EU-funded Midlands projects in shift from peat
Ministers Martin Heydon and Darragh O’Brien have announced €10 million to support two bio-economy projects in the Midlands. Funded through the EU’s Just Transition Fund, the projects are designed to…
US Supreme Court: Trump tariffs illegal
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs are illegal. The ruling impacts tariffs imposed by the US president using a 1970s law – the…
AI disrupting Irish job market
Ireland could be seeing early signs of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human jobs. A new report by the Department of Finance warns that AI is likely a contributing factor to…
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…