9475: NEW EU DEAL WILL BOOST IRISH EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE
Thursday 21 November 2019
There's good news today (Thursday) for Irish
exporters who trade with Singapore.
The European Union has agreed a deal with the
south-east Asian state, which will help boost jobs and business here.
439 Irish companies export goods worth €600
million to Singapore which is our 8th biggest trading partner outside the
European Union.
Gerry Kiely who is Head of EU Representation in
Ireland, says this is great news for Irish exporters who trade with Singapore.
Interviewee: Gerry Kiely | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: main export market
9471: MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WORKING RIGHT UP TO RETIREMENT AGE
Monday 18 November 2019
Employment rates for men and women across Europe
aged 55 to 64 years increased rapidly between 2003 and 2018 as more and more people worked right up until
they reached retirement age.
Figures from Eurostat
show that in 2018, 65 per cent of men and 52 per cent of women aged 55 to 64 were
working.
Grace Bolton of
the European Commission office in Dublin says the combined figure for all adult men and women in Ireland working in this age bracket is slightly above the EU average.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: age group working
9473: FREE WIFI FOR 16 IRISH PUBLIC SPACES
Thursday 14 November 2019
16 Irish municipalities are to benefit from the
latest free WiFi initiative from the European Commission.
Under the WiFi4EU programme, they will receive
vouchers worth €15,000 each with remaining funding coming from the respective
local authorities.
The free WiFi hotspots are expected to go live
next summer.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Ireland says public spaces in Cork and Laois are the biggest beneficiaries
this time around.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 15 seconds | Outwords: two in Offaly
9472: COMMISSION LAUNCHES FREE EUROPEAN TRAIN TRAVEL SCHEME FOR 18-YEAR OLDS
Wednesday 13 November 2019
The European Commission has launched a new DiscoverEU competition to give a quota of free passes to 18-year olds from Ireland to travel around the European Union by train.
Applicants must have been born in the year 2001, be EU citizens and be available to travel between April 1st and October 31st 2020 for a maximum period of 30 days.
Accommodation and food is not covered by the tickets and the deadline to apply is 11am on Thursday November 28th next.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office in Ireland says more details are available at HashtagDiscoverEU.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 15 seconds | Outwords: November 2019
9469: IRELAND IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE EU AVERAGE FOR CAR THEFT
Monday 11 November 2019
Fewer cars are being stolen in the European Union over
the past decade.
New figures from Eurostat reveal that 29 per
cent fewer cars were stolen in 2017 than in 2010.
In Ireland, 114 cars were stolen per 100,000
inhabitants between 2015 and 2017.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission says that
Luxembourg has the highest rate of car theft, whereas Denmark has the
lowest.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: the same number
9468: IRELAND 5TH FROM BOTTOM FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC PACKAGING
Friday 08 November 2019
Ireland continues to be one of Europe's poorest performers
when it comes to recycling plastic packaging.
New figures from Eurostat show that, at 31 per
cent, we are fifth from bottom in the EU plastic packaging recycling league
table.
Grace Bolton is Head of Press with the
European Commission in Ireland.
She says Lithuania comes out first among the 28
member states as 74 per cent of plastic packaging is recycled
there.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: 24 per cent