Ireland’s EU presidency is a far cry from 1990s - when visitors got a trad CD and bottle of whiskey
Europe Letter: Newer EU member states feel keen pressure to impress when playing host
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Ireland’s asylum system is flawed, but a factory for fast decisions is not the answer
As the Migration Pact passes into law, the right to asylum must be safeguarded
Russia sanctions having an impact, top Irish diplomat says amid Aughinish Alumina pressure
Estonian foreign minister has called for a ban on alumina exports, like those from Limerick, to be included in next round of EU sanctions
Hungary’s new prime minister to remove president and other ‘Orbán puppets’ from office
Péter Magyar pledges to use parliamentary majority to change constitution and ‘restore the rule of law’
Frugals no more? Europe’s budget hawks try on a ‘moderniser’ makeover
Coalition known as Europe’s frugals try to rebrand as ‘modernisers’ in upcoming EU budget fight
Dublin City Council insisted on moving to Wood Quay. Now it wants to spend up to €500m to leave. Why?
Built on Europe’s most important Viking site, Dublin’s civic offices need an environmental upgrade. It makes more sense to start again, the council says
Government accused of colluding with ‘narrow agenda’ of UK on human rights issues
Groups say Council of Europe proposal would weaken protections of the European Convention on Human Rights
Ireland found in breach of European treaty over lack of Defence Forces overtime
Officer representatives say efforts to address additional pay with Government ‘refused point blank’
The public deserve to know why Irish justice moves so slowly
Justice delayed is justice denied for the victims of crime
‘Political priority cannot be a judge’s priority’- European Court of Human Rights president
Political pressure on jurisdiction of court ‘impossible to accept’, says Mattias Guyomar
Hate speech by politicians ‘escalating tensions’ in Ireland, report finds
Ireland needs to introduce new legislative measures punishing hate speech ‘as a matter of priority’, European group advises
Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
A Ukrainian minister speaks: ‘Putin is lying when he says he is very successful in advancing on the front’
Kyiv’s deputy foreign minister, Sergiy Kyslytsya, on Moscow’s deceit, progress on peace and why Ireland and Ukraine have a similar history
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