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TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar are travelling to the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today, with both the ongoing war in Ukraine and the rising cost-of-living set to be discussed.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the Taoiseach said that the meeting was an “important opportunity” to raise Ireland’s perspectives on global and European challenges, including on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
“Throughout my engagements, I will stress the fundamental principles that underpin Ireland’s approach, including our commitment to an open, sustainable, fair and rules-based international order, which can support economic recovery and global political accountability,” said Martin.
Martin will hold bilateral meetings with political leaders and senior executives from multinational companies that have operations in Ireland.
The Taoiseach is also set to take part in a live panel debate on how the EU responded to both the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine, alongside European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.
Both the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte and the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Eduard Heger will also be involved in the debate.
Yesterday, Martin hosted Rutte at Farmleigh in Phoenix Park, with the two discussing the war in Ukraine as well as developments in Northern Ireland around the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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The beach has always been rotten, not much of it left mind you. Portrane hospital and the surrounding areas have been pumping raw sewage into the bay for a very, very long time, yet it and Portrane get blue flags on a regular basis. Begs the question, HOW?
there is a foul smell of sewage from sutton creek when the tide is out .Has been for the last 3 to 6 months
@Joe Murphy: Yes, awful. Coco unable to find root cause. I feel sorry for people living there.
@psychiatrist: i have my suspicions on this .There is an underwater sewage pipe from sutton to ringsend.Has this sprung s leak and it would appear the sand has absorbed it.I rand the epa but no one has responded.How does one find s leak in an underwater sewer?
Will Fingal council have armed garda patrolling the beach when they’ve finished with the fly tippers??
@Barry morcom: I gather you’ve never had to confront four fast speaking burly men in a white transit before….
@JustOneScoop: I would not encourage him!
Animal contamination could be relevant to Punks on Jet Skis?
Ah here now – I’m tired of this agenda that shuts beaches just because they do not fit with pre-conceived notions of hygiene
@the phantom: yes Boss
Could be from the horses that are run on the beach at certain times or dogs. They are the only animals around there.
Did fish fcuk in the water again? Dirty animals
@Andro Štruca: and sh*te in it
@Andro Štruca: You can’t beat the flavour of used condoms
dollymount is filthy and has been from the start of June and the same last year it is sewage washed in from ringsend they have a J.C.B.on the beech every day piling it up it is not from birds or animals it is from ringsend and it is kept quiet it is filthy and the stink is overpowering and nothing is being done to stop it
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