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Public Lending Wrong

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:21:23 +0000

The public lending right bill is up in the Seanad (Senate) this week - it got trapped in the election and is only resurfacing now. Eoin Purcell has a good post dissecting it from a publisher’s point of view. The history here is that the EU adopted a fairly daft provision in a copyright directive (... Continue reading »

Trinity brings knowledge economy to another level

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:40:33 +0000

[21.09.2007 first posted on silicon republic] With speakers from Google and Apple, … process was also discussed. Speaking at the conference, the minister for Innovation Policy, Michael Ahern, said that the agenda of science, technology and innovation was a high priority for the Irish... Continue reading »

The Minister for Good News

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:58:22 +0000

Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment We had another example today of Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Micheál Martin TD in the business of good news with the announcement that Merck Sharp & Dohme (Ireland) Ltd, US drugs firm Merck & Co., planned to establish a Formulation R&D and Manufacturing... Continue reading »

No Ministerial Rush for Bragging Rights on Job…

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:33:23 +0000

Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment There is nothing new in a Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment taking credit for new jobs. The current incumbent Micheál Martin issues press releases in his name setting out details on the new jobs and calls a press briefing if the announcement is viewed as significant.... Continue reading »

Lord Mayor visits IGDB Headquarters

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:38:05 +0000

Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Michael Ahern and the Lady Mayoress visited Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind on 22nd July 2006. Over lunch, the Lord Mayor spoke to members of the Board about the work of IGDB and was given a presentation figure of a man with a dog by Board Member, Mr […]... Continue reading »

Ireland Considers Limited Liability…

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:54:12 +0000

Thursday, July 13, 2006 Ireland Considers Limited Liability Partnerships In November 2004, Northern Ireland passed legislation recognizing LLPs as a legal form. Ireland does not as of yet recognize the entity, but it appears that could change soon. Ireland’s “2005 Companies Report,” published this week, includes a statement from Michael Ahern,... Continue reading »

Minister for Trade and Commerce, Mr. Michael…

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:22:11 +0000

Minister for Trade and Commerce, Mr. Michael Ahern TD, today … (Engineering) July 12th, 2006 Science Foundation Ireland, Ireland - 2 hours ago12th July ) provided a major boost for female science and engineering researchers with the announcement of a 4.8 million research investment in two Science … Triveni Engineering to demerge its two... Continue reading »