EU threatens US with €95 billion retaliation
The European Union will hit back at the United States with €95 billion in counter tariffs, if the US does not back down. European Commission says that its preference remains…
Irish support for EU drops to lowest level in more than a decade
Ireland’s support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level since 2013, according to a poll carried out for European Movement Ireland (EMI). Whilst support for the European Union…
Ireland lobbies EU over future farm funding
Ireland has started lobbying the EU to keep pumping billions of Euro into farming well into the future. The European Union spends around one-third of its entire budget on agriculture.…
Ireland’s trade imbalance with US widens as pharma rush to beat Trump tariffs
Ireland’s exports to the US doubled in March compared to the month before as manufacturers rushed to try and beat Trump’s expected trade tariffs. Latest data from the US Bureau…
EU to phase out Russian gas by 2028
The EU will phase out the use of all Russian oil, gas and nuclear energy, the European Commission has announced. The proposals will need to be approved by the European…
Hosepipe ban as EU warns of droughts
Uisce Éireann has imposed a hosepipe ban in three Irish counties due to a “sharp drop in water levels”. Water Conservation Orders have now come into force in Mullingar, County…
TikTok fined €530 million for ‘transfers of personal data’ from Europe to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined video sharing platform, TikTok, €530 million for allowing European users’ personal data to be accessed in China. Under EU law, European users’…
Climate council ‘disappointed’ energy customers not getting the best deals
The Climate Change Advisory Council says it is disappointed that a law to ensure energy customers get the best deal, both for their pocket and for the environment is not…
X suffers 10 million fall in European users
Social network X, formally known as Twitter, has lost more than 10 million users in the European Union since last year, according to data submitted by the company to the…
Ireland pledges €23 million for oceans
Ireland has pledged to commit more than €20 million towards a global effort to protect the world’s oceans. Marine and Climate Minister, Timmy Dooley TD, announced Ireland’s contribution of €23.86…