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…
Irish community in Britain to receive €7.6 million
The Irish government has allocated more than €7 million to be distributed to more than 100 organisations in Britain to support Irish people living overseas. £6.4 million (€7.68 million) in…
Why Luke Ming Flanagan (briefly) chaired the European Parliament’s Brexit delegation
“I have to say, I enjoy doing that”, said Luke Ming Flanagan as he banged the gavel on the table. “According to our rules of procedure, I shall be acting…
Irish MEPs to serve on new Brexit committee
Six Irish MEPs will sit on the UK-EU parliamentary assembly, according to the new membership list. The constitutive meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly…
Brexit charm mission to Brussels
The new British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, held his first official Brexit meeting in Brussels where he met Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and Roberta Metsola, respectively presidents of…