EU leaders hail ‘historic’ decision to begin accession talks with UkraineMove, widely expected to be blocked by Hungary, paves way for country to eventually join blocFri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
EU’s decision to discuss membership with Ukraine and Moldova is momentous, but hurdles remainHungarian prime minister Orban vows to block plans for financial support and membership talksThu Dec 14 2023 - 22:04
Return of Poland’s Tusk changes balance of power in EUDiplomats herald return of Poland as major EU power alongside France, Germany, Italy and SpainThu Dec 14 2023 - 17:20
EU has ‘lost credibility’ due to stance on Gaza, Varadkar saysTaoiseach warns EU leaders of damage to credibility among young people and around worldThu Dec 14 2023 - 10:06
Ursula von der Leyen’s actions undermine her standing in IrelandDisillusionment with Ursula von der Leyen's performance as European Commission president extends into Ireland's most instinctively Europhile circlesThu Dec 14 2023 - 05:00
Criticism of Orban ‘blackmail’ as European Commission prepares to release €10bn to HungaryMove to release funds expected to come on the eve of an EU summit at which Hungary has threatened to block financial and military support to UkraineTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:34
Ukraine warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if Hungary wields veto on key EU decisionsBudapest threatens to block membership decision and financial support to KyivMon Dec 11 2023 - 19:30
Israel-Hamas war: Ireland joins three other countries in urging EU to call for lasting ceasefire in GazaIsrael presses ahead in battle against Hamas in southern GazaMon Dec 11 2023 - 12:07
Top French economist Thomas Piketty accuses Ireland of ‘siphoning off’ others’ tax revenuesRemarks were made in response to new figures showing State’s unusually high level of tax revenuesFri Dec 08 2023 - 11:05
President and EU officials condemn destruction of Irish-backed school in West BankWest Bank school crushed by bulldozer and surrounding village abandoned following violence by Israeli settlersThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:06
EU diplomatic chief backs UN push for Gaza ceasefireJosep Borrell says the UN Security Council must act immediately to prevent a full collapse of the humanitarian situation in GazaThu Dec 07 2023 - 16:55
Ireland ready to pay more into EU budget as crunch talks loomEuropean Commission facing opposition from states including Germany on request for extra €66 billion for long-term budgetThu Dec 07 2023 - 15:50
‘Intolerable’: EU official condemns destruction of Palestinian school built using Irish Aid fundsVideo footage shows walls of EU-funded school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank apparently crushed by a bulldozerThu Dec 07 2023 - 08:23
Did the ancient Greeks have computers?Humans have long been able to imagine complex machinery, but we only rarely have the societal resources to achieve itThu Dec 07 2023 - 06:00
Dublin riots: No evidence Irish language used to dodge social media moderators, says European Commission Official had said a lot of content was posted in Irish and that ‘those spreading hatred, illegal and harmful content, exploit the lack of Gaelic-speaking moderators’Fri Dec 01 2023 - 17:03
Dublin riot instigators ‘exploited’ Irish language to evade online moderatorsIreland enlisted EU officials to approach social media giants in first use of new ‘incident protocol’ but content in Irish language may have escaped attentionThu Nov 30 2023 - 12:45
The EU plans to give Israel €18m in development funding. Many in Brussels aren’t happyVoices in the commission, parliament and some member states are suspicious of the timing and motiveThu Nov 30 2023 - 06:00
Nato countries urged to ‘stay the course’ in support for Ukraine as winter sets inUkrainian counter-offensive has not made as much progress in pushing back Russia’s front line as some had hopedTue Nov 28 2023 - 19:15
Palestinian Authority appeals for indefinite truce in GazaMeeting of European and Middle Eastern countries agrees that fighting should stopMon Nov 27 2023 - 20:00
Israel-Hamas war: Irish ambassador expresses ‘surprise’ at Israeli criticism over Emily Hand statementTaoiseach has been pilloried in the Israeli media for the wording of his statement on Emily Hand’s releaseMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:35
Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in GazaNine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand was among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7thSun Nov 26 2023 - 09:10
No, Ireland is not actually an outlier in the EU on PalestineThe perception that Ireland is far out of step with the EU as a whole is due to the influence that four countries have on shaping its policy towards the conflictSat Nov 25 2023 - 07:00
European Commission tightens screws on Palestinian development aidEurope Letter: Review of aid and extra scrutiny of payments strongly criticised by officials within the commission and in member statesThu Nov 23 2023 - 02:00
Enlargement a question of ‘how’ and not ‘if’, Swedish minister saysRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed EU views of enlargement, says Jessika RoswallWed Nov 22 2023 - 19:26
Earth tips 2 degrees warmer in worrying milestoneNovember 17th was the first day ever to breach the threshold, expected to become more commonMon Nov 20 2023 - 17:31
