Vote on Mercosur deal to be delayed, Ursula von der Leyen tells EU leadersGovernment to come under pressure from Brussels to back EU-South American trade agreement Thu Dec 18 2025 - 14:58
Micheál Martin says he is not any ‘wiser’ on Jim Gavin’s failure to recall tenancy disputeTaoiseach received ‘complete assertions’ from Fianna Fáil presidential candidate there were no issues related to time as landlordThu Dec 18 2025 - 11:24
The €90bn question: will Belgium sign up to frozen assets plan for Ukraine? Emerging from this summit empty-handed would be hugely damaging to Europe’s standing in new world of ‘wars and predators’Thu Dec 18 2025 - 06:00
Mercosur decision may be delayed until January, Thomas Byrne says Talks are focusing on securing support of Italian government to get Mercosur deal done this weekTue Dec 16 2025 - 10:34
Peace process for Ukraine closer than at any time since start of Russian invasion, says MerzEuropean leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support forceMon Dec 15 2025 - 20:11
European Union facing a ‘make-or-break’ moment on Ukraine support Failing to produce the goods on huge package of financial aid to Kyiv would be hugely damaging for Europe Mon Dec 15 2025 - 13:36
Diplomatic traffic intensifies on Mercosur deal as France tries to delay decisionSceptical governments warned South American countries may walk away if trade deal is not signed this yearMon Dec 15 2025 - 12:11
Triple-lock reforms are about ‘taking back sovereignty’, Helen McEntee saysGovernment moving ‘quickly’ on legislation to remove need for UN mandate for peacekeeping missionsMon Dec 15 2025 - 08:29
EU bypasses Orban veto on plan to fund Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assetsChanges to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next weekFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:37
Tense negotiations, trad music sessions: How deal to extend nitrates derogation was doneEU Commissioner Jessika Roswall needed convincing to renew contested exemption for Irish farmersFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Mercosur: Ireland’s opposition to deal may depend on ‘blocking minority’, Tánaiste suggestsFears of farmers’ protest ‘with 10,000 tractors in Dublin’ if Ireland backs EU deal with South American blocThu Dec 11 2025 - 18:25
What Taoiseach and Tánaiste told pharma sector amid lobbying efforts on EU reformsDocuments show Government assured the industry that Ireland had its back in Washington and BrusselsThu Dec 11 2025 - 15:40
Advocates for Europe’s values are hard to find in asylum debateCentre ground continues to shift rightward on migration policyThu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Irish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended by EU for further three yearsExtension of exemption follows extensive lobbying by Government in Brussels Tue Dec 09 2025 - 11:03
‘Catch remaining targets’: Leaked Teneo files pull back curtain on corporate lobbyingInternal Teneo documents reveal exactly how oil firms and other big multinationals pushed to dilute EU supply chain rules Mon Dec 08 2025 - 15:00
Rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit part of ‘co-ordinated threat’ to Europe, says MinisterMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says drones off Dublin Bay were not controlled by ‘back garden enthusiast’Mon Dec 08 2025 - 12:19
Order of Malta commissions external review over handling of past complaints about sex abuserIndependent review to examine previous warnings about volunteer who drugged and molested two teenage boys Thu Dec 04 2025 - 09:00
Report card: How are Ursula von der Leyen’s commissioners getting on? Europe letter: European Commission president has fewer clear rivals to her influence inside powerful executive this timeThu Dec 04 2025 - 04:56
EU leaders face big choice on vital aid for UkraineEuropean Commission warns Ukraine could be at risk of losing the war if crucial financial support not providedWed Dec 03 2025 - 16:09
Three arrested in European diplomat training school fraud investigationEU offices searched in inquiry into awarding of contract to train junior diplomats in BelgiumTue Dec 02 2025 - 15:33
Peace in Ukraine ‘cannot mean capitulation’ to Russia, EU chief says A year into the job as European Council president, António Costa says fears about US walking away from Ukraine have not come to passThu Nov 27 2025 - 18:17
Review into forged Garda vetting flagged employee unsuitable for work with childrenForged background checks a ‘serious risk’ to safety of vulnerable children in care of private companyThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
HSE tried to conceal ties to company at centre of forged Garda vetting controversyInternal inquiry opened into HSE contract awarded to firm that supplied falsified checks on care workersThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Mormon missionary turned tariff hawk: the curious European past of Trump’s trade enforcerTrade envoy Jamieson Greer spent time working, proselytising and studying across Europe as a young man Thu Nov 27 2025 - 04:59
Fresh push for US tariff exemptions on whiskey and medtech US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Brussels to talk tariffs with EU trade ministers Mon Nov 24 2025 - 11:11
