Rooftops could power half of Ireland’s total electricity needs
Covering rooftops in solar panels could meet more than half of Ireland’s total electricity needs, according to an analysis by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The JRC has mapped…
Valentine’s Day chocs up 44 percent
Romantic gestures this St Valentine’s Day will cost you significantly more than in previous years, but going to the cinema or theatre has got slightly cheaper – that’s according to…
Taoiseach rejects Macron’s ‘European preference’
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he is concerned about protectionist trade ideas gaining traction in Europe. Yesterday the French President, Emmanuel Macron, set out a vision to give “European preference” to…
Ireland has Europe’s largest digital gender gap
Ireland has a gender digital divide that is worse than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). In Ireland, men…
EU pledges €347m to protect undersea cables
The European Commission has announced hundreds of millions of Euro of new funding to try to protect undersea internet cables. The Cable Security Toolbox will have a budget of €347…
Shein challenged in European Parliament
The online Chinese fashion marketplace, Shein, has been facing questions in the European Parliament. It follows reports of unsafe products and child-like sex dolls being found on the platform. In…
EU agrees trade deal with India
The EU and India have concluded negotiations on the world’s largest ever free trade agreement. The European Commission said the “historic, ambitious and commercially significant” deal will lead to a…
Ireland joins 100GW European wind ambition
The Irish government will today sign up to a pledge to generate 100 gigawatts of energy through joint offshore wind projects with other countries around the North Sea. If those…
Trump: After Greenland could Ireland be next?
Donald Trump has dropped his threat to impose tariffs on European countries because of their support for Denmark’s ownership of Greenland. In a late night post on social media, the…
Mercosur deal stalled by European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted to send the EU-Mercosur trade deal to court, potentially delaying the agreement by up to two years. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen only…