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Interview/Raw audio – Matt Carthy on British EU exit
Interview with Matt Carthy on implications of a British exit from the EU. Interview conducted by Karen Coleman at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Out words: to nationalists Dur: 5:48
British EU exit would have ‘huge implications’ for Island of Ireland – Carthy
A British exit from the EU would be a negative step that would have huge implications for the whole of the Island of Ireland. That’s the view of the Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy who was speaking from the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Mr Carthy says the Republic of Ireland needs to engage with Northern […]
Interview Childers on presidential age
Interview/raw audio – Nessa Childers on reducing the age of a presidential candidate. Dur: 2:41 Out words: a chance
Age and experience no guarantee of presidential competence – Childers
Age and experience won’t necessarily guarantee presidential success in office. So says the Dublin MEP Nessa Childers whose father Erskine Childers was a former president of Ireland. Ms Childers says she’s in favour of reducing the age of a presidential candidate from thirty five [35] to twenty one [21]. Dur: 00:18 Out words: my position
Childers backs reducing presidential candidate age
The daughter of the former President of Ireland Erskine Childers, says she’s in favour of reducing the age of a presidential candidate. Nessa Childers, who is an Independent MEP says her father was sixty nine [69] when he became president. But the Dublin MEP argues there’s no reason why a person as young as 21 […]
Interview/Raw Audio – Harkin on antibiotics & Euro Parl vote on healthcare
Interview/Raw Audio – Harkin on antibiotics & vote in Parliament for measures to improve patient healthcare Dur: 3:21 Out words: near future
Over prescription of antibiotics causing unnecessary deaths – European Parliament
Growing resistance to antibiotics is leading to unnecessary deaths in Europe. That’s the warning from the European Parliament which today voted for a number of measures to improve patient safety. The proposals include prohibiting the use of antibiotics without prescriptions. And MEPs are calling on pharmaceutical companies to develop new types of antibiotics. The Parliament […]
European Parliament votes to tackle resistance to antibiotics
The European Parliament voted today for a number of measures to tackle the growing resistance to both human and veterinary antibiotics. There’s growing concern that people are dying of infections because the antibiotics they’re receiving aren’t able to fight the infections anymore. The Independent MEP Marian Harkin says the over prescription of antibiotics is a […]