Simon Harris’s short time at Foreign Affairs: building bridges, less foreign travel - and a lot of press releases‘On trade he’d get a better mark than on the pure foreign policy side of things’Sat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Irish general Seán Clancy says Europe can no longer sit back: ‘Ukraine is the front line’Chair of EU’s highest military body says push to spend more on defence is not about ‘militarisation’ of societyFri Nov 21 2025 - 06:00
Tens of thousands in Gaza still at ‘significant risk’ of starvation, says McEntee Conversation ‘needs to be had’ with Israel about helping to fund Gaza reconstruction, new Minister for Foreign Affairs says Thu Nov 20 2025 - 09:25
Political camps flex muscles before EU budget arm wrestleEurope letter: Competing institutions set out stalls in what will be a lengthy row to hammer out next union budgetThu Nov 20 2025 - 04:59
EU proposes doing away with constant internet ‘cookies’ requests New ‘one click’ system proposed to allow people accept or reject cookies for six months Wed Nov 19 2025 - 13:01
L’Oréal presses EU to ease regulatory burden on cosmetics and pharmaCosmetics industry involved in lobbying rearguard against new laws making it pay for water pollution Tue Nov 18 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine in ‘urgent’ need of funds, von der Leyen warns EU leaders No ‘easy options’ to plug looming wartime budget shortfall in Ukraine, commission president says Mon Nov 17 2025 - 15:10
Two Government departments clash over plan to pressure tech giants over social media scamsDepartment of Enterprise went to bat for Big Tech in online investment scam row with Department of Finance, emails showSat Nov 15 2025 - 06:00
Plastic bottle cap bugbear the perfect example of EU’s disconnected messagingEnvironment commissioner says Brussels needs to get better at explaining ‘why we are doing things’Thu Nov 13 2025 - 05:00
European intelligence services asked to share notes on Russian interferenceKremlin-backed election meddling becoming ‘more sophisticated and better resourced’, says EU commissioner Michael McGrath Wed Nov 12 2025 - 16:29
Ireland may seek aid of French warship to boost security during EU presidencyState already investing in drone defences ahead of visits from ministers and heads of state next yearSat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
‘God only knows what will be tried’: EU leaders’ safety in Ireland comes under spotlightFriendly warships and threats from drones: planning steps up for major summit in Ireland next year as part of the EU presidency Sat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Nitrates deal between Ireland and EU ‘getting closer’, commissioner says Farmers availing of sought-after extension to derogation will have to observe wider environmental standards - Jessika RoswallFri Nov 07 2025 - 06:00
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddlePatrick O’Donovan has made it to one of four ministerial-level EU meetings he has been invited to as Ireland prepares to take over council presidencyThu Nov 06 2025 - 06:00
EU states agree deal to slash carbon emissions by 2040Compromise deal gives EU states more flexibility to meet ambitious 2040 climate targets Wed Nov 05 2025 - 10:42
EU states locked in negotiations on 90% emissions-reduction targetIreland signals support for the 2040 objective, but Italy and Hungary dig their heels inTue Nov 04 2025 - 19:29
The EU wants to help fix Europe’s housing crisis, can it? Brussels policymakers examining changes to free governments hands to subsidise affordable housing developments Sat Nov 01 2025 - 10:28
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan banned from entering Israel or Palestine for five yearsChairwoman of European Parliament’s Palestine relations delegation unable to participate in official visit Fri Oct 31 2025 - 17:08
Data protection rules ‘completely out of control’, Meta tells Government Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level Thu Oct 30 2025 - 13:05
Giving stalling car industry a break on petrol-engine ban could be a mistake Short-term relief for carmakers unlikely to enable them catch China in electric-vehicle race Thu Oct 30 2025 - 04:48
Opposition to Mercosur trade deal waning as crunch EU vote approaches Ireland and other EU states to vote on controversial Mercosur trade deal in December Tue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
EU red lines can be elastic when necessaryShort of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine Fri Oct 24 2025 - 16:32
‘European friends are real friends’: Zelenskiy has a good day in Brussels New EU and US sanctions, limiting Russia’s ability to sell its oil and gas, are a boost to KyivThu Oct 23 2025 - 17:47
Ireland backs plan to use sanctioned Russian assets to fund Ukraine loan Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Republic is not a ‘safe haven’ from Russian threatThu Oct 23 2025 - 11:05
Privacy groups assail appointment of ex-tech lobbyist to Irish tech regulator Campaigners say appointment of Niamh Sweeney undermines trust in Data Protection Commission, which they say has an ‘abysmal’ record in taking on big tech companiesThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
