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A difficult day for Dublin publicans – Andrews

Dublin MEP Barry Andrews says he has enormous sympathy for bar owners in the capital following confirmation that ‘wet pubs’ will remain closed.

 

The city is facing tighter restrictions than the rest of the country as COVID cases continue to rise.

 

Reacting to the Government’s new COVID plan, the Fianna Fáil MEP said it’s a tough day for publicans:

 

Out words: going to 
 
Dur: 00:24

“COVID testing at airports will save jobs” - Kelleher

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher says testing for COVID in Irish airports will save jobs in the airline and hospitality industries. 

 

He was speaking as the Government confirmed it will adopt the European Commission’s proposed new traffic light system for foreign travel.

 

At the moment, anyone coming into the country from a non-green list country must self-isolate for 14 days.

 

Billy Kelleher says a common EU approach along with more testing will protect jobs in Cork and Shannon airports.

Out words: are tested

Dur:  00:36

European Parliament “stunned and shocked” by UK bill – Kelleher

The British government  is driving a coach and horses through the Good Friday Agreement with its Internal Market Bill.

That’s the damning verdict of the Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher who was speaking in the European Parliament in Brussels.

The Ireland South MEP says the Parliament is reeling from Boris Johnson’s attempt to breach elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with his controversial bill.

Out words: Good Friday Agreement

Dur: 00:36

MEP calls for common EU COVID travel rules - Cuffe

Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe is calling for a common set of rules and standards when it comes to COVID travel regulations around the EU.

The Dublin MEP says harmonised rules on Covid would make it easier for travellers to know what they need to do when they’re travelling to and from other EU countries.

The European Parliament is this week set to call for a common approach on Covid testing procedures and risk classification in EU states. 

Out words: vice versa

Dur: 00:38

EU-UK Trade deal “doesn’t look like it’s going to happen” – O’Sullivan

MEPs in the European Parliament have been voicing their concerns at the British Prime Minister’s attempts to undermine the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

The Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan says she and her colleagues are “outraged” at Boris Johnson’s attempts to push through his controversial Internal Market Bill which would override parts of the Protocol on Northern Ireland.

The Ireland South MEP says Mr Johnson’s latest moves are seriously undermining the prospects of a trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the UK

Out words: no deal

Dur:  00:34

MEPs “outraged” by Johnson’s law-breaking bill – O’Sullivan

MEPs in the European Parliament are "outraged" at Boris Johnson’s attempts to breach international law with his controversial Internal Market Bill.

That’s the view of the Green MEP Grace O’Sullivan.

Last night the majority of British MPs passed the second reading of the bill. But there’s been widespread condemnation of it within EU circles.

Here’s Grace O’Sullivan.

Out words: the system

Dur:   00:37

€5bn Brexit fund gets green light as Brexit crash-out looms – REPORT

EU leaders recently agreed on the establishment of a new EU Brexit fund worth five billion euro (€5bn).

 

The fund is supposed to go EU countries, industries and sectors worst-hit by Brexit. Ireland should expect to get a decent chunk of the monies.  And we may need all the help we can get if the EU fails to broker a trade deal with the UK. Last week the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier said Britain’s refusal to commit to open and fair competition and to a balanced fisheries agreement, made a trade deal unlikely at this point.

 

So just how likely is a Brexit no deal scenario and who could benefit from the new Brexit fund? Karen Coleman has this report.

 

Out words: EuroParlRadio

Dur: 6:03

Ireland “will probably do very well” from Brexit fund – Andrews

Ireland “will probably do very well” from a new EU Brexit fund that’s going to be set up to help countries, industries and sectors worst-hit by Brexit. So says the Fianna Fail MEP Barry Andrews.

 

EU leaders recently agreed to establish the new Brexit “adjustment reserve” fund of five  billion euro (€5bn).

The Dublin MEP believes a number of sectors in Ireland could benefit from the fund.

 

Out words: that fund

Dur: 00:28

€5bn Brexit fund won’t “alleviate the grave damage” of no deal Brexit – MacManus

A new five billion euro EU Brexit fund won’t “alleviate the grave damage” that will be done to Ireland if the UK does not strike a trade deal with the EU by the end of the year.

 

That’s the stark warning of the Sinn Fein MEP Chris MacManus.

 

EU leaders recently agreed to establish a new Brexit “adjustment reserve” fund of five billion euro (€5bn) which will offer funds to countries and sectors worst-hit by Brexit.

 

But Chris MacManus fears Ireland won’t get as much as it will need from the fund.

 

Out words: a concern

 

Dur: 00:34

€5bn Brexit fund “reassuring” especially if no trade deal with UK – McGuinness

The existence of a new EU €5bn Brexit fund will be very important for Ireland especially if the EU fails to broker a trade deal with the UK. That’s according to the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness.

 

EU leaders recently agreed to establish a new Brexit “adjustment reserve” fund of five billion euro (€5bn) which will offer funds to countries and sectors worst-hit by Brexit. Mairead McGuinness says the fund will be particularly important for the Irish food and agricultural sectors if the UK crashes out of the transition period without a trade deal.

 

Out words: a hammer blow

 

Dur: 00:40