Ireland condemns UNRWA restrictions
The Irish government has criticised Israel for applying new pressure on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). In a joint move…
European Parliament demands help to decarbonise fisheries
The European Parliament has called for the EU to help fishermen and women ensure Europe’s fishing industry goes carbon neutral by 2050. MEPs said in a “modernisation of the EU…
Irish farmers join Europe’s largest protest
Farmers from across Europe, including Ireland, have convened a mass protest in Brussels to raise concerns about agricultural conditions and they’re fears over an EU trade deal with south America.…
EU publishes first affordable housing plan
The European Commission has announced a raft of measures to try to solve a Europe-wide housing crisis. High rent prices, problems with mortgages, poor quality housing and empty homes are…
Irish fish quotas cut by €94 million
Fishing quotas agreed amongst EU ministers for 2026 deliver a €94 million hit to Irish fishers, according to the industry. Negotiations over the quotas over-ran into Saturday before an agreement…
McEntee: Ukraine ceasefire vital
President Macron and Chancellor Merz are meeting in Berlin this evening to try and move discussions on Ukraine forward. European and US negotiators have been working with the Ukrainians through…
EU demands Ireland fined over water pollution
The European Commission is taking Ireland back to the court to demand the state is fined for what the EU believes is systemic and prolonged water pollution. The European Commission…
IIEA: Spies targeting Ireland
Foreign intelligence services are deliberately and actively targeting Ireland, raising the risk of increasing threats, the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has warned. The warning comes in a…
Environmentalists criticise EU nitrates derogation
Environmentalists have criticised a decision to give Ireland another derogation from strict rules in the EU’s nitrates directive. The European Environment Bureau (EEB) which works in Brussels on behalf of…
Ireland gets nitrate derogation but stricter limits apply
The EU’s Nitrates Committee has approved Ireland’s request for a further three-year derogation to EU water pollution law. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD said Ireland…