How will the EU’s proposals to siphon money from energy companies to households work?Q&A: Ireland’s high reliance on energy imports may lower the amount it can raise to help householdsWed Sept 14 2022 - 17:56
‘Putin will fail, Ukraine will prevail’: Von der Leyen urges Europeans to remain steadfast in Kyiv support EU Commission chief lays out plans to curb energy costs ahead of difficult winterWed Sept 14 2022 - 09:23
Calls for increase in military aid to press home Ukraine’s advantageEuropean Parliament told: ‘We must make the most of the situation’Tue Sept 13 2022 - 18:42
Eamon Ryan calls for EU energy intervention to be in place within weeksMeeting of energy ministers in Brussels reveals differences in how crisis should be approachedFri Sept 09 2022 - 18:10
Next two months ‘last chance’ to reach North protocol deal with UK, says AhernFormer taoiseach hopes Liz Truss ‘believes the word compromise is in the English language’Thu Sept 08 2022 - 10:35
Energy crisis: Pressure increases for multibillion-euro budget day giveaway to help consumersPressure on Cabinet expected to increase as British government set to announce spending of up to £100bn to assist public with energy billsThu Sept 08 2022 - 00:05
Rebel EU officials’ move against energy plan underlines long-standing issues with bloc’s electricity policy Fear of recession surfaces as crisis turns up the heat on politiciansWed Sept 07 2022 - 22:18
EU energy plan to siphon off revenues triggers backlash from senior European Commission officialsProposal blasted as ‘nonsense’ and a ‘haphazard Robin Hood’ idea overly influenced by GermanyWed Sept 07 2022 - 21:06
EU plan may cap half of electricity costsAbout 50% of Republic’s power covered by proposal to limit wholesale pricesWed Sept 07 2022 - 17:14
EU seeks to cap energy company profits and cut electricity useExcess profits of energy companies should be rechannelled to support vulnerable households, von der Leyen saysWed Sept 07 2022 - 12:00
Cold showers and dark streets: How EU countries are cutting energy useGovernments across Europe are taking steps to try to reduce gas use by 15% this winter as they contend with Russian supply shutdownTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:31
EU considers ‘skimming the revenues’ of energy companies to curb price hikesDraft proposals include far-reaching ‘emergency’ measures to tackle surging bills and extreme volatilityTue Sept 06 2022 - 00:44
Temperatures in buildings could be slashed this winter under new energy planThree party leaders and Ministers will meet today to discuss measures which could see heating turned down across the public sector this winterTue Sept 06 2022 - 00:01
How might EU reform reduce energy bills?Europe Letter: European Union-wide intervention could extend to emergency instrument and altered marketWed Aug 31 2022 - 19:00
EU preparing ‘emergency intervention’ in energy market to drive down prices‘Skyrocketing’ electricity prices are exposing limitations of current electricity market design, European Commission president saysTue Aug 30 2022 - 05:00
EU preparing ‘emergency intervention’ in electricity market amid soaring pricesBloc is working on ‘structural reform of the electricity market,’ European Commission president Von der Leyen saysMon Aug 29 2022 - 15:02
Call for Irish State to intervene in seizure of Irish two-year-old from motherThe toddler, who was still bottle-feeding and wearing nappies, was taken from his mother’s arms by a bailiff and armed policeSat Aug 13 2022 - 03:30
The young designer making high fashion from Paris houses’ waste fabricCharlotte Mounzer started as an intern at top Paris fashion houses and built a brand on using their waste fabricWed Aug 10 2022 - 20:00
The Irish judge tipped to lead European Court of Human Rights at a ‘watershed moment’Síofra O’Leary reflects on the cases that stayed with her most in a court that Ireland shaped, and that shaped Ireland in turnSun Aug 07 2022 - 05:00
Why Lithuania is willing to risk China’s furyEurope Letter: Small Baltic nation often among first to criticise authoritarian statesWed Aug 03 2022 - 19:00
EU role reversal as Germany feels the energy pinchEurope Letter: ‘Moral hazard’ cited by Berlin during financial crisis of 2008 looms large during likely gas restrictionsWed Jul 27 2022 - 20:00
Clare Daly added to list of alleged Russia propagandists by Ukraine’s security serviceIrish MEP accused of spreading false narratives about Nato and sanctionsTue Jul 26 2022 - 18:47
Ireland exempted from EU plans for mandatory gas cutsNew legislation entails voluntary national steps to reduce gas consumptionTue Jul 26 2022 - 14:43
Exemption for Ireland expected as EU hammers out plan to slash gas use Negotiations run to the wire ahead of extraordinary meeting of energy ministers in BrusselsMon Jul 25 2022 - 19:13
Russian gas shut off may smash Czech glass industry to smithereensTraditional glass kilns are fired 24 hours a day by gas flow under threat by Russian supplies.Fri Jul 15 2022 - 17:00
