EU expected to announce social media ban
The European Commission is expected to announce a ban on children accessing social media later this week. The EU Kids Act is due to be published on Thursday, but details…
Trump promises to drop Irish whiskey tariff
Donald Trump has promised to remove all tariffs on Irish whiskey during a visit to Ireland over the weekend. As with nearly all EU goods sold to the US under…
Europol suspects horses trafficked for meat
The Gardaí have taken part in a major Europe-wide investigation into a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses using forged passports and manipulated microchips. The operation, coordinated by Belgium and…
Consumer groups demand cookie pop-ups stop pestering us
How many times have you been asked to set your cookies today? Those annoying messages that pop up on every website all the time. They were designed to give users…
EU proposes airbnb bans in ‘housing stress’ zones
Governments and local authorities should be able to ban short term rentals like Airbnb in areas of so-called “housing stress” under proposals for a new EU Affordable Housing Act published…
EU to review livestock methane amid Irish pressure
The EU is considering reclassifying methane produced by cows, the European Commissioner for Agriculture has confirmed. Environmentalists fear that the EU will end up watering down climate commitments if cow…
EU garden officially opens in Cork
The EU garden that won gold at Bord Bia Bloom has officially opened as a permanent installation in Cork. The European Commission’s show garden, “Shared Roots, Common Shade,”was awarded a…
Lobster must conform with EU sizes – fisheries authority
Ireland’s fisheries regulator, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has issued a “reminder” that European lobster can only be caught and sold if it conforms to EU requirements. It comes after…
Europe ministers meet in Dublin to talk money
Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, has hosted a meeting of Europe ministers from all 27 member states in Dublin today to discuss money. The EU is…
EU ban on Brazilian meat comes into force
The European Union has suspended all meat imports from Brazil over antibiotic concerns. The EU had threatened to impose the ban back in May due to the use of so-called…