European leaders welcome US-Iran ‘peace deal’
The makings of a peace deal between the United States and Iran has been announced overnight by Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator between the two sides. An…
EU migration pact enters into force
New laws managing migration and establishing a common asylum system across the European Union come into force from today. The Pact on Migration and Asylum is supposed to largely replace…
ESRI: Low income households hit hardest by energy shock
Government efforts to cushion the blow of spiralling energy bills has “reduced — but not eliminated — the cost pressures facing households”. That’s according to the Economic and Social Research…
EU channels €500m to avoid fertiliser crisis
The European Commission will find half a billion Euro to try and fend off a farming fertiliser crisis. The war in the Middle East is causing fertiliser supply issues. The…
Ireland unveils EU presidency brand and priorities
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland is “honoured” to take up the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time this year, as the government sets out…
Government spending spree almost all of tax windfall
The government is set to spend most of the windfall in corporation tax over the next five years, Ireland’s budgetary watchdog has warned. Between this year and 2030 the government…
High farm inspection failure
Close to half of all farms failed their inspections last year, that’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Local authorities are supposed to inspect 4,500 per year. In 2025,…
EU to ban Russian cod imports
The European Commission has proposed a complete ban on imports of Russian cod. It would be the first time Russian fisheries products would face sanctions, if the proposals are approved…
Ireland tops diazepam-type drug addiction
Ireland had the highest number of people in Europe entering treatment because of addiction to diazepam-type drugs last year, according to the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). The EUDA is…
Abu Dhabi stake in Ireland-UK cable approved
The EU has approved the sale of a stake in an electric cable linking Ireland and the UK to a company ultimately owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. “The…