European news for Ireland
Many Irish families are scrimping and saving to pay for Christmas this year, according to a survey by Ireland’s consumer protection agency. One-fifth of people polled for the Competition and…
The European Commission has agreed a trade deal with south America after 25 years of negotiations. The political agreement covers EU trade with Mercosur countries, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and…
The Tánaiste has welcomed that the UK has begun the process of repealing the Legacy Act. The UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, announced in the House…
Ireland could overheat and push up inflation if it spends too much too fast, the OECD has warned. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its economic…
TikTok bosses have angered MEPs by failing to sufficiently answer their questions in the European Parliament. MEPs demanded answers from Tiktok following concerns about disinformation on the social media platform.…
From mapping the Vikings to new technology for breast cancer survivors, six Irish-based projects have won €12 million in research funding from the EU. The funding, announced by the European…
New types of crime are a challenge to EU’s criminal justice system, Michael McGrath has warned in his first speech as European Commissioner. Ireland’s former finance minister has given his…
More than twice as many Erasmus students and staff came to study in Ireland last year compared to the number of Irish students who went abroad. Ireland welcomed 11,835 people…
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new European Commission including Ireland’s Michael McGrath. MEPs gave their approval this lunchtime following scrutiny of the 26 commissioners under Ursula…
Social network TikTok approved adverts containing disinformation about the Irish elections – that’s according to Global Witness. The human rights NGO says it submitted 28 fake adverts for approval. The…