Government pledges faster wind farm approval process
The government has pledged to speed up the approval of major infrastructure projects after criticism from the European Union. A report by the former Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi,…
Trump tariffs: Ireland got off lightest
Ireland has been one of the least affected by trade tariffs imposed by the US, but remains one of the most vulnerable to decisions in the White House, the OECD…
Ireland at risk of over-spending economy
The EU has warned the government that Ireland is at risk of spending beyond its means. The warning comes in the European Commission’s opinion on Ireland’s draft budgetary plan for…
EU lobbies US to fulfil tariff deal
The EU will push for the United States to fully implement a tariff deal agreed months ago whilst lobbying for more tariff exemptions. EU trade ministers are meeting with US…
Paschal Donohoe quits
Paschal Donohoe is leaving his role as Ireland’s Finance Minister and President of the Eurogroup for a new job at the World Bank. Donohoe has been president of the Eurozone’s…
Irish economic growth amid uncertainty
The Irish economy grew by 18.5 percent in the first half of this year mainly as a result of a rush over tariff fears, the European Commission says. Multinational companies…
EU approves further €240 million to Ireland
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for a further €240 million in grants for Ireland under NextGenerationEU programme. The scheme was set up un der the Recovery and Resilience…
Climate change damage costing Ireland billions per year and growing – Central Bank
The economic cost of clearing up for damage caused by climate change reached €2.5 billion last year, and that is excluding the impact on health and wellbeing, the Central Bank…
Ireland’s trade with Canada ‘nearly doubled’
Ireland trade with Canada has nearly doubled since an EU trade deal entered into force in 2017, the government says. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provisionally entered…
EU bank pledges €400 million towards affordable homes across Ireland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to loan the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) €400 million to unlock the building of hundreds of new social and affordable homes. The EU…