EU should treat Israeli settlements like Russian-occupied Crimea, says bloc’s top diplomatKaja Kallas tells The Irish Times an EU-wide Occupied Territories trade ban would be ‘principled’ standFri Sept 11 2026 - 06:00
Kaja Kallas: EU ban on Israeli settlement trade would be ‘principled stance’Bloc’s most senior foreign policy official said move does not require unanimous support of all 27 member statesThu Sept 10 2026 - 18:49
The Airbnb equation has stopped adding up for Europe New EU legislation will give governments greater cover to restrict short-term tourist rentals and target vacant homes Thu Sept 10 2026 - 06:00
Aughinish told government that Russian oligarch links were ‘challenging’ for plantDocuments reveal Limerick refinery thanked Simon Coveney in 2023 for State’s support during ‘economic fallout’ of Ukraine warWed Sept 09 2026 - 20:16
‘Putin has become desperate’: Top Estonian official on Ukraine war and the threat from RussiaSenior Estonian official says Putin has become ‘desperate’ as his war in Ukraine grinds onTue Sept 08 2026 - 11:00
Irish civil servants criticised in private missive for delays in transposing EU rulesDepartment of Taoiseach secretary general privately chastised colleagues for slow walking EU work Tue Sept 08 2026 - 10:00
Relying on neighbours: foreign defenders step in to protect State in dangerous timesThe need for French and British ships to provide cover during high-level events in Ireland is politically delicate, given Irish military neutrality Sun Sept 06 2026 - 06:00
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soonWith populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plansFri Sept 04 2026 - 16:12
Department withholds notes of discussions between Aughinish Alumina and top civil servantDepartment of Enterprise secretary general held several discussions with Limerick refinery director while review into Russian exports was being finalisedThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump to meet Catherine Connolly and Micheál Martin in Phoenix ParkDoubts over separate stop by US president to turn sod at new US embassy complex in BallsbridgeThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Pete Hegseth’s military purge comes at a risky moment for PentagonGlobal Briefing: US defence secretary’s campaign against ‘wokeness’ is causing unease among some RepublicansThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Ukraine urgently needs money and missiles. Can Europe find them?Europe letter: EU will struggle to repeat its €90bn loan trick to keep Ukraine fundedThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Irish Government to summon Russian ambassador following Leipzig attackEU’s high representative on foreign affairs signals sanctions on up to 1,600 Russian individuals and entitiesWed Sept 02 2026 - 20:17
Spain urges EU to act against Israeli far-right ministersIsrael’s plan to expand settlements would do ‘irreversible damage’ to hopes of two-state solution, McEntee says Wed Sept 02 2026 - 17:52
Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is assassination squads, blowing up trains, arson, says Poland‘We are no longer in regular peacetime,’ says Polish minister as EU meeting in Wicklow plots response to Moscow-directed acts in EuropeWed Sept 02 2026 - 12:35
Netanyahu has new protector inside European Union Israeli government has waged an intense campaign to dissuade governments from backing EU action over GazaWed Sept 02 2026 - 06:00
‘That has changed’: Helen McEntee says Ireland now takes defence spending seriouslyEU foreign affairs chief told Wicklow meeting Ireland has ‘much better neighbours’ than other European countriesTue Sept 01 2026 - 19:14
Escalating Russian attacks intended to ‘scare’ Europe, says EU foreign affairs chiefKaja Kallas underlined importance of resolve amid Moscow’s hybrid campaign to chip away at support for UkraineTue Sept 01 2026 - 18:40
Ed Miliband to join EU foreign ministers meeting in Wicklow this weekHelen McEntee to bring Meath twist to foreign ministers' dinner in Druids GlenTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
Tusla overruled conflict of interest concerns to award firm €2.5m contractSenior officials in the agency sounded alarm about ‘crisis’ in system for children in State careMon Aug 31 2026 - 06:00
Tusla crisis: Children under care of the State left ‘wandering the streets’Intense demand on services has made the child and family agency increasingly reliant on private companies to run emergency accommodationMon Aug 31 2026 - 06:00
What on earth is a Gymnich and why is it coming to Wicklow?EU ministers are gathering in Druids Glen hotel next week for a candid discussion of foreign policy challengesThu Aug 27 2026 - 06:00
Walking past the decaying industrial plant, I swore I heard a Soviet ghost From a Cold War nuclear programme to the modern race for rare earth magnets, this quiet Estonian city can’t escape geopolitics Thu Aug 27 2026 - 05:51
Aughinish latest: Claim that oligarch retains Rusal control is based on ‘presumptions’, company arguesRussian aluminium giant’s Swedish arm warns closure of smelting plant would cause ‘irreparable’ economic harmWed Aug 26 2026 - 06:00
Details of Taoiseach’s correspondence with tech giant Apple withheld on security groundsSome of the world’s biggest technology companies lobbied the Government on AI and online safety before Ireland’s EU presidencyFri Aug 21 2026 - 06:00
