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Consumer Protection Commission to enforce Bill
The Competition Authority and National Consumer Agency today welcomed the publication of the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill which will merge the two organisations to form the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Competition and Consumer...
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Chambers Unite In Call For Passing Bill
The Chambers of Ennis, Galway, Limerick and Shannon, which represent 1,355 members with a combined employment level of 45,700, have today (Friday, 21 March 2014) called on the Government to prioritise the passing of the Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous...
Ireland Rugby World Cup Bid
FTA representatives in the north and south of Ireland have welcomed the announcement by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring that Hugo MacNeill, ex-Ireland rugby international, has agreed...
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Abortion Advice Scandal
There were widespread calls in the Seanad on Wednesday for Health Minister James Reilly and Justice Minister Alan Shatter to answer questions on revelations that state-funded agencies, as well as employees of the Health Service Executive (HSE), had been giving...
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Irish NGOs Welcome Repayment
Irish NGOs welcome the announcement by the Tánaiste that the €4 million of aid money that was misappropriated by officials in the Ugandan prime minister's office last year has been paid back. Hans Zomer, Director of Dóchas, said: "The repayment by the Ugandan...
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Elephant-Astic Year For Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce they have yet again broken their record for the number of visitors welcomed through the gates last year. The final footfall figure for 2012 surpassed last year's 1 million reaching an all-time high of 1,029,417. This increase of...
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Shackleton Lounge Opened by Innovation Academy
The Shackleton Lounge a new purpose-built innovation space was opened by the Innovation Academy, UCD on Friday. Located in the O'Brien Centre for Science at the heart of the Belfield campus, the new innovation space will act as a catalyst for innovation and will be...
Ireland Pubs play role in Development
The findings of an academic study conducted by the University of York and Newcastle Business School (Northumbria University) and prepared for the Vintners' Federation of Ireland has revealed the central role that pubs play in creating economic development and social...
Air Libya Students Graduate In Dublin
A group of ten trainee pilots from Air Libya graduated from their flight simulation training in Dublin. Simtech Aviation, which runs the Aviation Centre of Excellence near Dublin Airport, won the contract with the Middle Eastern airline to deliver Jet Orientation...