Irish remain positive and pro-EU
Most Irish people remain positive about the future and continue to be staunchly pro-EU, according to polling carried out for the European Parliament. The latest ‘Eurobarometer‘ involved face to face…
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…
Taoiseach pays tribute to Brian Crowley
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has paid tributed to former Fianna Fáil MEP, Brian Crowley, who has died at the age of 61. Cowley was an “impactful legislator in the European Parliament”,…
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…
EU plans ‘massive’ Greenland investment
The European Commission is working on a “massive” investment plan for Greenland, Ursula von der Leyen has revealed. The European Commission president has been speaking at the World Economic Forum…
Ireland to vote against Mercosur trade deal
The Irish government has announced that it will not support the EU’s trade deal with the group of south American Mercosur countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Mercosur trade…
IIEA: Spies targeting Ireland
Foreign intelligence services are deliberately and actively targeting Ireland, raising the risk of increasing threats, the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has warned. The warning comes in a…
European Council President visits Ireland
The President of the European Council, António Costa is in Dublin today for an official visit ahead of an EU summit next week, and Ireland assuming the rotating presidency next…
At the helm of the EU’s anti-drones centre
Nestled amongst trees in a rural corner of Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands, sits an incongruous group of nondescript 1970s buildings. Outside all is calm. But inside,…
Public asked for Ireland’s EU priorities
The government has opened a consultation to ask people what our priorities should be when Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council next year. “The presidency will…