Car repair stitch-up gets €10 million warning
Drivers are being scared off taking their cars to independent garages by the Irish motor industry, the consumer watchdog the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) fears. The CCPC has…
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.…
Poorer families should be given €10,000 to buy electric cars, says Climate Council
Ireland will fail to meet national and EU targets for electric cars without a dramatic increase in support by the government, the Climate Council has warned. The Climate Change Advisory…
Irish government gets EU ticking off
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…
Is the new Brexit deal good for Ireland?
The UK and EU have reached a new deal which both sides say mark a new chapter in their relationship. But what does it mean for Ireland? Fisheries The current…
McGrath cancels Spanish trip after blackouts
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…
Platform 6 officially opens at Cork Kent
An extra platform funded by the EU has officially opened at Cork Kent railway station. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Ireland’s European Commissioner, Michael McGrath, and Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, were…
Global shipping agrees to cut emissions but falls short of Paris Agreement targets
The global shipping industry has agreed to drastically cut pollution levels and move towards net-zero, but the deal falls short of the Paris climate agreement. The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s…
Ships polluting EU waters, warn auditors
Ships are continuing to pollute the seas around Europe because member states’ enforcement is “far from satisfactory”, that’s according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The ECA says European…
EU to water down electric car targets
Electric cars will be more expensive and less available as a result of EU moves to water down targets, that’s according to the European consumer organisation, BEUC. The European Commission…