European news for Ireland
Multinational companies headquartered in Ireland are causing a drag on the Irish economy, the European Commission has warned. “Ireland’s headline figures continue to indicate a slowdown of economic activity, largely…
A senior Irish judge says the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) will need to reform before the EU gets any bigger. Tony Collins has just completed his term as…
The Spanish government has fined Ryanair more than €100 million for charging extra for hand luggage and excessive fees for printing tickets at the airport. Spain’s Ministry for Consumer Affairs…
Two-thirds of Irish shoppers distrust Black Friday deals, that’s according to research carried out by Ireland’s consumer board. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says that its polling suggests…
Israel is not meeting its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel trade agreement. That’s the opinion of the EU’s foreign affairs chief. It is the first time he has been…
Ireland’s “over-reliance” on foreign-trained doctors and nurses “risks exacerbating workforce shortages” in the countries where they come from, the OECD has warned. More than 40 percent of doctors, and more…
The Defence Forces have confirmed that “Irish personnel are safe and accounted for” after attacks on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says it…
BlueSky, an alternative micro-blogging platform to X (formally known as Twitter), has experienced a meteoric rise in users since the US election. Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump had seen…
Ireland’s fishing industry is on course to make a loss for the third year in a row, the European Commission has warned. The EU forecasts Irish fisheries will make a…
EU foreign ministers are expected to hold a fractious discussion over relations with Israel today. It comes after the EU’s foreign affairs chief proposed invoking the human rights clause in…