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Breaking our own fiscal rules; expecting others to subsidise our defence; lecturing the rest of the EU on foreign policy. It’s a bad combination.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the portfolios of her new Commission this morning in Strasbourg.
A leaked document suggest former Fianna Fáil minister Michael McGrath is expected to be named as the EU’s Innovation Commissioner.
August 30th deadline
The Irish government’s spending has increased by almost 50% in the space of 5 years
That the Irish Government would prioritise gender equality right up until the moment it risked denying a white middle aged Fianna Fáil man a big job is undeniably funny.
Feminists might think they’ve cracked the establishment in Ireland, but you can read all the Germaine Greer you want, ladies – you’re still never getting between a Fianna Fáiler and a cosy backroom deal to hand out the big jobs.
To be agreed by cabinet.
“Vital support.”
The country is rarely able to have more than one major issue debated concurrently. Right now, immigration is the issue dominating the airwaves.