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Strasbourg

This month
March 2025
MEPs welcome Brussels' €800bn defence plan - and say it's only a first step
Ursula von der Leyen said a “surge” in EU defence spending is needed.
This year
2025
Andrew Omobamidele joins Strasbourg on loan with option for permanent deal
European Commission criticised over lack of action taken against Elon Musk's X
Two trams collide in tunnel in Strasbourg, injuring dozens
Last year
2024
MEPs approve €35 billion loan for Ukraine, financed using frozen Russian assets
Fireworks expected as Hungarian PM Orbán heads to European Parliament
Ursula von der Leyen re-elected as European Commission president after vote by MEPs
Gaza, defence, housing and economy: Ursula von der Leyen outlines her leadership plan to MEPs
The EU could soon have a Commissioner with direct responsibility for Housing
Three Irish MEPs set to take up seats on European Parliament agriculture committee
MEPs debate Ukraine support and warn actions of some are weakening EU's united front
Roberta Metsola, President of European Parliament, says housing needs to be at top of the agenda
Political row over Von der Leyen vote as Fianna Fáil MEPs rule out their support
Von der Leyen, Ukraine and picking your patch: What's in store for Ireland's MEPs on Week One?
A number of important ceremonial and procedural votes are taking place in France this week which will determine the direction of this new Parliament.
Two schoolgirls wounded in knife attack in France
EU agrees on first law that combats violence against women
Irishman Michael O'Flaherty elected as Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights
Who is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?
All time
Taoiseach tells European Parliament that Ireland strongly supports Ukraine joining EU
All sides must honour Good Friday Agreement, Taoiseach says at unveiling of John Hume bust
Russia exits Council of Europe over Ukraine invasion
Messi gets rapturous reception, Mbappe jeered in PSG win
First week on the job: We checked in with some of Ireland's new MEPs to see how they are getting on
PSG must wait for league crown after astonishing Choupo-Moting miss
'He must not come and cry after' – Strasbourg midfielder on Neymar injury
Neymar in tears after suffering foot injury three weeks before Champions League clash against Man United
'I just reacted, I'm sorry, yes, but I'm only human'
Security worries in France mean 4 games in Ligue 1 this weekend have now been postponed
Police release image of Strasbourg attacker suspect as Irish visitors to France told to exercise caution
Suspected Christmas market gunman Cherif Chekatt shot dead by police in Strasbourg
Who is the Strasbourg Christmas market attacker Cherif Chekatt?
'We saw a woman with a baby … we were screaming at her’: Sinn Féin MEP caught up in Strasbourg shooting
Strasbourg attack: Gunman who killed three people at Christmas market identified
Strasbourg shooting: Two dead and 12 injured at Christmas market as suspect remains at large
A massive explosion at a grain silo in Strasbourg has injured four people
Woman who called emergency services in France mocked by operator and died hours afterwards
Speaking English, Irish, French and German, Leo sets out stall on Brexit in big EU speech
PSG coach Emery's apartment robbed on match night
Favourite for Ukip leadership quits party following 'altercation' with fellow MEP
Attendance by Irish MEPs in Euro Parliament hits six-year low