IFA president and 11-year-old son travelling to Brussels by tractor as part of protest
Francie Gorman and his son Tom set out from the Irish Farm Centre in Bluebell, Dublin
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EU bypasses Orban veto on plan to fund Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets
Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week
EU leaders face big choice on vital aid for Ukraine
European Commission warns Ukraine could be at risk of losing the war if crucial financial support not provided
Three arrested in European diplomat training school fraud investigation
EU offices searched in inquiry into awarding of contract to train junior diplomats in Belgium
Bitter Harvest – Frank McNally on the darker side of farming in Flanders and the Somme
Body parts are still being found, exhumed, and if possible identified
France announces voluntary military service for 18- and 19-year-olds
Move comes amid growing concerns over Russia’s threat to other European nations beyond Ukraine
A stranger in a pub in Spain hugged me like we were old friends after Parrott’s heroics
In the ensuing mayhem, a man I’d never met before hugged me like we were old friends
UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions
Drones have been spotted above Belgian airports and military bases in the last week
EU red lines can be elastic when necessary
Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine
EU leaders defer decision on Russian assets as Belgium balks
Ireland had supported move but decision among EU bloc pushed back to December
Return to Ireland fold worth the wait for Caitlin Hayes
After a challenging club move, Hayes is back in the mix for Ireland’s Nations League playoff against Belgium
Barry’s Tea, brack and quiet deals: the breakfasts where Europe’s leaders set the agenda
Ireland’s early morning pre-summit meeting with Nordic and Baltic States is now a fixture of Brussels diplomacy
Drones, frozen billions and a Hungarian villain: Copenhagen’s Scandi-noir summit
Reality rivals fiction as Denmark hosts EU leaders amid drone chaos and a €185bn Russian asset heist. Even Birgitte Nyborg would struggle to keep up
Belgium’s ghost town: ‘In the beginning it was beautiful’
Doel was supposed to be demolished years ago, but a handful of residents remain among the crumbling abandoned buildings
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