The Fine Gael MEP has been working on the ‘right to be forgotten’ for cancer survivors in Europe, and says the time has come for member states to legislate

Insurance Ireland claims proposals could lead to a rise in rates paid by all policy holders

The move follows revelations in the Business Post around industry efforts to delay and deter planned legislation to stop companies and banks penalising survivors

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath and Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill made clear the ‘importance’ of cancer survivors being given equal access to financial products in a meeting with Insurance Ireland

Seán Quinn and his family were the subject of much unflattering media coverage last week following their successful de-listing of numerous critical press articles from Google. But the incident has opened up a wider debate about the ‘right to be forgotten’ online