Vivienne Clarke

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Vivienne Clarke

Ireland is set to become the first EU country to limit trade with Israel's illegal settlements as the reworked Occupied Territories Bill is brought to the Cabinet by Tánaiste Simon Harris. Mr Harris will on Tuesday ask the Cabinet to approve the drafting of the general scheme of a Bill to ban the importation of goods from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Fine Gael leader said last week he had a “legal view” that including services in the Bill was not possible.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Vivienne Clarke

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said May 23rd, 2015, was the best day in his political life due to the result of the marriage equality referendum and because he performed the official opening of St Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown. “It was just one of those days where everything came together.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Vivienne Clarke

A senior manager at Mayo County Council has defended his call for a boycott of holiday homeowners. “We are in the middle of a housing crisis. It’s very important that we look at all options, nothing is off the table,” Tom Gilligan, the council’s director of services with responsibility for housing and roads, told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

3 weeks ago | roscommonherald.ie | Vivienne Clarke

Vivienne ClarkeConsultant Neurologist Professor Tim Lynch has said that recent research linking the increasing number of cases of Parkinson’s Disease with pesticides could be “overstating” the complex issue. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Prof. Lynch said that while environmental factors could be a contributory factor, there were also genetic factors. However, he acknowledged “there is something” that is increasing the frequency of the disease.

3 weeks ago | echolive.ie | Vivienne Clarke

Consultant Neurologist Professor Tim Lynch has said that recent research linking the increasing number of cases of Parkinson’s Disease with pesticides could be “overstating” the complex issue. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Prof. Lynch said that while environmental factors could be a contributory factor, there were also genetic factors. However, he acknowledged “there is something” that is increasing the frequency of the disease.