European news for Ireland
Ireland broke international law by failing to provide basic services to asylum seekers, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Asylum seekers were not provided with housing because Irish authorities…
The Council of Europe has warned of pervasive overcrowding, worsening safety levels and inadequate mental healthcare in Ireland’s prisons. The report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention…
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…
Computers, phones and banking services must be accessible to all under a new European law that has just come into force. The European Accessibility Act has now entered into application…
A group of European countries including Ireland is putting pressure to reverse anti-gay laws. The declaration has now been signed by 17 EU member states shocked by a raft of…
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…
The EU could take Ireland to court unless it correctly puts in place requirements under the European Arrest Warrant, the European Commission has warned. The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) allows…
Ireland’s European Commissioner, Michael McGrath, has cancelled a planned official visit to Spain. Spain and Portugal is suffering a major electricity blackout. According to the portugese energy operator, the massive…
Finger print scanners, iris eye-readers and facial recognition technology can be tricked into allowing hackers access, the EU’s law enforcement agency has warned. Fingerprints have become a popular method of…
The number of counterfeit bank notes has risen to its highest level in five years, the European Central bank has warned. More than half a million Euro banknotes were withdrawn…