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European of the Year

European of the Year

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. was named European of the Year by European Movement Ireland (EM Ireland) at an event sponsored by Uniphar in Dublin on June 11. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, in presenting the award, reflected on the state of the nation when Enda Kenny became Taoiseach in 2011, when the G.D.P. had plummeted, unemployment had soared, and Ireland’s international … [Read more...] about European of the Year

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