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Parties set out their stall on €58m Limerick road
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A NUMBER of political parties and groupings have held meetings to set out their stall on the €58m Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road.
Fine Gael members in Limerick and Clare have formally endorsed the scheme, which is seen as being crucial in the opening up of Moyross.
Meanwhile, Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald held a meeting with residents and lent her party’s support to the plan.
And local Fianna Fail TDs Willie O’Dea and Cathal Crowe have both weighed in behind the link – with the former Defence Minister saying he is “furious” and “does not feel obligated” to support the programme for government if this is not delivered upon.
When Ireland went into lockdown for the first time last March many in the building sector found themselves with time on their hands.
Not Frank Kelly. As construction director at Walls Construction he, like everyone else in the sector, watched in frustration as Covid shuttered the gates of all but the country s most essential building sites.
He has just started a two-year term as president of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). But, back then, as chair of the CIF s safety committee, he suddenly found himself in the thick of things, trying to figure out the practicalities of getting builders back to work as quickly as possible.
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European officials continue to clamp down hard on Big Tech with new legislative proposals.
In recent weeks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai met with some the EU s most senior people.
Insider listed out 12 key people pushing Google s agenda in Europe today.
European regulators continue to pose an existential threat to the major tech firms, with proposals to clampdown on platforms gatekeeping power and increasingly stringent privacy regulation.
With revenue akin to the GDP of a small country, it s little wonder the tech giants are funneling some cash into their lobbying operations. The firm has spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying on the continent, in the hopes of influencing future regulation.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The current lockdown could cost the construction industry a total of around €3 billion, or 10% of output - if it continues for another four weeks, according to the Construction Industry Federation.
In a letter to member firms, the CIF insists that there is no health or economic justification for keeping the sector in lockdown, and that it can operate at full capacity without contributing the spread of Covid-19 - regardless of the current incidence in the community.
The CIF argues that the lockdown is having a disproportionate impact on the residential and commercial property sub-sectors, and estimates that last year s lockdown probably took 5,000 homes out of the supply for 2020.