EU backs France for halting iPhone sales
The European Commission has backed France over Ireland in a dispute over Apple iPhone safety concerns. In 2023, the French market surveillance authority, Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) demanded that…
EU research funding pays back ten-fold
For every euro invested Horizon Europe generates up to €11 in economic gains, according to data from the European Commission. Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship research programme which runs…
EU threatens to cut €200m from Israel
The European Commission will today ask member states including Ireland to cut off hundreds of millions of Euro in research funding from Israel in reaction to the war in Gaza.…
EU promises to tackle cyberbullying
The European Commission has promised to work to stamp out online bullying, warning of a “worrying trend” in attacks online. Ireland’s professional development service, Oide, provides training for teachers to…
Hundreds of potentially dangerous baby products removed from online marketplaces
Ireland’s consumer watchdog has ordered Amazon, Etsy, Shein and other online sites to remove dozens of baby products from their platforms over safety fears. Together with regulators across the European…
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EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund
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…
Ryanair calls for EU to act after hundreds of flights cancelled
Ryanair has urged the EU to act after French air traffic control strikes resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The Irish-based carrier cancelled 170 flights yesterday and today.…
EU demands devices and services accessible to people with disabilities
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…
Government facial recognition tech broke EU law
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled that the government broke EU law in the way that it used facial recognition technology in the registration process for Public Services Cards.…
Data centres hoover up more than one-fifth of Ireland’s electricity
Data centres used 22 percent of Ireland’s electricity last year, up from 5 percent less than ten years ago. Power-hungry computer servers are essential to Ireland’s tech industry. But the…