European news for Ireland
Rising levels of cancers in men could be linked to chemical pollution, that’s according to the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Across Europe, cases of prostate and testicular cancers appear…
Farmers could receive inflation-linked pay rises under the next EU budget, European Commission President von der Leyen has suggested. Von der Leyen is trying to build support for her €2…
The European Court of Justice has ruled that alcohol-free gin cannot include the word gin in the name. Judges have concluded that the name gin is “reserved for a specific…
Ireland is going to overshoot its maximum allowed emissions of carbon dioxide by 10 million tonnes this year, the Climate Change Advisory Council has warned. It means Ireland will fail…
Michael McGrath is expected to announce the launch of a European Centre for Democratic Resilience later today as the centrepiece of his efforts to protect European democracy from disinformation and…
The number of migrants arriving in Ireland is putting the national asylum and reception system under strain, the European Commission has warned. For the first time, under the EU’s new…
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for a further €240 million in grants for Ireland under NextGenerationEU programme. The scheme was set up un der the Recovery and Resilience…
Ireland produces more greenhouse gas pollution per person than any other country in the European Union, according to new data released just days before the COP30 climate conference. The European…
The EU’s Environment Commissioner has signalled her support for Ireland to get a further derogation from a key part of water pollution law. Jessika Roswall visited Ireland last week where…
Russia could use its shadow fleet as launching pads for drone attacks anywhere in Europe, the EU’s Defence Commissioner has warned. Russian vessels are thought to have passed through Irish…