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The smiles on the faces at Shannon Airport very much told its own story with passengers taking to the skies as the easing of restrictions and the first day of the European Digital COVID Certificates took effect this week.

Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has travelled to Hungary today to take part in this weekend’s Budapest Pride march. MEP Walsh has been outspoken about the continuous anti-LGBTI+ law adaptations in Hungary since taking office in the Parliament in 2019.

The EU introduced a tyre label in 2012 that was aimed at providing consumers across Europe with key performance information at the point of sale when they were faced with choosing a new tyre for their vehicle.

Mayo weighted blanket company, Kocoono, has announced its decision to use Northern Ireland as a base to meet growing UK demand.

Here we are again. As the strapline said for Jaws, “just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water,” it looks like we’re all going to need a bigger boat. Next week was assumed for some time now to be the date when another ton of normality would be heaped back into the mix, but alas, this is not the case.

So three days, three weeks and three years after the European Commission launched its CAP reform proposals a deal has now finally been done. Looking at what’s been agreed upon from a wider EU context it’s very clear, that for those countries who have already completed full convergence that this CAP has little to offer from the point of view of progress when it comes to financial fair play. From an environmental point of view it is nothing short of a denial of reality.

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The scheduled full reopening of the hospitality sector on July 5 will mean a return to work for over 25,000 staff and the opportunity for pubs to trade during a busy summer season.

Covid and travel restrictions have not deterred, but helped Galwegians, to declutter their homes.

As we approach the midpoint of 2021, and with the summer Dáil recess approaching, now is a good time to take stock of the political year to date.