Meta Ireland fined €91 million for breaking EU law
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Ireland €91 million for GDPR breaches. Social media giant, Meta, owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. More than 2,000 people work at…
Tóchar wetland restoration project gets underway
A three-year €12 million project to restore wetlands across parts of the Midlands has been launched by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). In the first stage, landowners and…
Irish football missed out on Brexit funds, claims Sinn Féin
EU funding to offset the impact of Brexit should have been used to support Irish football, that’s according to Sinn Féin. More than €5 billion was set aside by the…
EU to challenge China’s Irish dairy probe
The European Commission has asked the World Trade Organization to intervene in an argument over exports of dairy products to China. The EU wants the WTO to challenge China’s so-called…
McConalogue reveals lobbying EU for farm funding beyond 2027
Farmers must be properly paid through the EU into the future, says Charlie McConalogue. EU agriculture ministers are meeting in Brussels today. The current Common Agricultural Policy runs until 2027,…
Where is Ireland’s Champagne?
Across the EU, three thousand products are recognised as top specialities. From Champagne to Prosciutto di Parma to Roquefort, only the real thing, made in the local area to a…
UK urged to adopt Irish and Ulster Scots language strategy
The Council of Europe has called on the UK to adopt strategies for Irish and Ulster Scots. The report by the Council of Europe’s experts on regional and minority languages…
Gardai seize drugs worth €16 million whilst taking down encrypted Ghost network
An Garda has taken part in an international operation to dismantle a major alleged criminal encrypted phone network. The operation, involving nine countries, led to 51 arrests, including 11 in…
EU court annuls €1.5bn Google fine
The European Court of Justice has annulled a €1.5 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission. Judges said the EU had “failed to take into consideration all the…
Who are Ireland’s 14 MEPs?
Ireland is represented in the European Parliament by 14 members. They were elected in June 2024 to serve for a five-year mandate and represent one of three constituencies: Dublin, Ireland…