Climate: 2024 breaches 1.5°C
Last year was the hottest on record and the first calendar year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, that’s according to the EU’s climate service Copernicus. “Human-induced climate change remains…
Department allocates €96m peace funding
Ireland’s Department of Rural and Community Development has announced that it has allocated €96 million towards peace funding. The money will be distributed under eight different headings including support for…
Irish tourism faces ‘devastation’ from ETA
A British scheme to carry out security checks on people arriving from outside the the EU will have a “devastating impact” on tourism in Ireland. That’s the warning from Northern…
Zuckerberg accuses Europe of “institutionalising censorship”
The boss of Facebook and Instagram has accused Europe of holding back innovation and institutionalising censorship. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that it will get rid of fact checkers in the…
EU warns Elon Musk of “legal boundaries”
The European Commission is keeping a close eye on Elon Musk. In recent months the boss of X (previously known as Twitter) has been taking an increasingly close interest in…
EU considering Irish request for Cork Commuter Rail funding
The European Commission is analysing the Irish government’s request for €115 million in grants under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF was set up after the covid…
Challenging year ahead for Europe
Europe faces a challenging year in 2025 with wars on the EU’s borders, Donald Trump entering the White House and political uncertainty in a number of European capitals. Noelle O’Connell…
Can you return unwanted presents?
Under EU law you often have the right to return items. Now that Christmas is over, it is a good time to know what your rights are. If an item…
Ireland ‘highly suitable’ for Asian hornets
A new study has found that there is a “high suitability” for Asian hornets to become established in Ireland. Researchers concluded that Ireland’s mild European climate could be suitable for…
One charger to rule them all
From tomorrow, all new phones, speakers, cameras and other electronic devices sold in Europe must use the same charger: USB-C The European law on common chargers comes into force tomorrow,…