6363: 60 FREE WI-FI HOTSPOTS FOR IRISH COUNTIES
Wednesday 19 December 2018
60 free wi-fi hotspots are to be
created across Ireland next year.
Counties Carlow, Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Limerick are among the
counties that will receive four free wi-fi spots each.
Each county will receive four vouchers worth €15,000 from the European
Commission to install free public WiFi.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office in Dublin says the good news is,
more free wi-fi hotspots are on the way.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds | Outwords: hashtag WiFi for EU
6365: IRISH TV PROGRAMMES TO BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE WITHIN THE EU
Tuesday 18 December 2018
People living elsewhere in the EU
will have online access to most Irish news and current affairs TV programmes
from next year.
New rules will make it easier for European broadcasters to make certain
programmes available on their live TV or catch-up services online and the
distribution of radio and TV channels by retransmission operators will also be
simplified.
41 per cent of Europeans watch TV online with 50 per cent aged 15-24 viewing on
a digital device at least once a week.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says this development will
make it easier for Irish people elsewhere in the European Union to access
certain TV programmes made here.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 13 seconds | Outwords: 27 member States
6362: NUMBER OF IRISH DISABLED PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT IMPROVES
Friday 14 December 2018
Over one in five Irish people with
a disability are currently in paid employment.
A new survey carried out by the Dublin-based EU agency EuroFound, shows that
the number of employees with disabilities continues to grow.
Recent CSO figures revealed that over 643,000 people - or 13.5 per cent of
Ireland’s population - are registered as being disabled.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office in Ireland says the number of
disabled people in employment is improving but they continue to face obstacles.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: the overall population
6361: EU REPORTS OVER 100 CASES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN IRELAND
Thursday 13 December 2018
Over 20,000 men and women and
children were victims of trafficking in the European Union according to recent
figures from EU member States - with 137 of them brought into Ireland.
Over 68 per cent of the total recorded were women and girls.
The majority were trafficked for sexual exploitation.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Dublin says the official figure for
Ireland may only be the tip of the iceberg.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: quarter are children
6360: IRISH WOMEN BEHIND MEN IN EU DIGITAL ECONOMY
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Women continue to lag behind men when it comes to participation in the EU digital economy.
New figures show that France, Sweden and Luxembourg have the highest female participation in digital activity.
19 per cent of Irish women work in the digital economy which is above the EU average of 16.7 per cent - putting us ahead of countries like Germany and Italy.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says Irish women are performing well but still lag behind the UK and Nordic countries.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: of the internet
6359: EU PROPOSES BETTER VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES
Friday 07 December 2018
The European Commission wants to
ensure that all vehicles are fitted with the latest technological safety
features.
The Commission has proposed that cars, trucks and buses be equipped with
advanced safety features such as sensors to alert drivers to pedestrians,
cyclists and oncoming vehicles.
It is also seeking to provide financial assistance to Member States to remedy
accident blackspots in order to make roads safer.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says that the Commission
wants to extend the use of innovative safety features, which are currently only
available to certain consumers.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: in all vehicles
6357: EU COMMISSION PROTECTS CONSUMERS FROM INTERNET GEO-BLOCKING
Thursday 06 December 2018
There's good news this week for
people who shop online.
The European Commission’s rule to prevent unjustified internet geo-blocking
takes effect this week.
This means that Irish people can buy products from websites based in other EU
Member States without being redirected to an Irish-specific version of that
website that often had higher prices. It should also be possible to have
goods delivered to Ireland and to pay with an Irish credit or debit card.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says this development will
give more choice to consumers and opens new markets to retailers.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 16 seconds | Outwords: the companies concerned
6358: IRISH APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR FREE EU TRAVEL PROGRAMME
Wednesday 05 December 2018
The European Commission has
launched a second DiscoverEU competition to give over 100 transport passes to
young Irish people to travel around the European Union.
Applicants must be 18 years old on December 31st 2018 and be available to
travel between April 15th and October 31st 2019 for a maximum period of 30
days.
The deadline to apply is 11am on December 11th and the Commission is
encouraging more young people with special needs to apply for this round of the
competition.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says more details are
available at HashtagDiscoverEU.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: hashtagdiscoverEU