European news for Ireland
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…
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 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…
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…
More than three thousand Irish consumers were ripped off by dodgy second hand cars last year, that’s according to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The CCPC is now calling…
Dublin Airport has been awarded EU funding to install electric charging points and roll out electric shuttle buses. It is one of 39 projects selected from across the EU for…
The European early weather warning system is on red alert ahead of Storm Éowyn which is expected to hit Ireland on Friday. Met Éireann first issued its red alert across…
The European Commission is analysing the Irish government’s request for €115 million in grants under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF was set up after the covid…
The Spanish government has fined Ryanair more than €100 million for charging extra for hand luggage and excessive fees for printing tickets at the airport. Spain’s Ministry for Consumer Affairs…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €288 million loan for Dublin Airport to improve its energy efficiency. The loan covers near half of the project’s total cost of…