Luxembourg PM in ‘serious but stable’ condition in hospital with Covid-19Xavier Bettel tested positive two days after attending European Council meetingMon Jul 05 2021 - 16:48
At least 180 infected after Dutch disco despite showing Covid-19 certificatesSuspected mass spreading event in city of Enschede brings scrutiny on 'test for entry' systemMon Jul 05 2021 - 11:32
Tensions rise over Mick Wallace's and Clare Daly's viewsDiscomfort grows among fellow left-wing MEPs about the Irish pair’s recent behaviourFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:00
Q&A: EU Covid-19 vaccine passes launch with 29 countries, but not IrelandState only EU country not to be issuing Covid-19 certificatesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:23
Hungary’s politics spill on to pitch and newspaper advert pagesEurope Letter: Viktor Orban made a bid to push ideas directly to European citizensWed Jun 30 2021 - 21:00
EU agrees deal with Britain to extend grace period in ‘sausage war’European Commission announces easing of several aspects of NI protocolWed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
‘China’s communist party deserves a lot of credit’ Mick Wallace tells party newspaperMEP tells Global Times Chinese system of government is ‘serving interest of people’Wed Jun 30 2021 - 15:00
Indoor hospitality around the EU: Vaccine certs, ventilation and early last callsAt least 20 countries have already started issuing digital Covid-19 passes to residentsTue Jun 29 2021 - 13:06
MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace punished for ‘fake election observation’European Parliament says Irish MEPs undermined its work to promote democracyMon Jun 28 2021 - 21:27
Wind-down of Covid-19 spending and supports to start soon, warns GovernmentHospitality sector calls for increased support as delta variant threatens reopeningSat Jun 26 2021 - 01:00
Gay people in power crucial to EU criticism of Hungary’s stancePersonal testimony by ministers reinforces argument to deprive isolated Orban of fundsFri Jun 25 2021 - 19:51
Taoiseach tells story of gay Co Louth teenager at EU summit‘I said very clearly to Viktor Orban that your law will harm young people,’ Michéal Martin saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 13:08
Taoiseach says younger people need to be vaccinated ‘more quickly’ as Delta variant spreadsJ&J and AZ vaccines should be reconsidered for younger people because ‘balance of risk has changed’, Micheál Martin saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 10:13
Full return of pubs and restaurants on July 5th looking unlikelyScheduled reopening of indoor hospitality grows doubtful amid fears of Delta variantFri Jun 25 2021 - 04:55
‘Why doesn’t Hungary leave EU?’ Orban confronted over LGBT lawUproar over discriminatory law as 27 EU leaders meet for summit in BrusselsThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:09
Coveney warns of ‘problem’ if UK not commited to post-Brexit deal on NIBoris Johnson has called for ‘radical changes’ to post-Brexit deal on NorthThu Jun 24 2021 - 18:49
Martin says strong European response required to Hungarian legislationEU should agree to extend NI chilled meat importation grace period, he saysThu Jun 24 2021 - 14:01
Taoiseach says ‘sense of inevitability about progress of Delta variant’ will have ‘implications’ for restrictionsGreen leader says ‘too early to say’ if Government will delay plans for indoor dining to reopen on July 5thThu Jun 24 2021 - 12:53
Who was the Spider-Man who met Pope Francis?Port worker who volunteers in paediatric hospitals gave the Pope a Spider-Man maskThu Jun 24 2021 - 10:00
Delta variant predicted to cause nine out of 10 Covid infections in EuropeWarning puts pressure on Government’s summer reopening plans and vaccine rolloutThu Jun 24 2021 - 04:45
EU cites HSE hack as it unveils plans for rapid-response cyber unitCommission vice-president notes ‘worrying trend’ of cyberattacks against health systemsWed Jun 23 2021 - 22:48
Hungary’s anti-gay law is about Orban’s next electionEurope Letter: Hungarian PM has used EU cash to consolidate power, says opposition MEPWed Jun 23 2021 - 20:01
EU expected to extend NI Protocol grace period on chilled meats, with caveatsNI Secretary says British have yet to agree EU terms for additional timeWed Jun 23 2021 - 17:48
Ireland among 13 EU states to condemn Hungarian anti-LGBT lawLaw presented by hard-right government of Viktor Orban as measure to combat child abuseTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:13
Spread of Delta variant across EU raises concern over summer openingRace to vaccinate as strain that emerged in India takes hold in UK and Portugal, and shuts schools in IsraelMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:11
