There are five things the left needs to do now to capitalise on Catherine Connolly’s win

Irish farming organisations remain opposed to the deal over fears that beef would come into the EU at cheaper prices

Ireland and other EU states to vote on controversial Mercosur trade deal in December

Ireland has benefited hugely from its EU membership and now needs to play a constructive role in its reform

A precedent for outspokenness, set by Michael D Higgins, now seems to be a baseline minimum

Unlike Ireland, the country has no opt-out of EU common security and defence policy

Judicial reviews to planning decisions are ballooning and worth up to €20m a year to legal sector

Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine

Tech giant faces penalty of up to 6% of global annual revenue

European Union’s substantive trade issues with China has already wiped out renewable energy companies and now threatens car industry

Mayor of city, which is less than 100km from the Polish border, says EU neighbours are ‘in dreamworld’ over threat from Moscow

Ireland’s early morning pre-summit meeting with Nordic and Baltic States is now a fixture of Brussels diplomacy

Oireachtas Bill to adopt agreement goes further than Brussels requires, say rights groups

Supervisors have told banks to watch their dollar exposures amid Trump policy upheaval

The ceasefire has brought some respite, but it represents the most recent US assault on fundamental principles of international law

Turkish Cypriot president-elect has pledged to resume talks with Greek Cypriots over forming a federation

Denmark says some states not pulling their weight, as EU ministers discuss using frozen Russian assets to assist Kyiv

Comment made by Heather Humphreys represents ‘a new low’, says Connolly

But diplomats say threat of suspending agreement must ‘stay on table’ as leverage for Gaza

With a new generation of voters coming of age, neutrality could be a decisive factor