The Pope and LGBT Catholics: Francis faces a conservative backlashAs the pontiff apparently seeks to create a more welcoming Catholic Church, a cadre of conservatives become emboldened in airing ferocious criticismSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Claims that atrocities in Gaza and Ukraine are ‘staged’ is another dangerous social media theoryNotion that powerful actors stage “false flag” attacks to manipulate events has a long history in conspiracist circlesWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:35
EU struggles to meet Ukraine pledges as spectre of Trump presidency loomsHungary maintains veto on increase to military reimbursement fund as doubts grow over artillery shell pledgeTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:34
Tánaiste urges EU to ‘go further’ in calling for ceasefire amid mounting concern over suffering in Gaza hospitalsMicheál Martin called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages and is due to meet the family of eight-year-old Irish citizen Emily Hand during his trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestine this weekMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:33
EU calls for ‘immediate’ halt in fighting in Gaza amid dire humanitarian situationJosep Borrell outlined proposals for a long-term solution he said could be pursued with the support of the US and the Arab StatesMon Nov 13 2023 - 18:05
What happens in Gaza when the bombing stops?Israel’s allies do not have infinite patience for its retaliation, but allowing it to go so far may have made a long-term solution harder to attainThu Nov 09 2023 - 05:00
EU Commission recommends starting membership talks with UkraineMoldova also to begin process of accession to European Union following decisionWed Nov 08 2023 - 18:19
Frances Fitzgerald will not run in next year’s European electionsFine Gael MEP (73) has represented Dublin constituency in European Parliament since 2019Mon Nov 06 2023 - 16:50
Germany takes tough line on anti-Semitism after incidents riseBurning an Israeli flag or praising Hamas can result in criminal charges or deportation for foreigners, vice-chancellor warnsFri Nov 03 2023 - 17:42
Germany calls for end of national vetoes on EU tax and foreign policyReforms debated to ensure EU continues to function if it adds new member states such as UkraineThu Nov 02 2023 - 16:43
European credibility in the Middle East is in ashesPerceived double standards have poisoned European efforts to build international solidarity for Ukraine and isolate RussiaThu Nov 02 2023 - 06:00
EU edges towards call for humanitarian pause in Gaza bombardment Aid trucks held up at Gaza border amid concerns from Israel that supplies could be used by HamasMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:43
Ireland pushes for humanitarian ceasefire at meeting of EU foreign ministersTánaiste Micheál Martin says suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza ‘not acceptable at all’Mon Oct 23 2023 - 12:38
Human activity implicated in Ireland’s changing climate, say expertsPressing ‘need for climate adaptation measures, particularly in flood protection’ to tackle increasing rainfall intensitySat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Irish priest who rescued thousands from Nazis commemorated in RomeMonsignor Hugh O’Flaherty helped to operate the so-called Rome Escape LineSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Farmers could be paid for use of land to ‘slow down’ flood water, Eamon Ryan saysGreen Party leader cites need for better land management as Government prepares improved package of supports for those impacted by floodingSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
President reflects ‘will of the people’ in statements on foreign issuesHiggins believes himself well qualified to speak ‘as a political scientist, as a sociologist’ and activist for 50 yearsFri Oct 20 2023 - 19:13
EU staff members express fury over von der Leyen stance on Israel-Hamas conflictLetter with 842 signatures accuses European Commission of giving ‘a free hand to the acceleration and the legitimacy of a war crime’ in GazaFri Oct 20 2023 - 14:58
Pope Francis faces ‘tough journey’ to modernise church, President Higgins saysPope Francis’s ‘heart is in the right place’, President Higgins says, after meeting in which church’s attitude to LGBT community was raisedThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:39
Why don’t many on the left see Russia as a colonial power? Russia carefully cultivates its inherited association with the ‘anti-colonial’ Soviet Union in its international relationsThu Oct 19 2023 - 06:00
Motion calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza passed in DáilTánaiste announces additional €13m humanitarian aid funding for PalestiniansWed Oct 18 2023 - 23:28
Biden says Israel will allow humanitarian aid to cross from Egypt into southern Gaza Palestinians say explosion at Gaza hospital was caused by Israeli air strike, while Israel says it was caused by failed rocket launch by Islamic JihadWed Oct 18 2023 - 20:57
Irish MEPs criticise von der Leyen as she leaves debate without taking questionsSix Irish MEPs also call for resignation of Hungarian commissioner Oliver VarhelyiWed Oct 18 2023 - 19:00
Gaza hospital explosion should be ‘investigated as a war crime’ - Michael D HigginsPresident says reliable inquiry needed to establish how incident happened and who was responsibleWed Oct 18 2023 - 16:57
Taoiseach stresses need to distinguish ‘between Hamas and innocent Palestinian people’ Clear differences emerge between Government and Opposition on events in Israel and GazaWed Oct 18 2023 - 05:00
