EU approves further €240 million to Ireland
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for a further €240 million in grants for Ireland under NextGenerationEU programme. The scheme was set up un der the Recovery and Resilience…
Climate change damage costing Ireland billions per year and growing – Central Bank
The economic cost of clearing up for damage caused by climate change reached €2.5 billion last year, and that is excluding the impact on health and wellbeing, the Central Bank…
Ireland’s trade with Canada ‘nearly doubled’
Ireland trade with Canada has nearly doubled since an EU trade deal entered into force in 2017, the government says. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provisionally entered…
EU bank pledges €400 million towards affordable homes across Ireland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to loan the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) €400 million to unlock the building of hundreds of new social and affordable homes. The EU…
Taoiseach supports massive reparation loan for Ukraine
Ireland is supportive of using Russian assets to create a massive reparation loan for Ukraine, the Taoiseach said arriving at an EU summit in Brussels this morning. EU leaders are…
EU Ecolabel tops 100,000 products
The EU’s Ecolabel now features on more than 100,000 products, but only 154 of them are from Ireland. The Ecolabel is designed to highlight products that meet strict environmental criteria.…
EU proposes Mercosur safeguards
The European Commission has proposed new safeguards which it says will strengthen protections for EU farmers following the Mercosur agreement. The European Union has agreed in principle to the EU-Mercosur…
EU makes consumer rights label obligatory
All shops and online marketplaces will have to display a poster setting out consumer rights under a European law that comes into force next year. The law is designed to…
Climate council slams government storms inaction
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has criticised the government for what the CCAC says is a failure to act after Storm Darragh and Storm Éowyn. The two storms in…
EU signals green light for Ireland’s €240m request
The European Commission has signaled that it will give the go-ahead for a €240 million payment to Ireland as part of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. The Recovery and…