Brexit negotiations link fish and defence
UK demands for closer post-Brexit relations look set to be predicated on Britain’s willingness to negotiate on fish. Since the Labour government came to power last July, they have repeatedly…
Europe ministers to discuss UK relations
EU ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss their relations with the United Kingdom amidst hope of improving on the Brexit deal. Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and…
UK-Ireland Summit in Liverpool
The first annual UK-Ireland Summit is taking place in Liverpool. Taoiseach Micheál Martin met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last night. The summit was agreed last year to mark an…
Nature and tourism allocated €50m in Shared Island funding
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris have announced more than €50 million from the Shared Island Fund is to be distributed to projects promoting sustainable tourism, arts and culture…
Taoiseach heading to Brussels on Monday
The Taoiseach will head back to Brussels for one-to-one meetings on Monday, EU sources have confirmed. Micheál Martin will meet with the new President of the European Council, António Costa.…
What does the Programme for Government mean for Ireland and the EU?
There are more than 120 references to Europe threaded throughout the Programme for Government. So what does this draft programme tell us about the next government’s relationship with the EU?…
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…
Harris at possibly final EU summit as Taoiseach
EU heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels to discuss pressing international affairs. It could be the last time Simon Harris gets to sit around the table. Ukraine…
EU sets fish quotas for next year
Ireland’s farming and fishing minister, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed EU agreement on fishing quotas for 2025. EU fisheries ministers finally reached an agreement on the remaining stocks including around parts…
EU predicts losses for Irish fisheries
Ireland’s fishing industry is on course to make a loss for the third year in a row, the European Commission has warned. The EU forecasts Irish fisheries will make a…