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EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund

16 July 2025

The European Commission has unveiled huge and controversial proposals for a new total budget of €2 trillion to cover the period form 2028 to 2034. The President of the European…

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O’Flaherty slams migrant rights backsliding

17 June 2025

The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has critcised European governments for trying to water down protections for migrants. Last month, nine European governments including Poland, Denmark and Italy published…

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Irish government gets EU ticking off

5 June 2025

The European Commission has criticised the Irish government for failing on social housing, environmental targets and for an unbalanced economy in a new report. Officially calls “country specific recommendations…on the…

Human Rights

Ireland modest rise in rainbow ranking

15 May 2025

An annual analysis of LGBTI-friendly countries has ranked Ireland up, but only slightly, from last year. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, ILGA-Europe, carries out a detailed…

Foreign Affairs Human Rights Justice

Ireland to sign convention to protect lawyers

13 May 2025

Ireland will be amongst the first countries to sign the world’s first international treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe says the Convention for the Protection of the…

Human Rights Justice

Hungary’s anti-pride law breaches European Convention on Human Rights, says O’Flaherty

2 April 2025

Hungary’s new law banning pride marches is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty has warned. The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, has…

Foreign Affairs Human Rights

O’Flaherty demands Turkey respect freedom of peaceful assembly

25 March 2025

Michael O’Flaherty has warned Turkish authorities to respect human rights during protests which have gripped the country in recent days. The unrest started following the arrest of leading opposition politician…

Human Rights

Tánaiste ‘alarmed’ by Hungary pride ban

19 March 2025

The Tánaiste says he is concerned about Hungary’s decision to ban pride marches. The Hungarian parliament passed legislation on Tuesday tightening up existing so-called child protection laws. “We voted to…

Human Rights Justice

Council of Europe accuses Ireland of ‘institutional racism’ against Traveller and Roma communities

27 February 2025

Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland continue to be subjected to “discrimination, prejudice and institutional racism”, that’s according to the Council of Europe’s expert group on national minorities. Whilst Irish…

Human Rights

EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund

O’Flaherty slams migrant rights backsliding

Irish government gets EU ticking off

Ireland modest rise in rainbow ranking

Ireland to sign convention to protect lawyers

Hungary’s anti-pride law breaches European Convention on Human Rights, says O’Flaherty

O’Flaherty demands Turkey respect freedom of peaceful assembly

Tánaiste ‘alarmed’ by Hungary pride ban

Council of Europe accuses Ireland of ‘institutional racism’ against Traveller and Roma communities

Michael O’Flaherty pushes back on JD Vance characterisation of Europe

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