Ireland to ratify Canada trade deal
The Irish government has cleared the way for the ratification of an EU trade deal struck with Canada nine years ago. Tánaiste Simon Harris said there was Cabinet approval for…
EU signs-off on €115 million for Ireland
The European Commission has approved €115.5 million in funding for Ireland after the government “satisfactorily completed” 17 EU milestones and targets. After the Covid crisis, the European Commission created a…
Trump threatens EU with 50 percent tariffs whilst McGrath demands a fair deal
Donald Trump has threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on the EU saying negotiations between the EU and US are “going nowhere” in an angry early morning post of social…
Renewables fall behind Irish electricity demand
Renewable energy failed to keep pace with Ireland’s increasing demand for electricity last year, new figures show. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has just published its Interim National…
Is the new Brexit deal good for Ireland?
The UK and EU have reached a new deal which both sides say mark a new chapter in their relationship. But what does it mean for Ireland? Fisheries The current…
Irish economic growth to slow, warns EU
Irish economic figures are being inflated by a rush to beat Trump tariffs, the European Commission has warned. In its Spring Forecast published this morning, the European Commission predicts that…
EU aiming higher than UK on Trump talks
The EU will hit back at the US with countermeasures if 10 percent tariffs remain after talks with Trump, that’s the warning from Sweden’s Trade Minister. “If the UK-US deal…
EU pushing for zero tariffs, says Donohoe
The European Union will continue to push for zero tariffs with the US, Paschal Donohoe has insisted. That’s despite the fact that Trump’s first deals have kept 10 percent tariffs…
EU threatens US with €95 billion retaliation
The European Union will hit back at the United States with €95 billion in counter tariffs, if the US does not back down. European Commission says that its preference remains…
Ireland lobbies EU over future farm funding
Ireland has started lobbying the EU to keep pumping billions of Euro into farming well into the future. The European Union spends around one-third of its entire budget on agriculture.…