Category: National
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Ireland is well placed to lead the way in best practices for safeguarding children and young people online and promoting digital rights
Today (Tuesday, 23rd November 2021), as part of its ongoing 1,2,3 Online Safety Campaign*, the Children’s Rights Alliance hosted a high-profile Online Safety Conference. The conference heard from Leanda Barrington-Leach, Head of EU Affairs at 5Rights and an expert on EU tech regulation and children’s rights in the digital space as well as a panel of youth […]
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Children’s Rights Alliance Online Safety & Regulation Conference
What? As part of its ongoing 1,2,3 Online Safety Campaign*, the Children’s Rights Alliance is hosting a high-profile Online Safety Conference on Tuesday via Zoom. The conference will bring together leading experts and professionals working in online safety and regulation, as well as digital rights and education. Leanda Barrington-Leach, Head of EU Affairs at 5Rights Foundation, will […]
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€70m national funding to help food producers in Tipperary diversify and develop post Brexit
Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery is to benefit from €596,377 in national funding to help producers identify new markets and expand their offerings following Britain’s exit from the EU, the Fine Gael Senator has said. 22 projects in the dairy and meat sectors across the country are to receive funding from the Government’s Capital Investment Scheme for […]
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Tipperary initiative celebrated at Léargas inaugural Innovative Learning Awards
Borrisokane Community College is amongst the winners at this year’s Léargas Innovative Learning Awards (LILAS) which celebrate the most creative and inspiring communities, organisations, and teachers at the forefront of teaching and learning across Ireland. This year’s awards – managed by Léargas – celebrate the winning projects in three different but interlinked European exchange and learning initiatives: the European Language Label; […]
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Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss law to tackle puppy smuggling and Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine will meet today, Wednesday, 10 October, to discuss post-enactment scrutiny of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. The meeting at 5.30 pm in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House will be split into two sessions: 5.30 pm-7 pm – […]
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Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine publishes report on Horse Racing in Ireland
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine today publishes its report Horse Racing in Ireland in which it makes a series of recommendations around the governance of industry bodies, the integrity of drug testing procedures, CCTV at racecourses, and equine traceability. The Committee wants to see a review of the board structures of […]
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74% believe closing the gender pay gap should be priority for government and employers
74% of people believe closing the gender pay gap is important and should be a priority for government and employers. That’s according to research released by WorkEqual today (08.11.21) to mark Equal Pay Day 2021. Equal Pay Day is the date on which women in Ireland effectively stop earning, relative to men, because of the gender pay […]
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Charities Regulator publishes report of Cabhru Housing Association
The Charities Regulator has today published an inspector’s report into Cabhru Housing Association Services (Registered Charity Number 20008543) (the ‘Charity’) following an investigation into the affairs of the Charity. In early January 2020, the Charities Regulator received a concern in relation to the use of the charitable assets of the Charity. The Charities Regulator engaged […]