EU demands Ireland fined over water pollution
The European Commission is taking Ireland back to the court to demand the state is fined for what the EU believes is systemic and prolonged water pollution. The European Commission…
IIEA: Spies targeting Ireland
Foreign intelligence services are deliberately and actively targeting Ireland, raising the risk of increasing threats, the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has warned. The warning comes in a…
Environmentalists criticise EU nitrates derogation
Environmentalists have criticised a decision to give Ireland another derogation from strict rules in the EU’s nitrates directive. The European Environment Bureau (EEB) which works in Brussels on behalf of…
Ireland gets nitrate derogation but stricter limits apply
The EU’s Nitrates Committee has approved Ireland’s request for a further three-year derogation to EU water pollution law. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD said Ireland…
European Council President visits Ireland
The President of the European Council, António Costa is in Dublin today for an official visit ahead of an EU summit next week, and Ireland assuming the rotating presidency next…
British submarine-hunting west of Ireland
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a new mission to increase surveillance for Russian activity in waters off the Irish coast. Atlantic Bastion will use autonomous vessels and AI…
At the helm of the EU’s anti-drones centre
Nestled amongst trees in a rural corner of Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands, sits an incongruous group of nondescript 1970s buildings. Outside all is calm. But inside,…
Government pledges faster wind farm approval process
The government has pledged to speed up the approval of major infrastructure projects after criticism from the European Union. A report by the former Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi,…
Over-the-date cosmetics ‘hazardous’
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is urging people not to use cosmetic products that are over the date. Six in ten Irish adults use cosmetics beyond their expiry or…
Trump tariffs: Ireland got off lightest
Ireland has been one of the least affected by trade tariffs imposed by the US, but remains one of the most vulnerable to decisions in the White House, the OECD…