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08 Dec 2006
PES Congress 2006 – Porto, Portugal
Seen on Graham Ó Maonaigh
[ Ruairi Quinn TD on podium of PES Congress 2006] The final session of the hugely successful PES Congress 2006 has closed. The Labour Party – Ireland Delegation this year is quite large. We have a a broad delegation lead by Proinsias De Rossa MEP and Ruairi Quinn TD. The main interests at the congress are the variety of very interesting and ... Continue reading »
07 Sep 2006
Two additional public holidays – What do you…
Seen on Cllr Seamus Ryan's Blog - Waterford City Councillor
I was interviewed today by WLRfm, the local radio station regarding the Labour Party’s campaign for two additional public holidays to be added to the calendar. I posted previously about this but it arose again today following Ruairi Quinn’s statement on the matter. According to Ruari a new European Industrial Relations Observatory report shows... Continue reading »
24 Aug 2006
Locked out in Ireland for joining a union
Seen on funferal
News from Ireland of workers being locked out because of their desire to join a union – despite the fact that this is forbidden by the unfair dismissals act:Labour Enterprise spokesperson Ruairi Quinn has lent his support to a rally to take place tomorrow Friday, 6pm, in support of eight employees of the Marie Goretti Nursing Home in Kilmallock... Continue reading »
25 Jul 2006
ESRI Caution Government on Pre-Election Splurge
ESRI Caution Government on Pre-Election Splurge 07-25-2006 09:08:14 am by krayZpaving | Comments (6) The Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) has cautioned Fianna Fáil & the PDs not to engage in a pre-election splurge in December’s Budget. In this quarter’s update, the ESRI has said that economic growth will slow down in 2008.... Continue reading »