Patrick Smyth
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What can the EU offer May to save her Brexit deal?
- UK
- December 11, 2018
We are in the market for a “reassurance”. A clarification, not a renegotiated treaty. A way of demonstrating that the withdrawal treaty, and speci(...)

May to warn of ‘division and uncertainty’ if MPs reject EU deal
- UK
- November 25, 2018
Theresa May will warn MPs on Monday that rejecting her Brexit deal will open the door to “division and uncertainty” and risk reversing Britain’s decis(...)

The week in Brexit: Key days ahead
- Europe
- November 20, 2018, 18:58
When British prime minister Theresa May travels to Brussels on Wednesday to negotiate final changes to the political declaration on future EU-UK relat(...)
Ireland’s ‘worrying’ sex ed deficit, ‘A Scary Time’, Taylor Swift
- Student Hub
- October 12, 2018, 15:01
In the aftermath of the Brett Kavanaugh controversy, and on the eve of International Day of the Girl, a parody song about what a frightening moment th(...)

Irish mussels producer fails in bid to bring European appeal
- Crime & Law
- October 9, 2018, 15:48
A Co Kerry mussel producer has failed in its attempt to bring an appeal against a decision to the Grand Chambre full court of the Strasbourg-based Eur(...)

Like the scouts, be prepared for the worst Brexit outcome
- Politics
- June 28, 2018, 21:20
“The European Council renews its call upon Member States, Union institutions and all stakeholders to step up their work on preparedness at all levels (...)

Davy’s upbeat forecasts, cool reception for EU digital tax, and more INM revelations
- Business
- April 30, 2018, 06:30
Ireland’s GDP will grow by 5.7 per cent this year (a higher rate than previously expected), consumer spending will accelerate, and new mortgage lendin(...)

Theresa May refuses to rule out further Syria strikes
- Middle East
- April 17, 2018
British prime minister Theresa May has defended her decision to launch air strikes against Syria without prior parliamentary approval, describing the (...)

US retreats on trade as EU backs UK on Russia
- Politics
- March 22, 2018, 21:26
Donald Trump’s US administration has exempted the European Union from controversial import tariffs, averting a possible transatlantic trade war but al(...)

Digital tax explainer: Tech firms are growing far faster than EU economy at large
- Economy
- March 21, 2018, 12:30
Every day, 20 billion emails and 150 million social media posts are written, and 650 million online searches are carried out in the European Union. Y(...)