EU approves fuel hike aid for Irish fisheries
The European Commission has approved an Irish government scheme to try to dampen the impact of rising fuel prices on the Irish fisheries sector. It follows the European Commission’s approval…
Brexit claims another PM
British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that he will resign following building pressure inside the Labour party for him to go. He becomes the sixth British PM to announce…
Fisheries authority patrolling inshore waters
Ireland’s fisheries surveillance authority says that it is currently carrying out patrols of inland fisheries in the north west. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for checking that fishers…
Taoiseach heading to EU summit
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is on his way to Brussels to take part in the final EU summit before Ireland takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union…
Silicon Island a Europe leader but SMEs being left behind
The EU has hailed Ireland as a European tech leader, but warns small businesses and public services are falling behind. The European Commission’s latest Digital Decade report scores every member…
EU approves Irish farmers’ fuel support
The European Commission has cleared an €85 million state aid package for Irish farmers designed to help the agricultural sector tackle “dramatic” fuel price hikes. The emergency scheme was set…
One Irish beach fails bathing water report
More than three-quarters of bathing sites in Ireland have been judged “excellent” with only one single beach in the whole country failing to make the grade. Every year, the European…
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions flatline
Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union have fallen by 17 percent over ten years, but for Ireland they have barely changed, according to new data from the EU’s statistics…
Airlines must seat families together under EU rules
Families will be able to select seats together under a new EU air passenger rights law. Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council of the European Union have spent months…
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…