Italian president refuses resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi Coalition partner the Five Star Movement fails to back 74-year-old technocrat in vote of confidenceThu Jul 14 2022 - 21:49
First monkeypox vaccines due to arrive in Ireland‘More deliveries will come in the coming weeks,’ says European commissioner for healthThu Jul 14 2022 - 21:30
Ukrainian journalist tells of life and death on Russia’s ‘blacklist’ Sonya Koshkina had to leave her native Kyiv after learning she was on a list of ‘enemies of Russia’. Others did not make itWed Jul 13 2022 - 20:00
Uber files: Lobbyist joked about finding ‘amazing’ job for Irish EU official Shane Sutherland was in the cabinet of then-commissioner Phil Hogan when top Uber figure suggested finding him ‘something amazing’Wed Jul 13 2022 - 01:00
Uber files: EU ombudsman Emily O’Reilly calls for ‘culture change at the top’Revelations about Uber a ‘masterclass’ in lobbying that suggests need for standard EU rules on revolving doors, Irish watchdog chief saysWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:01
Donohoe warns of economic risk from Russian gas cutAgreement on 15% corporation tax rate remains stymied by Hungary’s opposition despite US pressureMon Jul 11 2022 - 21:02
EU hopes new British leader could mend fraying tiesEurope Letter: Johnson government has already set damaging precedents in international relationsWed Jul 06 2022 - 20:14
European Parliament bid fails to stop McGuinness ‘green’ gas and nuclear moveIrish commissioner spearheaded policy to have the two fuel types included in transitional taxonomyWed Jul 06 2022 - 14:24
McGuinness in plea to MEPs to save embattled nuclear and gas proposalProposition to include gas and nuclear energy in activities that would receive green label proving divisiveTue Jul 05 2022 - 18:30
Sweden and Finland to complete Nato membership in ‘months’Nato chief bullish on swift ratification process though Turkish opposition still threatensTue Jul 05 2022 - 15:42
Republic’s inflation rate rises again to 9.6% in June Energy prices are main driver in euro zone, though food and services costs contributeFri Jul 01 2022 - 12:44
Death toll rises in black week for Mediterranean migration30 people lost at sea and 20 found dead in Libyan desert as migration routes from Africa reboundThu Jun 30 2022 - 20:19
Sympathy for Ukraine more elusive in Africa where Russian ties run deepUkraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba briefs African journalists on war, and reason for dire food shortagesWed Jun 29 2022 - 21:29
EU leaders warned that Russia may shut off gas supply later this year‘Energy has been weaponised, food has been weaponised, migration has been weaponised,’ says TaoiseachFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:10
US woman denied abortion in Malta flies to Spain to terminate pregnancyIncident draws comparisons to the case of Savita Halappanavar who died in Ireland in 2012Fri Jun 24 2022 - 13:03
‘Ireland stands with Ukraine,’ Zelenskiy says as EU candidacy approvedUkrainian president praises Micheál Martin for support as war-torn nation gets candidate statusFri Jun 24 2022 - 10:19
Ukraine move shows enlargement is no longer unthinkable for the EUAnalysis: Invasion of Ukraine transformed attitudes towards welcoming new member statesFri Jun 24 2022 - 01:00
Ukrainians celebrate EU candidate status which is more than ‘a symbolic gesture’Balkan leaders in Brussels frustrated at ongoing wait for accession talksThu Jun 23 2022 - 20:09
EU grants Ukraine and Moldova membership candidate statusMove described as ‘historic’ by Taoiseach as he arrives at summitThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:40
Patrice Lumumba: the rebel leader who was murdered and dissolved in acid with the help of Belgian authoritiesFormer prime minister Patrice Lumumba was murdered and dissolved in acid with the help of Belgian authoritiesThu Jun 23 2022 - 06:00
Ukraine and Moldova set to move step closer to EU membership after summitFrustration among other countries with long-held ambitions to join blocWed Jun 22 2022 - 21:52
EU member states back infringement proceedings against Britain over Northern Ireland protocol BillMinisters express ‘unity’ on European Commission’s legal proceedings in Luxembourg meetingTue Jun 21 2022 - 20:52
Ukraine is Ireland’s highest priority in Council of Europe presidency, Coveney saysMinister for Foreign Affairs calls for increased resources for intergovernmental body to uphold international rule of lawTue Jun 21 2022 - 20:00
Emergency plans in place for EU fuel rationing, says von der LeyenPlans contain ‘the whole width of necessary steps’, says European Commission presidentMon Jun 20 2022 - 21:06
Council of Europe challenges Britain over Troubles amnesty BillIntergovernmental body expresses concern over impact of proposed law on ongoing inquests into killingsFri Jun 10 2022 - 14:24
