Tony Murphy retains EU watchdog post
Tony Murphy has been re-elected as President of the European Court of Auditors for another three years. The Irishman has been the EU’s watchdog chief since 2022. The European Court…
EU freezes some Israeli funding
The EU will halt millions of Euro of funding destined for Israel in protest at the war in Gaza. In her annual ‘State of the EU’ address to the European…
Taoiseach condemns incursion into Poland’s airspace
Poland says it will trigger NATO’s Article 4 in reaction to what it called an “unprecedented violation of Polish airspace” by Russian drones. NATO jets were sent in to support…
European fishing leaders meet in Killybegs
European fishing leaders are meeting in Killybegs in County Donegal to discuss new EU rules that fishers fear will endanger the viability of their sector. Delegates from 17 producer organisations…
One in five children living in poverty
One in five children in Ireland are living in poverty once housing costs are striped out. That’s according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). That’s the equivalent to…
EU farming ministers meet in Denmark
EU farming ministers are meeting in Denmark to discuss the future of the Common Agricultural Policy just days after the European Commission put forward a trade deal with Mercosur. Ireland’s…
EU fines Google €2.95 bn over advert controls
The European Commission has imposed a fine of €2.95 billion on Google for breaching EU competition rules. The EU says that the tech giant distorts competition in the advertising technology…
Ireland could send peacekeepers to Ukraine
The Taoiseach has told President Zelenskyy that Ireland could send peacekeepers to Ukraine to help maintain a ceasefire. It comes as French President, Emmanuel Macron, has revealed that 26 countries…
EU to fund Irish muscular pain research
Academics at Irish universities have won €12 million in funding to advance research in areas as diverse as genetics, pain management and wave propulsion. Trinity College, University College Dublin (UCD),…
European Commission puts forward Mercosur deal for approval
A trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur countries could be signed by the end of the year, the European Commission says. Following the completion of negotiations, the European…