Macron to consult Taoiseach about Ukraine
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will take part in a second meeting organised by President Macron on the future of Ukraine this afternoon. The video conference comes following Monday’s in-person meeting in…
Michael O’Flaherty pushes back on JD Vance characterisation of Europe
Michael O’Flaherty has hit back at the Trump administration for dismissing Europe. Last week US Vice President JD Vance claimed that Europe was in retreat from fundamental values. “What I…
Donohoe ‘confident’ defence increase won’t undermine Euro
EU finance ministers have discussed the risk that massive increases in defence spending could undermine the Euro. Finance ministers met in Brussels yesterday. The meeting was chaired by Ireland’s finance…
European powers meet for crisis meeting over Ukraine
The leaders of seven European countries plus the EU and NATO will meet in Paris today for a crisis meeting on the future of Ukraine. The US administration has suggested…
Price of love has gone up
They say money can’t buy love, but if you want to try, it will cost you a bit more this Valentine’s Day. Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) has calculated the…
Harris at Munich Security Conference
Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned of a “changing global and European security context” ahead of his arrival at the Munich Security Conference. It is has been a heady week in…
OECD raises concerns about Ireland’s economic resilience and risk of climate change failure
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a warning that Ireland needs to do more to ensure its long term economic “resilience” and will have to up…
EU affordable housing plan delayed
The European Commission will not bring forward a plan on affordable housing until at least 2026 despite promises from Ursula von der Leyen. The European Commission has published its work…
Tánaiste strikes tempered tone over trade tariffs
The Irish government believes “retaliation should not be the EU’s preferred scenario” to tariffs announced by President Trump, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says. Tánaiste Simon Harris will…
European economy ‘fragile’ – Lagarde
The European economy remains fragile and vulnerable to uncertainty, the head of the European Central Bank has warned. The Eurozone economy only managed to grow “modestly in 2024”, Christine Lagarde…