European news for Ireland
Ireland is unlikely to meet 2030 targets for retrofitting homes, installing heat pumps or reducing emissions, a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned. The government…
The government is monitoring the fallout out from the war in the Middle East for households in Ireland, Tánaiste Simon Harris TD said this afternoon. He was speaking in Brussels…
More than a dozen sites across the EU have been added to the European Heritage Label, but none of them are in Ireland. The European Heritage Label was set up…
Only meat will be able to use terms like steak, wings or tenderloin under EU rules agreed between farming ministers and MEPs. Negotiators pushed back on proposals to a ban…
The EU received the highest number of warnings about unsafe toys, cosmetics and consumer goods last year, the European Commission says. The EU’s SafetyGate allows members of the public, consumer…
European products will get priority under a new ‘Made in EU’ policy put forward by the European Commission. The proposed Industrial Accelerator Act aims to “strengthen industry and create jobs…
The government has formally put forward Phil Hogan as Ireland’s candidate to be the next Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Phil Hogan was European Commissioner for…
Ferries calling at Dublin produced more sulphur pollution than at any other port in Europe last year, according to a new report. NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E) looked at ferry…
The government has urged Irish citizens in the Middle East to register their presence after the US and Israel bombed Iran over the weekend. Several hundred people registered on Ireland’s…
The chair of the EU’s highest military body, General Seán Clancy, has warned that Europe is facing multiple threats and must be prepared. Previously Chief of Staff of the Irish…