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Dublin in top 20 cities sampled for levels of cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy found in sewage
New study on wastewater testing uncovers widespread city drug-use habits across Europe
From ready meals to air defence radar: How Irish aid to Ukraine has evolved
Government policy is that only non-lethal aid is provided, but the type of assistance has changed since the war began
Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?
Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations
David McWilliams: We witnessed in the White House the ‘Doonbegisation’ of Irish foreign policy
We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated
Nobody should be mocked or lampooned for decrying the consequences of the new arms race
The Irish approach to foreign policy should not be to exaggerate our purity or indulge dictators, but neither should we parrot criticisms of our neutrality from miliary aligned states
EU imposes counter tariffs on €26bn worth of US goods as trade war ramps up
EU will impose counter tariffs on €26 billion worth of US goods from next month as trade war ramps up
Agricultural output keeps rising as milk prices surge
CSO figures show milk contributed an additional €575 million (16%) to the value of output
Trump is making Europe great again
Fundamental steps towards greater European unity - stalled for decades - are now under way
What experts expect to happen when Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump this week
The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way
EU will not be deterred by US criticism of tech firm regulation, says McGrath
Mr McGrath says European Commission is looking at setting up a ‘democracy shield’ to deal with political misinformation and disinformation
Trump administration points to US-EU ‘trade imbalances’ ahead of Taoiseach’s visit
US State Department refuses to say if issue raised during call between Simon Harris and Marco Rubio earlier this week
Time for Poland to consider nuclear weapons option, says prime minister Donald Tusk
PM signals conventional ordnance insufficient and intends to ensure eastern European state ‘safe and ... invincible’
Hungary drifts further from EU consensus on Ukraine war
European capitals likely to look at ways to bypass ‘isolated’ member state to get support for Kyiv
‘Watershed moment’: Europe faces decisions about future security, Ursula von der Leyen says
Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban, a Trump ally, may veto a unanimous statement backing Kyiv
New supports needed as energy bills set to rise further, officials warn
Official source notes 10% and 24% of electricity and gas customers respectively in arrears
Five ways to slash Ireland’s looming multi-billion euro climate fines
Two advisory councils outline gross failures to face up to climate realities
Most believe social factors should be considered in public procurement processes, research suggests
Survey finds public in favour of awarding contracts on basis of pay, environmental impact and recognition of unions
Kremlin gives cautious welcome to US move to pause military aid to Ukraine
Trump decision a ‘very serious development’, Taoiseach says, as European countries express concern
Ireland risks fine of up to €26bn if EU-agreed climate targets missed
Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Climate Change Advisory Council sets out potential costs for State
How did the ‘triple lock’ on Irish troop deployments come into being - and why is it ending?
Government has argued the mechanism has hamstrung Irish military deployment overseas
If Trump carries through his tariff threats then chaos is coming
Even in the most transactional theory of Maganomics, bluffs on tariffs can only take the US president so far
Why is the EU gutting landmark pieces of legislation it only passed recently?
Ursula von der Leyen is taking a scissors to EU’s ‘red tape’ perception
State loses appeal to High Court finding designation of UK as ‘safe third country’ was unlawful
Judge says legislative changes since the ruling raised questions of mootness
Israel-EU relations should not be ‘held hostage’ by Gaza conflict – foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar
Israel will resume Gaza campaign if Hamas fail to disarm, Israeli minister says
Russia’s narrative about Ukraine ‘heavily represented’ in Trump comments, says EU foreign affairs chief
EU foreign ministers agree to impose further sanctions on Russia on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion
Ireland will ‘say more, spend more and do more’ to help Ukraine, Martin says
Taoiseach said international rules-based order was only guarantor of Irish security
‘A great way of seeing a new city is to become embroiled in its bureaucracy’
I work in climate change, so preparing irrefutable evidence of the facts, expecting swift action and being constantly disappointed is my bread and butter
Sabotaged car exhausts make for unlikely form of election interference as Germany heads to the polls on Sunday
Russian agents suspected of stoking anti–Green sentiment with vandalism and bumper stickers of party leader
Keeping children safe online is not child’s play
Internet gives you access to a world of information at your fingertips, but with the good comes the bad
EU commissioner says young farmers should get more CAP subsidies
Farm subsidies to be ‘rebalanced’ as EU agriculture budget likely to come under pressure
Germany to set up centralised deportation facilities in bid to tackle migration
Opposition politicians denounce ‘Dublin Centres’ as pre-election gestures by a government that has lost control of asylum process
State will be ‘buying seats’ on deportation flights run by EU Frontex border agency, O’Callaghan says
Minister for Justice says there ‘has to be a consequence’ for people refused asylum
Clothes banks are overflowing as the ‘market for castoffs collapses’
Charity shops fear they will become dumping ground for poor-quality clothing if new EU law on textile waste is enforced fully
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