Tánaiste at G20 in South Africa alongside Russia
Tánaiste Simon Harris is in South Africa to attend a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Johannesburg. Global trade and current political developments are expected to be on the agenda.…
Macron to consult Taoiseach about Ukraine
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will take part in a second meeting organised by President Macron on the future of Ukraine this afternoon. The video conference comes following Monday’s in-person meeting in…
European powers meet for crisis meeting over Ukraine
The leaders of seven European countries plus the EU and NATO will meet in Paris today for a crisis meeting on the future of Ukraine. The US administration has suggested…
Harris at Munich Security Conference
Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned of a “changing global and European security context” ahead of his arrival at the Munich Security Conference. It is has been a heady week in…
Tánaiste strikes tempered tone over trade tariffs
The Irish government believes “retaliation should not be the EU’s preferred scenario” to tariffs announced by President Trump, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says. Tánaiste Simon Harris will…
Trump tariffs would be illegal says EU
The EU says tariffs imposed by the US on Europe would be illegal and damaging to both sides. Donald Trump says he will later today announce a 25 percent tariff…
Taoiseach heading to Brussels on Monday
The Taoiseach will head back to Brussels for one-to-one meetings on Monday, EU sources have confirmed. Micheál Martin will meet with the new President of the European Council, António Costa.…
Europe reacts to Trump’s Gaza plan
France and Germany have rejected President Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians out of Gaza as illegal and unacceptable. “France reiterates its opposition to any forced displacement of the Palestinian population…
AI monitoring for undersea cable attacks
NATO is using artificial intelligence to monitor for subsea cable attack, the alliance has revealed. NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation based in Italy has developed software which constantly…
European Commission’s new Ireland boss
The European Commission has appointed Peter Power as the next head of the European Commission Representation in Dublin. Peter Power is a life-long EU civil servant. He previously worked as…