Ireland has greater access to vaccines through EU, Donohoe saysIdea of vaccination passport to ease international travel debated by EU countriesMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:24
Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?Ireland is now second in the EU vaccination league table. Can this pace be sustained?Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Ireland’s mounting Brexit woes unlikely to convince EU to reopen dealThe hardened attitude from the EU is: Britain has received what it asked forFri Jan 15 2021 - 19:00
Pfizer to reduce vaccine deliveries to EuropeIreland may receive just half of expected 40,000 doses next weekFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:22
How Denmark is administering vaccines at three times the rate of IrelandEurope Letter: Danes have vaccinated 2% of their population and even ran out of dosesWed Jan 13 2021 - 21:07
Ireland awarded over €1bn from EU fund to offset Brexit impactSupport being provided to offest effects of Britain leaving bloc on exports and sectors such as fishingWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:59
Covid-19 surge due to increased social mixing, says WHO’s Mike RyanDr Ryan says latest figures indicate new restrictions already working to curb spread of virusMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:56
Ireland’s Covid-19 surge makes international headlinesGlobal alarm as State goes from being one of least affected countries in Europe to worstMon Jan 11 2021 - 18:59
It’s time to pop Ireland’s Anglophone bubbleEurope Letter: Painfully often, Irish figures in any given room in Brussels are linguistically limitedThu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
The EU stared failure in the face – but survived2020 in review: In March, some of the EU’s most treasured achievements began to unravelSat Dec 26 2020 - 06:00
A Brexit deal has been reached, here’s what happens nextAnalysis: EU is moving quickly to finalise legalities needed to put arrangements into force for January 1stThu Dec 24 2020 - 17:33
A deal averts the worst, but Ireland’s future will be differentDeal seals Ireland’s long-term political and economic orientation towards the continentThu Dec 24 2020 - 03:04
UK and EU poised to seal Brexit trade dealJohnson and Von der Leyen are expected to announce agreementWed Dec 23 2020 - 22:35
EU and UK Brexit trade deal imminent as talks enter ‘end phase’Sides move closer on outstanding issue of fish as they race to seal deal before ChristmasWed Dec 23 2020 - 16:40
Prolonged French travel ban could disrupt Irish meat productionCommission to assess what categories of people can travel from Britain into the EUTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
‘Damage limitation’ the priority as Brexit talks overtaken by Covid-19Deal on fish urged as time runs short to avoid deep disruption in less than a fortnightMon Dec 21 2020 - 21:00
Europe gives green light to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccineIreland in line for up to 9,750 Covid vaccine doses just after ChristmasMon Dec 21 2020 - 19:27
When is the real deadline for EU-UK talks?Whatever happens, it is broadly expected that a resolution should come imminentlySun Dec 20 2020 - 22:14
EU awaiting counter-offer from Britain as Brexit talks stretchUK drive for financial clawback on fish caught in its waters by EU boats opposedSun Dec 20 2020 - 21:30
Brexit: Fish thwarts deal in 'last crucial hours' of talksTruck queues build up at British ports as Johnson says country prepared for no-dealFri Dec 18 2020 - 19:38
‘It’s the moment of truth’ - Brexit talks in ‘last crucial hours’, says BarnierBarnier says difficult talks have ‘reached the hard nuts to crack’Fri Dec 18 2020 - 10:28
Ireland ranked second in the world for quality of life, beating Sweden, Germany and UKIreland now in the ‘very high’ camp, ranked joint second with Switzerland and behind only Norway in the rankingThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:49
Taoiseach tests negative for Covid following contact with MacronFrench president understood to have been a coronavirus contagion risk as of MondayThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:48
Fisheries seen as remaining stumbling block to Brexit trade dealEuropean Parliament says it will not ratify a deal by the end of the year if it is reached any later than SundayThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:09
Von der Leyen says ‘big differences remain’ between EU and UK after call with JohnsonBritain plays down chance of Brexit breakthrough but Coveney says there is now a path to a dealThu Dec 17 2020 - 19:48
