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This week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
land squeeze
Land equals power: A coalition of farmers and environmentalists wants to track 'who owns what'
20 Apr
13.5k
22
Last week
13th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
trade war
Trump in 'no rush' to reach a deal with EU on tariffs as he meets Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
17 Apr
25.1k
46
trade diversion
China will not flood Irish and European markets with goods, Ambassador says
15 Apr
11.5k
56
Palestine
EU announces €1.6 billion in new financial aid for Palestine
14 Apr
4.8k
This month
April 2025
Washington
Tariff negotiations between US and EU to begin on Monday
11 Apr
6.0k
47
Kristrún Frostadóttir
Trump's Greenland plans 'gravely concerning', says Iceland's PM ahead of referendum on EU talks
9 Apr
15.2k
25
EU response
EU adopts countermeasures to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will begin next week
Updated 9 Apr
51.9k
133
GDPR Reforms
Proposed cuts to GDPR red tape will not impact personal protections, Commissioner McGrath says
8 Apr
6.5k
Peter Navarro
White House slaps 104% tariffs on China as Elon Musk calls Trump trade advisor a 'moron'
8 Apr
47.6k
108
RELATED
'Welcome’ reprieve as whiskey, wine and dairy left out of planned EU counter-tariffs of up to 25%
8 Apr
trade war
'Welcome’ reprieve as whiskey, wine and dairy left out of planned EU counter-tariffs of up to 25%
The EU plans to hit back at Donal Trump with its own tariffs on US goods including plastics, textiles, make-up and electrical equipment.
8 Apr
17.6k
46
trump's tariffs
EU ‘ready to negotiate’ with US on tariffs, says both Tánaiste and EU Commission President
Updated 7 Apr
24.8k
102
trade war
China slaps extra 34% tariffs on US imports as Trump vows his 'policies will never change'
Wall Street stocks dropped sharply in morning trading, while European markets ended the day sharply lower.
Updated 4 Apr
63.5k
187
RELATED
Tánaiste to fly to Washington for special meetings, as government prepares for trade war impact
4 Apr
Cautious Budget on the cards as ministers rule out spending and tax decisions that create new risks
4 Apr
Will Ireland get caught in the crossfire of the EU's response to Trump's tariffs?
3 Apr
tariff threat
ICTU says there should be ‘no scope for tax cuts’ amid need to protect jobs over tariff threat
4 Apr
6.7k
52
FactCheck
FactCheck: Does the EU impose a 39% tariff on US goods as Donald Trump's massive chart claimed?
4 Apr
19.0k
GDPR
Proposals to cut GDPR red tape is ‘forthcoming’, says Commissioner McGrath
3 Apr
17.8k
13
trade tariffs
'Liberation Day' and its fallout: Trump thrives on the uncertainty and chaos he's created
Larry Donnelly
3 Apr
11.3k
36
What the hell is going on
The numbers on Trump's big tariff board: where did he pull them from and are they accurate?
3 Apr
21.9k
112
EU response
Von der Leyen hits out at 'chaos and complexity' unleashed by Trump in early hours speech
3 Apr
12.5k
63
tariff time
Taoiseach says 'no justification' in Trump's tariffs as he insists Ireland will 'weather this storm'
2 Apr
17.1k
54
trade war
Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil that counter EU tariffs on the US are not in Ireland's interest
2 Apr
15.2k
67
US Tariffs
US tariffs: What will happen on Trump's 'Liberation Day'?
The Irish government is bracing for impact tomorrow, as US tariffs of up to 20% on EU nations have been predicted.
1 Apr
15.7k
69
Last month
March 2025
Red C Poll
Fine Gael drops to its lowest level of support in new poll
30 Mar
22.9k
107
North Cyprus
RTÉ's Darragh McCullough turned away from EU border while bringing home baby born via surrogacy
28 Mar
43.5k
Ukraine
Putin renews calls to topple Zelenskyy and claims Russian army will 'finish off' Ukrainian troops
28 Mar
15.9k
74
Dirty 15
What do we know about Trump's tariffs that are hitting Ireland and the EU next week?
New tariffs are due to come in on 2 April.
27 Mar
16.2k
tariff threat
Tánaiste warns ‘economic shock’ from US tariffs comes at ‘critical juncture’ for war in Ukraine
27 Mar
18.7k
68
European Council
European leaders fail to reach agreement on €5bn artillery funding for Ukraine
21 Mar
15.8k
Brussels
Zelenskyy pushes for 'crucial' EU support as Macron announces new Ukraine 'coalition' summit in Paris
Updated 20 Mar
25.8k
EU summit
Taoiseach rejects claims that Ireland will spend €1bn on Ukraine aid, as EU yet to agree plan
Micheál Martin is in Brussels for a EU leaders’ summit at a time of increasing uncertainty.
Updated 20 Mar
14.0k
131
trade war threat
Whiskey VS Bourbon: Harris welcomes 'openness' to looking at retaliatory EU tariffs list
Christina Finn
reports from New York
18 Mar
9.4k
26
Independent Ireland
'It wrecks your head, there's so much to be done': MEP Ciaran Mullooly on his EU housing role
17 Mar
15.9k
10
trade war
Taoiseach says Europe's response to Trump's 200% tariff threat on alcohol must be 'strategic'
Updated 14 Mar
30.1k
I need a dollar
Five things that may become more expensive as EU launches counter tariffs on the US
12 Mar
37.9k
25
trade war
EU and Canada announce retaliations against US as Trump's metal tariffs take effect
Steep US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports took effect overnight.
Updated 12 Mar
37.9k
110
putins plans
Analysis: If Ukraine is sacrificed to the Russian dictatorship, no country in the region is safe
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Updated 8 Mar
14.9k
1
The Morning Lead
'Security not war': How quickly can Europe move on its ambitious new defence plan?
Movement has been swift so far by EU standards but it’s likely any plan will be slow to put into progress.
Daragh Brophy
reports from Brussels
8 Mar
9.8k
86
crunch summit
EU leaders agree plan for massive boost in defence spending but Orban vetoes Ukraine statement
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen billed today’s summit as a ‘watershed moment’ for Ukraine.
Daragh Brophy
reports from Brussels
Updated 6 Mar
33.4k
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'We are very thankful that we are not alone,' Zelenskyy tells EU leaders at crisis summit
6 Mar
Ireland is 'open to any invitation' to assist in peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine - Martin
5 Mar
February
February 2025
Brussels
Explainer: How might the EU respond to Trump's potential trade war?
27 Feb
9.4k
62
Tariffs
The EU is promising a 'firm and immediate' response to Trump trade war threats
27 Feb
13.8k
103
tariff threat
Trump claims EU was formed to 'screw' US as he vows to impose 25% tariffs on the bloc
26 Feb
28.3k
154
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