrin
Dublin MEP Emer Costello has today welcomed the second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, and the first black woman in space, Mae Jemison, to the European Parliament in Brussels. She said “I am delighted to welcome to the European Parliament two truly great legends, Mae Jemison and Buzz Aldrin. As we …
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Ryanair decision is right for Ireland
Dublin Labour MEP, Emer Costello, has welcomed the European Commission's decision announced today to block the proposed Ryanair take-over of Aer Lingus. "The Commission's decision on the Ryanair bid is right for Ireland, for passengers, and for jobs."
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Campaigning in Europe for a Youth Guarantee
Unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, is the biggest challenge facing Ireland right now - we risk losing an entire generation with almost one-third of young Irish people and nearly one-quarter across Europe currently without work, many for a year or more.
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