Covid-19: People will be given ‘evidence’ to show they got vaccine, says Tánaiste‘It’s Europe’s moment’ - Ursula von der Leyen unveils Covid-19 vaccine start dateThu Dec 17 2020 - 12:57
The truth behind the false idea that the Brexit talks have dragged on and onEurope Letter: Boredom with the talks and indifference to the outcome benefits BritainWed Dec 16 2020 - 20:00
Brexit: Sides see way forward to deal as Johnson says there is ‘every hope’President of European Commission says ‘there is a path to an agreement now’Wed Dec 16 2020 - 18:11
McGuinness seeks to make it easier for banks to sell bad loansEU proposals criticised by consumer group for being ‘against interests of borrowers’Wed Dec 16 2020 - 12:48
Brexit: EU and UK under pressure to seal trade deal this weekMEPs demand time to scrutinise text of any deal as deadlock remains over key issuesTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:52
New EU tech laws could sideline Irish regulatorsNew rules to rein in big tech would allow commission to enforce them directlyTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:19
Covid-19 vaccination programme ‘could begin before new year’Low level rollout could commence if EMA approves inoculation early, says DonnellyTue Dec 15 2020 - 19:18
New EU laws could lead to break up of Big Tech monopoliesDigital Markets Act takes aim at anti-competitive practices and will include fines of 10% of global revenuesTue Dec 15 2020 - 11:33
Portugal stands by €11m annual fee to host Web SummitMounting criticism of deal in Portugal after the pandemic forced the event to be held onlineTue Dec 15 2020 - 07:13
‘Political will’ exists for Brexit trade deal, says Portugal’s premierAntónio Costa warns against UK attempts to negotiate directly with national leadersTue Dec 15 2020 - 05:00
Brexit: EU holds breath as negotiators walk narrow path towards dealDoubts about Johnson’s attentiveness as EU seeks greater London compromise for dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 21:27
Santa visit blamed for mass infection at Belgian nursing homeMan dressed as St Nicholas may have caused 75 residents and staff to test positiveMon Dec 14 2020 - 19:32
Brexit: Barnier says trade deal still possible but differences remain on fisheriesTaoiseach hopeful for agreement but says ‘significant’ challenges lie aheadMon Dec 14 2020 - 12:00
Brexit deal prospects improve as EU and UK agree to continue talksJohnson’s hard line on talks seen by some as a sign that he is preparing to do a dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 06:26
EU-UK deal inches closer with crucial days aheadShape of agreement is sketched out but differences over governance, fair competition and fisheries could yet prove insurmountableMon Dec 14 2020 - 02:15
Taoiseach hopeful of Brexit deal while both sides remain in talksUK and EU to continue trade negotiations after agreement to ‘go the extra mile’Sun Dec 13 2020 - 21:54
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
EU reaches landmark agreement to cut emissions 55% by 2030Taoiseach claims ‘historic development’ as he emerges from marathon debate with fellow EU leadersFri Dec 11 2020 - 21:02
Merkel and Macron refused approaches from Johnson and opted for united frontSeparate bilateral talks ruled out so EU speaks with single voiceFri Dec 11 2020 - 18:45
Thousands of hospital beds needed in event of January Covid surge - reportGardaí say they have begun issuing fines to people refusing to wear face masksFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:09
Brexit: Taoiseach appeals for compromise to secure trade dealDespite pessimism, Irish Government sources believe agreement is still possibleFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:02
Brexit talks resume but EU ‘preparing for all outcomes’Hardened attitudes among EU states contrast with Taoiseach’s plea for compromiseThu Dec 10 2020 - 21:55
EU leaders overcome blockade of budget and recovery fundsReassurance for Hungary and Poland unlocks €1.85tn budget and recovery packageThu Dec 10 2020 - 20:20
Brexit: EU’s no-deal plans include how to keep planes flying to and from UK for six monthsMeasures to allow road traffic between two jurisdictions comes amid ‘significant uncertainty’Thu Dec 10 2020 - 12:00
Taoiseach insists there is a way forward for Brexit deal to be reachedCoveney warns deal off the table because of how sovereignty perceived by ‘people in London’Thu Dec 10 2020 - 11:59
