Rooftops could power half of Ireland’s total electricity needs
Covering rooftops in solar panels could meet more than half of Ireland’s total electricity needs, according to an analysis by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The JRC has mapped…
Valentine’s Day chocs up 44 percent
Romantic gestures this St Valentine’s Day will cost you significantly more than in previous years, but going to the cinema or theatre has got slightly cheaper – that’s according to…
Taoiseach rejects Macron’s ‘European preference’
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he is concerned about protectionist trade ideas gaining traction in Europe. Yesterday the French President, Emmanuel Macron, set out a vision to give “European preference” to…
Ireland has Europe’s largest digital gender gap
Ireland has a gender digital divide that is worse than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). In Ireland, men…
Auditors raise concerns about merging EU farm funds
Plans for a radical overhaul of EU subsidies for farmers risks unbalancing the playing field, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned. Under the EU’s budget proposals for 2028…
Lack of Defence Forces overtime pay violates European law, rules committee
Ireland has violated the European Social Charter by refusing to pay Defence Forces sufficient compensation for overtime and working public holidays, the European Committee of Social Rights has ruled. The…
Byrne in Berne at sensitive moment for EU-Swiss relations
Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne TD, is in Switzerland today as part of diplomatic efforts ahead of Ireland taking over the rotating presidency of the European Council in July. Switzerland is…
IFA urges farming budget protected
Protecting the Common Agricultural Policy must be “priority number one”, the Irish Farmers’ Association has told the European Commission. IFA President Francie Gorman met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture…
EU pledges €347m to protect undersea cables
The European Commission has announced hundreds of millions of Euro of new funding to try to protect undersea internet cables. The Cable Security Toolbox will have a budget of €347…
Irish remain positive and pro-EU
Most Irish people remain positive about the future and continue to be staunchly pro-EU, according to polling carried out for the European Parliament. The latest ‘Eurobarometer‘ involved face to face…