The city that thinks it’s next on Putin’s hit list – and it’s not in UkraineNarva in Estonia was once a symbol of cross-border connection. Today, residents live in the shadow of war and growing geopolitical tensionMon Aug 17 2026 - 06:00
‘Will you e-marry me?’: Estonia goes fully digitalVoting in elections, ordering medical prescriptions and applying for a marriage certificate can all be done from the comfort of your laptopThu Aug 06 2026 - 06:00
The unlikely city that is Ukraine’s lifeline to the WestOnce a quiet regional centre, Rzeszów now funnels weapons, aid and visiting world leaders into wartime UkraineThu Jul 30 2026 - 05:54
Patrick Collison donated $7m to campaign against US wealth taxBuilding a Better California opposes proposal that would require California’s billionaire residents to pay a one-off tax on their assetsWed Jul 29 2026 - 06:00
French government may have something to say about EU sanctions on AughinishReport investigating plant’s shipments to Russia lands in Brussels at a time when governments are developing sanction fatigue Tue Jul 28 2026 - 06:00
Aughinish will have to prove it is not supplying Russia’s armyAughinish to hire Swiss firm to travel to Russian smelters to ensure Irish alumina is being used solely for civilian and export marketsTue Jul 28 2026 - 06:00
How Ukraine war has entered a new phaseThe conflict with Russia has entered a new phase, one defined less by territorial gains than by intense technological competition Mon Jul 27 2026 - 15:00
European Commission will not rush into decision on possible Aughinish sanctionsNegotiations in Brussels about whether to sanction exports of alumina to Russia likely to gather pace in September Mon Jul 27 2026 - 06:00
Aughinish Alumina facing ‘marked’ decline in orders from Europe due to ownership concernsSales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began, report findsSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
Secret Aughinish report: EU sanctions would jeopardise company ‘viability’Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished reportSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump threatens fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for €890m Google fineUS has announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% will apply to 80 countriesFri Jul 24 2026 - 18:41
Aughinish Alumina investigation makes ‘no adverse findings’ against Co Limerick plantMinister says ‘no information’ to confirm alumina from plant being used to supply Russian arms manufacturers Fri Jul 24 2026 - 16:16
No ‘definitive’ evidence Aughinish supplied Russian military, says MartinAughinish Alumina inquiry not ‘definitive’ if plant was supplying Russian military or not, Taoiseach says during Kyiv visitThu Jul 23 2026 - 18:14
As the Taoiseach sat with Zelenskiy at Mariinskiy Palace, an air raid siren sounded in the distance ‘You look at all those young faces... we have to be always conscious of what the people of Ukraine are suffering,’ Martin says on official visit Thu Jul 23 2026 - 16:13
Taoiseach to meet Zelenskiy during visit to Kyiv Fresh sanctions targeting Russia need to be ‘robust and targeted’, Micheál Martin says Thu Jul 23 2026 - 07:04
How to fill a €60bn hole in the EU budget? Answers on a postcard, pleaseBrussels’ plans to tax tech giants, cigarettes and crypto profits face stiff resistance Thu Jul 23 2026 - 06:00
Zelenskiy asked Ursula von der Leyen for EU sanctions on Aughinish exportsUkrainian president says exports from Co Limerick plant are ultimately helping Russian war effortWed Jul 22 2026 - 06:00
Cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel is the wrong approach, EU commissioner warnsChina racing towards becoming an ‘electro-state’ while European green transition stagnating, energy commissioner warns Fri Jul 17 2026 - 12:01
Aughinish Alumina warned Michael McGrath about sanctioning exports to RussiaRusal-owned Limerick plant lobbied politicians in Brussels and Dublin about impact of EU sanctions, documents showFri Jul 17 2026 - 06:00
A new EU member? Don’t plan the welcome party just yetEurope letter: Failing to follow through on membership promise to EU candidate countries would be propaganda gift for PutinThu Jul 16 2026 - 06:00
EU accused of stalling the ball on trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements Foreign ministers remain divided on proposed EU-wide restrictions targeting trade coming from illegal Israeli settlements Mon Jul 13 2026 - 21:39
Momentum for EU action over Israeli settlements gets bogged down in procedural squabble European Commission’s preference for unanimous agreement to ban Israeli settlement trade is an excuse for inaction Mon Jul 13 2026 - 21:12
Aughinish Alumina: Ireland will ‘work with’ European Commission if sanctions proposed, McEntee saysSignificant pressure expected on the commission to ban exports of alumina to RussiaMon Jul 13 2026 - 12:41
Department of Justice accused Government of ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budgetDepartment of Justice said Government was ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget, internal emails showMon Jul 13 2026 - 07:00
Aughinish: Minister ‘can’t give assurances’ to workers that jobs are safePeter Burke says nationalisation of the Co Limerick plant was not legally an optionFri Jul 10 2026 - 16:27
