EU predicts negative growth for Ireland
Ireland will likely experience a drop in GDP this year before bouncing back, the European Commission has warned. The European Commission’s Spring Economic Forecast has just been published within the…
EU negotiators reach deal on US tariffs
EU negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on implementing a tariff deal with the United States. Under the deal – which still needs a final vote in the European Parliament…
EU approves renewable heat support
The EU has signed off on a €300 million support scheme to encourage Irish businesses to install renewable heat sources. The European Commission sais the scheme will “contribute to Ireland’s…
Ireland ‘unnecessarily dependent’ and exposed to energy shocks, warns climate council
Ireland is “unnecessarily dependent” on imported fossil fuels and “exposed” to global energy shocks, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has warned. Ireland’s emissions from electricity generation fell last year,…
Can Ireland ramp-up green hydrogen?
It is often touted as part of the solution to Europe’s energy future, but is Ireland really on track to be part of a green hydrogen ‘revolution’? Hydrogen is a…
Enterprise to get new trains
Ireland’s only international train service is to get new rolling stock in a multimillion Euro deal. The costs of the new Belfast to Dublin Enterprise fleet will be split between…
EU demands Trump honours tariff deal
“A deal’s a deal and we have a deal”, European Commission President said this morning when asked if the tariff agreement she agreed with Donald Trump in Scotland last year…
EU approves Irish visual effects tax break
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, has welcomed the European Commission’s approval of a tax break for the Irish film industry. Productions spending more than €1 million…
Ireland must ‘actively shape’ AI, urges advisory council
The Irish government must not passively allow artificial intelligence (AI) to seep into society uncontrolled, the Taoiseach’s advisors have urged. The National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which advises the…
Martin promises to ‘negotiate strongly’ for farming
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised to fight for farmers’ funding as discussions over the EU’s future €2 trillion budget finally get under way. The leaders of the EU’s 27 member…