Coimisiún na Meán agrees EU harmful content deal
Ireland’s media regulator has reached a deal to enforce EU law on harmful and illegal online content. Under the new European Digital Services Act, social media firms can be fined…
Ireland’s billion Euro VAT gap
Ireland lost more than one billion Euro in VAT revenue in 2021, according to a new report. Value-Added Tax (VAT) is applied to goods and services across the economy. It…
TikTok fined €345 million by Irish Data Protection Commission
Ireland has fined TikTok €345 million for breaches of EU law. The Irish Data Protection Commission concluded the social media platform failed to adequately protect the data of children using…
European Parliament approves extra Irish MEP
Ireland looks set to enter next year’s European elections with 14 seats up for grabs, one more than last time. The European Parliament voted this lunchtime to endorse the EU…
Ireland asks EU for covid recovery cash
Ireland has finally asked for its first reimbursement of covid recovery cash from the EU. In 2021, following the worst of the pandemic, the EU set up a fund worth…
Ireland to France on a single ticket
Combined rail and sail tickets between Ireland and France are now available, according to the French government. It follows an agreement between President Macron and the then Taoiseach, Micheál Martin,…
Additional MEP would trigger electoral review
The Electoral Commission will have to carry out a “fresh review”, if Ireland is allocated an additional seat ahead of next year’s European elections. The Electoral Commission has just published…
Ireland’s greenhouse emissions increase most in EU
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions have risen more than anywhere else in the EU, according to the latest comparable data. In the first quarter of this year, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions…
Irish goods to face UK checks from 2024
The UK will introduce controls on goods arriving in Britain from the Republic of Ireland from next year. A new delayed timeline has now been set out by the UK…
EU approves Ireland’s forestry plan
Ireland’s plan to spend millions of Euro on new forests has been approved by the EU. The European Commission concluded that a €308 million scheme to support afforestation will lead…