Gaza strikes: ‘Most of these children were with their families inside their homes’Recent Israeli airstrikes killed 11 children in an Irish-funded trauma programme in GazaSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines to EUBelgian judges impose €10 a dose fine on any failure to deliver 50m doses over summerFri Jun 18 2021 - 17:10
Speed up second vaccine doses, says European Medicines AgencyCoronavirus Delta variant: time to consider mixing and matching vaccines – agency chiefThu Jun 17 2021 - 18:08
Poetry-lovin’ Joe Biden can’t seem to tell his Yeats from his HeaneyEurope Letter: Was quoting Easter, 1916 on the presidential trip to Europe a dig at Britain?Wed Jun 16 2021 - 20:00
US and EU agree truce over Airbus-Boeing subsidy tariff rowAgreement is positive for Irish exports that got caught up in the fallout of aircraft disputeTue Jun 15 2021 - 14:25
China a security threat due to ‘assertive behaviour’ - NatoGroup warns about Beijing’s use of disinformation and build-up of nuclear warheadsTue Jun 15 2021 - 07:00
Nato declares China a security risk for first timeAlliance expresses alarm at Chinese build up of nuclear warheads and ‘assertive behaviour’Mon Jun 14 2021 - 22:00
Nato: Cracks in western unity apparent even as Biden says US ‘back’Britain keeps fuelling Brexit tensions while France and Germany less tough on ChinaMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:12
Leaders in ‘complete harmony’ on Belfast Agreement, says Johnson after Biden talksUK prime minister plays down dispute over Northern Ireland protocol ahead of G7 summitThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:33
State’s uptake of coronavirus vaccines to be among highest worldwide, says HolohanChief medical officer was speaking after receiving RCSI honour on ThursdayThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:01
EU shoots down suggestion Ireland could be shut out of single marketNo agreement as talks between Sefcovic and Frost on Northern Ireland protocol break upWed Jun 09 2021 - 21:01
Colonial nightmare returns for Ireland in spectre of checks with rest of EUEurope Letter: Vehemence of denial reflects threat the idea poses to EU’s raison d’etreWed Jun 09 2021 - 20:30
Frost and Sevcovic to meet amid mounting NI protocol crisisLondon wants more flexibility from EU on goods checks as Biden expected to interveneTue Jun 08 2021 - 22:30
EU warns ‘patience wearing thin’ on Northern Ireland protocolEU unhappy at delays in building border posts to check goods from Britain going into NorthMon Jun 07 2021 - 19:37
Global tax rate: Ireland could lose €2bn a year under proposed reforms, says DonohoeG7 backs 15% corporate tax rate in move which threatens Ireland’s 12.5% rateSun Jun 06 2021 - 12:37
Europe hails ‘tax revolution’ after G7 seals deal on 15% rateNew dispensation represents a threat to the Republic’s corporation tax level of 12.5%Sat Jun 05 2021 - 18:01
Death of a Belarusian prisoner: ‘He was an honest person, he fought for the truth’The case of Vitold Ashurak was raised in the Dáil this week. His friends and family describe the man he wasFri Jun 04 2021 - 18:00
Facebook up against EU and UK competition investigationsBodies investigating company’s use of advertising data in its classified ads businessFri Jun 04 2021 - 11:43
Ten years since Ireland’s bailout, how is the economy doing?Europe Letter: Some unexpected winners from pandemic feature in EU assessmentWed Jun 02 2021 - 20:00
EU reaches deal to force multinationals to report profits by countryIreland had opposed move hailed by proponents as big step forward in transparencyTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:56
Ireland to receive vaccine boost as Pfizer increases manufacturingEMA says the move is expected to have ‘significant and immediate impact’ on deliveries to EUTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:06
EU recommends quarantine and test exemptions for fully vaccinated peopleNew recommendations come as bloc seeks to allow greater travel this summerMon May 31 2021 - 18:58
What is the EU digital Covid certificate?The system has been developed at the insistence of EU states that rely on tourism in the hope it will ease travel restrictionsSat May 29 2021 - 11:47
EMA approves use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for 12-15 year oldsEuropean Medicines Agency assessment follows approval in the USFri May 28 2021 - 17:08
EU farming talks fail to reach Cap dealGovernments are pushing to limit a move to share out subsidies more evenly among farmersFri May 28 2021 - 11:07
