Bird flu in humans ‘increasing threat’
The European Food Safety Authority has warned that bird flu could morph into a human pandemic. The Irish government instructed farmers to keep poultry and other birds inside last month…
Tourist spending down one-fifth in December
The number of foreign visitors to Ireland fell in December, down by more than 12 percent compared to the same period in 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).…
EU monitoring medicine shortages
The EU wants to get a better picture of the many different medicines currently in short supply in Europe. There is currently a shortage of 346 medical products in Ireland,…
European Commission’s new Ireland boss
The European Commission has appointed Peter Power as the next head of the European Commission Representation in Dublin. Peter Power is a life-long EU civil servant. He previously worked as…
McGrath launches Democracy Shield pet project
Michael McGrath will chair the “very first” meeting today towards the establishment of an EU ‘Democracy Shield’, a key pet project of Ireland’s European Commissioner, and President von der Leyen.…
Éowyn: EU sending 17 generators
As first reported by NewsIreland.eu, the EU is sending electrical generators to Ireland in the wake of Storm Éowyn. “Following Ireland’s request for assistance relating to power outages caused by…
Storm Éowyn: Ireland asks for EU help
Ireland has requested emergency aid from the EU following Storm Éowyn. Ireland’s European Commissioner, Michael McGrath said that the Irish government has requested assistance under the EU’s emergency response system,…
Harris first EU foreign ministers meeting
Simon Harris is in Brussels to attend his first major EU meeting since being appointed Ireland’s foreign minister. Under the coalition agreement agreed between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, Micheál…
Storm Éowyn: EU activates emergency satellite mapping of Ireland
The EU’s emergency response coordination centre (ERCC) has activated Copernicus rapid satellite mapping of Storm Éowyn on behalf of Ireland. Copernicus satellite imagery is now being processed for eight key…
EU farming commissioner visits Ireland
The EU needs to relieve farmers of the burden of red tape, said the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, on his first visit to Ireland since being appointed last…