Speeches

This Motion before the Committee is to enable Ireland to participate in the Agreement between the EU and the United States on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR) to the US Department...

Good morning ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to have the opportunity to address you this morning...

The main objective of this Bill is to apply the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 to States other than EU Member States. It also makes procedural and technical amendments to...

I served for over 8 years as a member of the British Irish Assembly and during that time made some great friendships across the Irish Sea. I want to put on the record my appreciation of the work you do...

Good afternoon co-chairs, members of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, fellow parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen...

Good afternoon everybody. It is always a pleasure to speak with the workers of one of the leading global providers of healthcare products in the world...

There is a lot in the title the Great famine. An Gorta Mór. Hunger scourged our country, pursued our people long before the 1840s....

Mayor Naughton, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen. I’m delighted to be with you tonight. Occasions like this show how we are at our best when we come together in common purpose...

Welcome to the launch of The Gathering. Thank you all for coming, In Irish – we use the words criunniu agus bailiu - to denote gathering together...

One of the themes explored in the context of World Press Freedom Day last week was the power of media freedom to transform societies. This seems entirely apposite given the dramatic events of 2011...

 

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