Ireland organic farming laggard
Ireland continues to lag behind the rest of Europe for organic farming. Latest data compiled by the EU’s statistics agency suggests only around two per cent of Ireland’s agricultural land…
Extra Irish MEP seat “diminishing”
The chances of Ireland being assigned an additional seat in the European Parliament are “diminishing” – that’s according to an EU diplomat closely involved in the process. Ireland currently has…
EU to fund Dublin–Cork rail upgrade study
Five transport projects in Ireland have won European funding. The EU will provide around €10 million towards future infrastructure upgrades. The selected projects include: The projects are all part of…
How does Ireland view the EU?
People in Ireland are nearly twice as likely to have a positive view of the European Parliament compared to the European average. That’s according to the latest opinion polls. In…