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…
Europe ministers meet in Denmark
Europe ministers are meeting in Copenhagen today and tomorrow to discuss pressing EU affairs, notably related to Ukraine, after a summer marked by Trump meeting Putin. Ireland’s Minister of State…
Ireland’s hazardous waste management ‘vulnerable’
Ireland is at severe risk of failing to deliver on its ability to deal with hazardous waste, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned. Although the amount of hazardous waste…
EU office in Kyiv damaged in Russian attack
An EU office in Ukraine has been severely damaged by Russian bombing overnight. European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, says she is “outraged” by the attack. The Ukrainian authorities…
Landing fish outside Ireland ‘up to operators’
The government says it is up to operators to decide where to land after complaints that too much fish is being processed outside Ireland. According to the Irish Fish Processors…
Trump threatens EU over American tech
Donald Trump has threatened to impose fresh sanctions to protect US tech giants from what he called “discriminatory” taxes and rules. The EU’s Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act…
Ireland to fail tree planting target
Ireland will fail to meet its tree planting targets at the current rate, according to a recent report from the Climate Change Advisory Council. The independent advisory body is urging…
Illegal lobster seized in Galway
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has seized 194 lobsters from Ballyconneely in County Galway because they were below the minimum legal size. The SFPA says it took action after a…
Ireland protests Israel’s settlement plan
Ireland’s Tanaiste, the EU’s foreign chief, as well as foreign ministers from countries including Japan, Australia and France have protested against Israel’s plans for new settlements in the West Bank…
EU gets US tariff deal in writing
The European Union and United States have published a Joint Statement formalising last month’s tariff deal. The EU had expected the statement to be published within days of the agreement…