European news for Ireland
The government has dispatched ministers around the world ahead of St Patrick’s Day on Monday. It’s about “promoting Ireland’s economy, celebrating our diaspora and engaging with our partners”, the government…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin had to walk a tightrope in an, at times, agonising meeting with Donald Trump in the White House. The Taoiseach could barely get a word in as…
EU leaders in Brussels have given the European Commission the go-ahead for a plan to boost defence spending by up to €800 billion. The Taoiseach took part in the summit…
The first annual UK-Ireland Summit is taking place in Liverpool. Taoiseach Micheál Martin met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last night. The summit was agreed last year to mark an…
European leaders have agreed to work on a plan to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. The decision follows a meeting of a group of European leaders with…
The EU and India will aim to sign a free trade agreement before the end of the year, Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The President of the European Commission…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a brief stop in Ireland earlier on his way to the US. Ukraine’s President met Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Shannon Airport at lunchtime. Zelenskyy is due to…
Europe ministers are meeting in Brussels to prepare for an emergency summit on the future of Ukraine next week. Arriving at the meeting this morning, Ireland’s Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne…
The European Union and Israel will finally hold an Association Council meeting this afternoon, something the Irish government has requested for a long time. The Association Council oversees the EU-Israel…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy this afternoon. The telephone call comes ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday. In recent days…