European news for Ireland
The government has dispatched ministers around the world ahead of St Patrick’s Day on Monday. It’s about “promoting Ireland’s economy, celebrating our diaspora and engaging with our partners”, the government…
Farming, fisheries and food are critical assets for Europe, the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner told the European Parliament this morning. Christophe Hansen has been setting out the European Commission’s “Vision for…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin had to walk a tightrope in an, at times, agonising meeting with Donald Trump in the White House. The Taoiseach could barely get a word in as…
The European Commission has announced counter-measures worth €26 billion as US tariffs on EU aluminium and steel come into force. President Trump has imposed a 25 percent tariff on all…
A new EU law will aim to prevent European countries from running out of vital medicines in future. Ireland, along with other countries, is suffering shortages of hundreds of medicines.…
Ireland’s Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, has warned that economic growth in the EU looks set to be lower than previously expected. “There is obvious uncertainty with regards tariffs and trade,…
Thailand is reopening for Irish beef exports, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has announced. “This decision represents an endorsement by the Thai Administration of Ireland’s high food safety standards”, said…
The number of women in the workplace in Ireland has doubled since 1998, that’s according to new data from Ireland’s stats agency. In 1998, there were 641,800 women registered in…
EU leaders in Brussels have given the European Commission the go-ahead for a plan to boost defence spending by up to €800 billion. The Taoiseach took part in the summit…
The first annual UK-Ireland Summit is taking place in Liverpool. Taoiseach Micheál Martin met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last night. The summit was agreed last year to mark an…