The lucrative lobbying careers forged by Lucinda Creighton, Phil Hogan and Dara Murphy in BrusselsThe former politicians work as lobbyists and consultants to banking, pharma and tech firmsMon Sept 29 2025 - 06:00
Ireland to impose travel bans on extremist Israeli ministers, UN toldMicheál Martin says Ireland will introduce sanctions on politicians fomenting the ‘unfolding disaster in Gaza’Fri Sept 26 2025 - 19:18
US says EU deal on pharma trade remains in place despite Trump threatUS president Donald Trump had earlier said he will impose 100 per cent import tariffs on pharma productsFri Sept 26 2025 - 18:14
Ireland open to using deportation hubs outside EU borders, says Jim O’CallaghanMinister for Justice says proposal would have to be good value and respect human rights of deporteesFri Sept 26 2025 - 06:00
Pharma lobbyists cash in on Brussels red tape rampageThe European Commission headquarters has become more receptive to concerns of big businessThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
Man to face charges over alleged abuse of boys in St John AmbulanceFormer senior volunteer had been subject of multiple criminal complaints over alleged sexual abuseTue Sept 23 2025 - 20:36
‘No guarantee’ Mercosur trade deal can be stopped, says HeydonAgreement would lower barriers to trade between the EU and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and ParaguayMon Sept 22 2025 - 12:25
Belgium’s ghost town: ‘In the beginning it was beautiful’Doel was supposed to be demolished years ago, but a handful of residents remain among the crumbling abandoned buildingsSun Sept 21 2025 - 14:03
Phil Hogan’s consultancy firm earned €1m last year for Brussels work, filings showFormer EU commissioner lists JP Morgan, Enfer labs, Visa and Dutch semiconductor manufacturer among clientsSat Sept 20 2025 - 06:00
Minister has not yet received formal proposal for DAA chief exit packageKenny Jacobs involved in dispute with board of semi-State body that oversees Cork and Dublin airportsThu Sept 18 2025 - 10:35
Fancy working as an EU official? Try answering these questions firstA small industry has developed around coaching would-be-officials how to pass EU institution examsThu Sept 18 2025 - 05:59
What would the suspension of the EU-Israel trade deal mean?Proposal to suspend agreement will renew divisive debate about European Union’s response to Gaza war Wed Sept 17 2025 - 17:34
European Commission proposes ending preferential treatment for Israeli trade If approved, EU move would represent major economic and diplomatic blow for IsraelWed Sept 17 2025 - 16:38
Don’t forget the islands - Ireland and Cyprus nudge EU on fundingEuropean Commission eyes expanded €2 trillion budget to be negotiated over next two years Fri Sept 12 2025 - 06:00
Tony Murphy re-elected as head of EU spending watchdog Cabra man says it is a ‘great privilege’ to stay on as president of European Court of AuditorsThu Sept 11 2025 - 16:47
New French prime minister takes gig that may be short-term contractSébastien Lecornu is a politician typical of the Macron project, that might work against himThu Sept 11 2025 - 06:00
Ursula von der Leyen proposes suspending parts of EU trade deal with Israel Commission president says bloc cannot remain ‘paralysed’ in response to Gaza bombardment, but action would require shift from Germany or ItalyWed Sept 10 2025 - 17:42
Why Ursula von der Leyen’s shift on Israeli sanctions is significant Commission president’s proposal to suspend parts of EU-Israel trade deal will put pressure on Italy and Germany to lift their opposition to joint EU action Wed Sept 10 2025 - 12:05
‘Many arrests may be made’: France braces for protests as government crumblesPresident Emmanuel Macron has another go at picking someone to govern in a seemingly ungovernable parliamentTue Sept 09 2025 - 19:31
French government collapses after losing confidence votePrime minister’s exit following confidence vote leaves Macron searching for fifth prime minister in two yearsMon Sept 08 2025 - 19:18
A second French government has effectively collapsed. What is going on?PM’s loss of confidence vote compounds political crisis facing Europe’s second-largest economyMon Sept 08 2025 - 18:50
Donald Trump threatens action over EU’s ‘very unfair’ €2.9bn Google fineUS president Donald Trump criticises decision as ‘very unfair’ and ‘discriminatory’Fri Sept 05 2025 - 20:53
How Trump protects Big Tech from Big BrusselsPressure from White House and Big Tech putting squeeze on Europe’s digital rules Fri Sept 05 2025 - 05:00
Ireland seeks allies to help block Mercosur trade dealSources say there will be severe pressure from European Commission and countries favouring deal in coming monthsThu Sept 04 2025 - 06:00
Ursula von der Leyen’s hair-raising flight points to turbulent times aheadEastern EU states continue to warn about ‘hybrid warfare tactics’ of Russia and its allies Thu Sept 04 2025 - 06:00
