O’Flaherty fears thriving disinformation
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty has warned that Meta’s decision to drop fact checking in the US could have dangerous implications for human rights. Earlier…
Farms on foot and mouth alert
Irish farmers have been out on alert for foot and mouth disease (FMD) after an outbreak was detected in Germany. Ireland has been foot and mouth free since 2001. That…
Climate: 2024 breaches 1.5°C
Last year was the hottest on record and the first calendar year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, that’s according to the EU’s climate service Copernicus. “Human-induced climate change remains…
Department allocates €96m peace funding
Ireland’s Department of Rural and Community Development has announced that it has allocated €96 million towards peace funding. The money will be distributed under eight different headings including support for…
Irish tourism faces ‘devastation’ from ETA
A British scheme to carry out security checks on people arriving from outside the the EU will have a “devastating impact” on tourism in Ireland. That’s the warning from Northern…
Zuckerberg accuses Europe of “institutionalising censorship”
The boss of Facebook and Instagram has accused Europe of holding back innovation and institutionalising censorship. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that it will get rid of fact checkers in the…
EU warns Elon Musk of “legal boundaries”
The European Commission is keeping a close eye on Elon Musk. In recent months the boss of X (previously known as Twitter) has been taking an increasingly close interest in…
EU considering Irish request for Cork Commuter Rail funding
The European Commission is analysing the Irish government’s request for €115 million in grants under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF was set up after the covid…
Challenging year ahead for Europe
Europe faces a challenging year in 2025 with wars on the EU’s borders, Donald Trump entering the White House and political uncertainty in a number of European capitals. Noelle O’Connell…