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RUSSIA HAS AGREED to relocate its naval tests outside Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Russia’s ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov said the decision was made as a “gesture of goodwill” following discussions with the Irish Government and the Irish South and West Fish Producer’s Organisation.
He said this has been done “with the aim not to hinder fishing activities by the Irish vessels in the traditional fishing areas”.
Simon Coveney, Ireland’s Minister for Defence, had tweeted this evening that he contacted Russia earlier this week seeking a “reconsideration” of the tests.
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He received confirmation today that they will relocate the tests.
Coveney said: “This week I wrote to my counterpart, the Minister of Defence of Russia, to request a reconsideration of naval exercises off the Irish coast.
“This evening I received a letter confirming the Russian exercises will be relocated outside of Ireland’s EEZ. I welcome this response.”
This week I wrote to my counterpart, the Minister of Defence of Russia, to request a reconsideration of naval exercises off the Irish coast. This evening I received a letter confirming the Russian exercises will be relocated outside of Ireland’s EEZ. I welcome this response.
The announcement of the tests caused consternation this month, leading to the French ambassador and fishermen off the southwest coast getting involved in the dispute.
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@Dan Murphy: definitely mc entee is an absolute joke seen her being questioned and she hadn’t a clue how to even answer let alone know the information to which she was minister for.
@Dan Murphy: I’m still trying to get my head around Jennifer Carroll McNeil being made minister for health. The mind boggles as to who thought that was a good idea
@Darran Macken: you know some people can never give credit to women for going about their business effectively without needing to shout and roar across the Dail chamber to get their business done. These two women have been subjected to vile comments but they did their jobs and no can ever say they but they had the guts and bravery to put themselves up for election and both of them got elected so get off the cross.
@Tim Brennan: “bravery to put themselves forward” Yea right Tim. McEntee was groomed for political office and waltzed into her father’s seat(which became vacant upon his death)with the blessing of FG leader Enda Kenny and was subsequently singled out for preferment her entire political existence. Give me a flippin break
@Darran Macken: A larger number of women went up for election is spite of slagging and whining against them. The voters hesitated to vote for them probably out of mercy that women should be spared the harassment from ……. you know who.
If we go down the route that certain genders etc have to be catered for then democracy is dead. Surely the best person for the job. My manager is female, and she is excellent at her job. Some day, with hard work and persistence, I would like to be just as good as she is. But I would not like it if she were chosen because she was female. She was chosen because she is bloody good. Better then some males I’ve worked to.
Driver theory couple will be sentenced by “judge” martin nolan tomorrow. God! I wonder what the outcome will be? 1 year suspended sentence? 7? 22 years?? It’ll serve em right.
Mc Entee has a lot to answer for
…out of her depth, so Govt. Slow to add any more incapable female ministers… she screwed up everything for all the other women
Most nurses are women. Most
labourers, soldiers, rubbish collectors, bomb disposal experts and roofers are men.
Most teachers are women. Most carers are women.
Gender imbalances all over the place.
@Padraic O’ Sullivan: And even though only 10% of primary teachers are male, we see 35% of Principal Teachers are male. And that is indicative of the overall societal issue. Society wants women kept ‘in their place’.
@Harry Paisley: It proves that if you put an incompetent man against a competent women (who has noone to pull strings for her), the man wins every time. Cushy boys club. Look at the number of the male ministers that were appointed that have had questionable dealings in the past or have been plain incapable in their former briefs. But yes they were all appointed on ability. Sure!
Strange that the government insisted that the FAI implement a gender balance on the board of the FAI and yet fail to implement the same for the cabinet!!
RULES FOR THEE ARE NOT FOR ME syndrome!!!
@Luke Littler: equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
Simple, best most qualified for a role, not what gender you are. Trying to get 50% split when the pool of one side of the 50% is much less is madness & a poorer outcome for the public!
Of course they do. They arent supporting women at the bottom so then there is limited opportunity to promote women at the top. 50% of our population is female. Of course people should be promoted on their ability but you have to foster that. Women are good for more than making the tea.
@Harry Paisley: Very sweeping statement there Harry. The inventor of computer programming was a woman. She wasnt an outlier. Women just ALSO have empathy.
These independent groups are mostly made up of disenfranchised mediocre middle aged white men trying to find a back door into power. Efforts on gender balance by parties are totally negated by agreeing to bring these groups into government. Shame on FFG. Shows that they are not serious on gender balance or encouraging any kind of representation of our society.
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