Government facial recognition tech broke EU law
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled that the government broke EU law in the way that it used facial recognition technology in the registration process for Public Services Cards.…
Data centres hoover up more than one-fifth of Ireland’s electricity
Data centres used 22 percent of Ireland’s electricity last year, up from 5 percent less than ten years ago. Power-hungry computer servers are essential to Ireland’s tech industry. But the…
Irish whiskey and beef targets Asia
More than a dozen Irish whiskey and Irish beef producers are in South Korea and Japan this week as part of a trade mission. The government believes east Asia offers…
EU considering changes to state aid rules to encourage more affordable housing
The European Commission is considering relaxing rules which limit the type of state aid EU governments can provide towards affordable housing. Ursula von der Leyen promised that as part of…
EU approves €211 million for films with Irish and European cultural content
The European Commission has approved €211 million Irish state funding to support television and film production “with Irish and European cultural content”. The government tax credit scheme is designed to…
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…
Ireland at ‘catastrophic’ risk from climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified 43 “significant risks” to Ireland caused by climate change. The EPA has carried out Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA) with…
Ireland’s economy falling, warns OECD
Trump tariffs and consumer uncertainty will cause Ireland’s economic growth to fall considerably next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. The OECD, a respected intergovernmental…
Trump tariff hike ‘undermines’ EU negotiations
A doubling of tariffs on steel exports to the US undermines EU efforts to reach a deal with the Trump administration, the European Commission says. Over the weekend, US President…
EU reusable garden wins at Bord Bia Bloom
The European Commission has sponsored a garden at Bord Bia Bloom to demonstrate the circular economy. The “Renewed Blooms” garden is designed by David Negus and sponsored by the European…