Plan for 'bad weather' and 'watch out for dragons in your own party': What FF and FG are telling women election candidates
Two of the main political parties have held training events for women contemplating a life in politics.
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Two of the main political parties have held training events for women contemplating a life in politics.
Political parties that run at least 30% female candidates in next year’s local elections will get funding for an equality officer.
Both Ireland and the UK claim Lough Foyle as their own – so what fishing rules will be implemented after Brexit?
If the UK continues to lift the drawbridge on its waters, it could cause problems for Ireland.
It’s part of a new EU plan to tackle the Mediterranean refugee crisis.
Fifty-two high-skill jobs are expected to be created over the five years.
The EU’s milk quota regime will end next March – but it seems farmers may have jumped the gun in anticipation of the change.
properly run quota system would encourage parties to go find the good female candidates; without obligation this won’t happen, writes John Verling.
Mary Fitzpatrick says she wants to see “a real commitment to gender equality”.
Industry is leading the way in discovering the benefits of gender balanced boardrooms, and the business of politics should be no different, writes Emer Higgins.
A meeting chaired by Simon Coveney will form the first steps in ending the discarding of fish by the end of the decade,
Minister Simon Coveney said the agreement would now allow fishermen and fish factories “to get on with their business in the normal way”.
Coveney said proposed cuts to quotas will have serious implications for Irish fishermen and jobs.
The changes to councils will reinforce the dominance of the three major parties, says Fine Gael councillor Mick Glynn.
A deal struck by ministers in the early hours of the morning will mean a phased approach to eliminating discards.
The Minister for Agriculture says that Irish milk producers may incur a super levy fine for the first time in several years as March is expected to be at 0.69 per cent above quota.
The Labour TD for Wicklow / East Carlow says women face five particular challenges they need met, before they can consider running for election, and we can achieve balance.
Justice commissioner says publicly-listed companies should be aiming to fill 30 per cent of all board positions with women by 2015.