A THIRD of EU countries will lose their European Commissioner in November if Ireland rejects the Lisbon treaty again, Europe Minister Dick Roche has confirmed.

THE EU is investigating a €53 million aid package the Polish government has promised Dell for the plant that is resulting in the loss of 1,900 jobs in its Limerick operation.

REVISED legislation to ensure employees cannot be forced to work more than a 48-hour week under the terms of their employment was thrown out by the European Parliament yesterday when it voted for an amended version.

RYANAIR’S Michael O’Leary said he and the airline would campaign for a yes vote in the next referendum on the Lisbon treaty.

RYANAIR has won a landmark case confirming it can conclude deals with state-owned airports that give it highly preferential rates and conditions.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen said he believed a good majority would support the Lisbon treaty in a second referendum, expected to be held next autumn.

WHILE the rest of Europe is focusing on kick-starting the flailing economy and saving the planet from global warming, Irish eyes will be firmly on the Lisbon treaty at today’s EU summit.

ANYONE eating a normal amount of Irish pork over the past three months will suffer no ill-effects from the dioxin contamination, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

DRUGS companies are doing everything they can to maintain the high price of medicine, including buying off companies that could sell them for less.

CHEAPER texting and mobile phone roaming came a step closer yesterday when Ireland and other EU countries agreed they should be slashed by up to two-thirds.