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All FAI board shouldn’t be tarnished with same brush – Kelly

The former President of the GAA Sean Kelly is recommending the FAI look to the GAA for examples of good governance structures.

The Fine Gael MEP says the GAA is a well governed organisation that could share best practices with the FAI.   

The Ireland South MEP also says it’s not right to automatically demand that every member of the FAI board step down.

Out words: with it

Dur: 00:24

Ex GAA President urges FAI to learn from GAA – Kelly

A former president of the GAA says the FAI could learn a lot from the GAA. 

Sean Kelly who is now a Fine Gael MEP, says it’s time for the FAI to look to other sporting organisations to share good practices and to understand good governance structures.  

Out words: pretty quickly

Dur: 00:28

Tusk calls on EU to help rebuild Notre Dame

The President of the European Council has appealed to EU countries to help France rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Donald Tusk was speaking in the European Parliament this morning in Strasbourg. Mr Tusk expressed his comfort and solidarity with the French nation.  

Out words: defend it

Dur: 00:30

Brexit extension will “poison” European elections – Verhofstadt

The six month UK-Brexit extension that was agreed by the European Council last week runs the risk of poisoning the European elections and putting EU unity at risk.

That’s the verdict of the European Parliament’s chief Brexit co.ordinator – Guy Verhofstadt.

He was speaking during a debate in the Parliament this morning on the outcome of last week’s summit which saw the EU agree to give the UK a six month extension of Article 50.

Out words: flying out

Dur: 00:26

Verhofstadt warns Brexit extension puts EU unity “at risk”

The European Parliament’s chief Brexit co.ordinator says EU unity is at risk because of the six month Brexit extension that was approved last week.

Guy Verhofstadt was speaking in the European Parliament this morning.

He told MEPs he fears the extension will import what he called the “Brexit mess” into the EU and that it will poison the upcoming European elections.

Out words: any action 

Dur:  00:26

UK mustn’t be treated like “second category” EU state – Tusk

The UK must not be treated like a “second category member state” if it contests EU elections and returns MEPs to the European Parliament.

That’s what the President of the European Council Donald Tusk told MEPs this morning.

Mr Tusk urged the European politicians to remain patient now that the UK has been granted a six-month Brexit extension.

Out words: civilised manner

Dur: 00:26

Northern Ireland could end up on different time-zone to Republic – Carthy

Northern Ireland could end up being on a different time-zone to the Republic under new rules on daylight saving.

So says the Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy who was referring to last week’s vote in the European Parliament to end the switch between summer and winter time in 2021.

Under the new proposal, EU countries can either keep their summer time and adjust clocks for the last time in March 2021.

Or they can stick to standard winter time and change their clocks for the last time in October 2021.

Matt Carthy says we could end up with a situation where we have two different time-zones on the island of Ireland.

Out words: time zone

Dur: 00:36

Producers of fishing nets lost at sea to bear costs of its management – Kelly

Manufacturers of fishing nets and marine gear that get lost at sea will be responsible for their management in the future.

A new law approved this week (Wednesday 27 march) by the European Parliament, applies the polluter pays principle. This new regime will apply to fishing gear, to ensure that manufacturers, and not fishermen, bear the costs of nets lost at sea.   

In the future, producers of marine litter such as fishing nets will have to cover the cost of their waste management once they’re delivered to port reception facilities.

The new laws are all part of European moves to reduce marine litter. The Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly says it’s a positive move.

Out words: as possible

Dur: 00:33

Interview with Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan on EU law banning throwaway plastics

Journalist Karen Coleman talks to the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan about the vote in the European Parliament this week on a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, plastics balloon sticks and cotton buds sticks made of plastic. 

They are to be banned in the EU by 2021. 

The new law also sets a 90% (ninety percent) collection target for plastic bottles by 2029. And it states that recycled materials should make up twenty five percent (25%) of each plastic bottle by 2025. That’s to increase to thirty percent 30% by 2030.

The agreement also strengthens the application of the polluter pays principle.

Out words: purchasing it

Dur: 3:54

Plastic producer must pay price of pollution – Boylan

The producer of plastic packaging and products must pay the price of polluting the environment.  That’s the verdict of the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan.

The European Parliament this week approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, plastics balloon sticks and cotton buds sticks made of plastic. 

They are to be banned in the EU by 2021. 

The agreement also strengthens the application of the polluter pays principle. 

Lynn Boylan says producers of plastic products and packaging have to be made more accountable and take more responsibility for collecting their plastic waste products.

Out words: products in

Dur: 00:22