Heydon promises delayed farm payment by the weekend
Overdue farm subsidies will start to be distributed “before the weekend”, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon TD has promised. The payments should have gone out last…
Ireland pushes back on EU budget criticism
Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne, has defended Ireland’s proposed EU budget in the face of widespread criticism from other member states. EU ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today. It’s their first…
Budget: Ireland makes sweeping energy cuts as EU urges for targeted measures
Ireland’s budget has made more sweeping cuts to energy on the same day as the European Commission has urged member states to only use “targeted” measures to shield people and…
Irish EU presidency convenes energy crisis meeting
EU ambassadors have been brought into a hastily arranged meeting this afternoon to discuss concerns over a growing energy crisis. It comes after days of pressure from the US government…
Ireland pulled between AI boom and energy shock
Ireland is being pulled in two directions by the global economy, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned. On the one hand Ireland is benefiting from a surge…
Irish diesel surpasses half a billion due to Middle East crisis
Irish drivers have paid €570 million in higher diesel prices since the start of the US-Iran war, according to data compiled by the campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). Diesel…
EU ‘substantial agreement with the Philippines
Irish agri-food exporters and medical manufacturers are set to gain lucrative new access to one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies following a breakthrough Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the…
Trump promises to drop Irish whiskey tariff
Donald Trump has promised to remove all tariffs on Irish whiskey during a visit to Ireland over the weekend. As with nearly all EU goods sold to the US under…
Europe ministers meet in Dublin to talk money
Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, has hosted a meeting of Europe ministers from all 27 member states in Dublin today to discuss money. The EU is…
Oil spike squeezes Ryanair profits
Ryanair has reported profits down by one third in the period April to June this year as a result of an “oil price spike”. Profits after tax fell from €820…