EU announces farm support to avert food price hikes
The European Commission has announced new support for farmers struggling to pay for fertilisers. “Fertilisers are not only an agriculture issue. It is a question of Europe’s food resilience,” said…
EU approves renewable heat support
The EU has signed off on a €300 million support scheme to encourage Irish businesses to install renewable heat sources. The European Commission sais the scheme will “contribute to Ireland’s…
Car rental rip offs ‘widespread’
Far too many people are experiencing problems with car rentals on their holidays, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has found. The CCPC has been conducting polling on the…
Council of Europe court to try crimes of aggression in Ukraine
The Council of Europe has agreed to set up a tribunal to prosecute those deemed most responsible for the war in Ukraine. The court, which will be set up in…
One-click booking could get you from Ireland to mainland Europe on one ticket
The European Commission has proposed a new law which it says will allow travellers from Ireland to get to the rest of Europe on a single ticket. Under the proposals…
Pollution doubles bathing water closures
Water quality at nearly all bathing sites in Ireland met minimum EU standards last year, but the number of pollution incidents more than doubled, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has…
Ireland ‘unnecessarily dependent’ and exposed to energy shocks, warns climate council
Ireland is “unnecessarily dependent” on imported fossil fuels and “exposed” to global energy shocks, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has warned. Ireland’s emissions from electricity generation fell last year,…
EU bans Brazilian beef and animal products
Brazil will not be able to export meat products including beef, chicken, milk and honey to the EU from September due to the use of antibiotics in farming. “Under EU…
EU chief tells tech ‘children are not commodities’
Ursula von der Leyen has promised to push back against big tech and social media firms and protect children from online harm. Speaking at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence…
Can Ireland ramp-up green hydrogen?
It is often touted as part of the solution to Europe’s energy future, but is Ireland really on track to be part of a green hydrogen ‘revolution’? Hydrogen is a…