Government cannot have its beef and eat it too on Mercosur deal Breakdown in transatlantic relationship weakens hand of EU capitals opposing Mercosur trade deal Wed Sept 03 2025 - 19:49
Emergency brake proposed to guard against EU-Mercosur deal harming Irish farmers European Commission seeks Mercosur trade deal approval, kicking off fractious debate among EU capitals Wed Sept 03 2025 - 15:19
Chipmakers need help with high energy costs, Taoiseach told Ursula von der Leyen More must be done to bring down ‘very high’ energy costs facing chip manufacturers, Micheál Martin tells European Commission president Tue Sept 02 2025 - 06:00
Ursula von der Leyen’s plane targeted by suspected Russian GPS interferenceOfficials suspect jamming operation forced jet carrying European Commission president to land in Bulgaria using paper mapsMon Sept 01 2025 - 10:59
Tech regulations will be recurring tension point between Brussels and TrumpEU’s strict digital rules again in the crosshairs of US president and Big TechFri Aug 29 2025 - 05:10
Apple seeks ‘constructive and open dialogue’ with new EU competition chief Internal correspondence show US tech giant worked to reset relations with Brussels regulators Fri Aug 29 2025 - 05:00
Renewed push for EU-level sanctions on Israel over Gaza bombardmentForeign ministers of Sweden and Netherlands call for suspension of EU-Israel trade dealThu Aug 28 2025 - 20:37
EU system returns from August break to a full in-tray Key decisions to be taken on Mercosur deal, union budget and logjammed financial reforms Thu Aug 28 2025 - 04:51
EU action against Israel over Gaza is ‘long overdue’, Simon Harris saysTánaiste’s comments come after hundreds of former ambassadors issue letter calling on EU to respond to deteriorating humanitarian situationTue Aug 26 2025 - 08:24
‘Burnout’ of Tusla staff delayed assessments of child abuse and neglect in DonegalInternal Tusla review criticises time taken to assess risk posed by alleged child abuser Mon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Tusla debated turning back to previously blacklisted care home providers Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Department cuts firm’s Ukraine accommodation contract over Garda vetting controversy State bodies under pressure over contracts awarded to group found supplying falsified vetting checksFri Aug 22 2025 - 16:41
Investigation: Forged Garda vetting certs at firm minding vulnerable childrenBusinessman behind firm blacklisted by Tusla over fake vetting later won €6 million State contractFri Aug 22 2025 - 06:00
Investigation: Firm caring for vulnerable children supplied fake Garda vetting formsBusinessman behind the group has gone on to win a further multimillion euro State contractFri Aug 22 2025 - 06:00
US agrees to cap tariffs on pharmaceuticals imports from EU at 15%Government to push for more sectors to enjoy tariff ‘carve outs’ in EU-US agreement Thu Aug 21 2025 - 12:52
Golf and aligned views help Europe settle on its team of ‘Trump whisperers’Continent’s leaders need to lean on personal rapport with US president to avoid end of war on Vladimir Putin’s termsWed Aug 20 2025 - 18:47
Zelenskiy to visit Downing Street ahead of Trump meeting with Putin European leaders and Ukrainian president speak with Trump ahead of Friday’s US-Russia summitThu Aug 14 2025 - 07:13
The Brussels street named after an anti-Semite and a woman who saved hundreds of JewsThere is poetic justice in Rue Edmond Picard is becoming Rue Andrée Geulen – although that hasn’t stopped some residents from grumblingThu Aug 14 2025 - 05:00
European leaders eye Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine with anxiety Despite positive spin from Wednesday’s meeting, Zelenskiy and Europe will be shut out of Alaska summitWed Aug 13 2025 - 18:26
More than 100 former MEPs urge EU to suspend association agreement with IsraelStarvation of civilian population in Gaza amounts to ‘nothing short of a war crime’, open letter statesMon Aug 11 2025 - 16:25
Why did the EU sign a tariff deal overwhelmingly favourable to the US? The EU made many concessions in negotiations and got little in returnThu Jul 31 2025 - 10:06
European unity would have broken down in a trade war with the USFrance is attacking 15% tariff deal, yet like Ireland had wanted Brussels to water down retaliatory measuresThu Jul 31 2025 - 05:00
‘Clear understanding’ 15% tariff max will be applied by US to pharma exports Pharmaceuticals and semiconductors accounted for the bulk of Ireland’s exports to the US in 2024Tue Jul 29 2025 - 06:00
How the EU’s ‘lopsided’ US trade deal was doneDeal brings certainty to European firms, but at a costMon Jul 28 2025 - 17:15
EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectorsMon Jul 28 2025 - 16:37
