EU and Mercosur drop tariffs
The EU-Mercosur trade deal has started to come into force following ratification by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Technically speaking the deal is “provisionally applied” until all EU countries have…
EU demands Ireland charge plastics producers clean-up costs
Plastics producers should be reimbursing local councils in Ireland for the cost of cleaning up pollution, the European Commission says. The EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive, is supposed to “prevent…
EU approves Irish visual effects tax break
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, has welcomed the European Commission’s approval of a tax break for the Irish film industry. Productions spending more than €1 million…
Record extreme heat off Irish coast
Extreme heat was repeatedly registered in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland last year, according to the EU’s climate service. Parts of the ocean experienced their warmest temperatures…
Ireland must ‘actively shape’ AI, urges advisory council
The Irish government must not passively allow artificial intelligence (AI) to seep into society uncontrolled, the Taoiseach’s advisors have urged. The National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which advises the…
Ireland’s food production ‘vulnerable’ to Iran war
The war in the Middle East is putting pressure on farmers in Ireland, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has warned. “The conflict and the crisis in the Middle East, and…
Martin promises to ‘negotiate strongly’ for farming
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised to fight for farmers’ funding as discussions over the EU’s future €2 trillion budget finally get under way. The leaders of the EU’s 27 member…
EU court rules Ireland should extradite despite possible extra jail time
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Ireland cannot refuse to surrender individuals to the United Kingdom for fear that they might be detained for older, unrelated charges once…
EU warns of energy crisis lasting years
Europe is facing a serious crisis that will last months and could stretch into years, the EU’s Energy Commissioner has warned. The European Commission has today unveiled a raft of…
Eco project to monitor uninhabited islands
A new project will study environmental change on six of Ireland’s remote and uninhabited islands, Irish Lights has announced. The LIGHTHOUSE project (“Leveraging Island LiGhthouses and Harnessing Technology to examine…