When I was ambassador, Trump’s advisers still had sway. Now the EU has to be ready to hit back hard
The EU is reluctantly ready to face up to the consequences of its €70 billion tariff package
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Number of asylum seekers who can access labour market to ‘reduce significantly’, analysis finds
Update to Irish law required to bring it into line with EU legislation, which would bring first-instance decision on international protection within five months
Fossil fuel merchants will have to show they supply renewable energy, under Government scheme
RHO reaffirms commitment to support indigenous biomethane sector
Plan to overhaul EU’s sacred CAP cow a risky move
European Commission’s €2 trillion budget proposal the product of chaotic backroom negotiations
Ireland needs to stop holding out against Mercosur
Trade deal is a big win for Ireland, but beef farmers feel challenged
Earnings boost European shares as tariff deadline nears
Irish homebuilding stocks outperformed on Thursday
‘No real evidence’ Occupied Territories Bill would cost Ireland dearly, Amnesty chief says
Employers’ association head meanwhile criticises ‘moral positioning’ which will harm business
Amazon remains in great peril and should top Cop30 agenda
‘If we don’t reduce carbon from fossil fuel emissions, the forest will be destroyed anyway’
Proposed €2tn EU budget would increase funding for defence
Controversial overhaul would roll Cap farm subsidies into national funding pots
David McWilliams on how ‘big incentives’ to build could save Dublin city
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‘It’s MAGA, baby’: Trump’s 50% tariff threat on Brazil marks unprecedented interference in foreign courts
Trump’s move is linked to Brazil’s attempts to hold US social media companies responsible for ‘illegal content’
Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out’
Only China and Canada have retaliated against US president’s tariff war
Tariffs: why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: Will Labour support Catherine Connolly’s bid for presidency
Immigration law change: ‘Grave concerns’ over Ireland’s rush to adopt EU plan - watchdog
Overhaul could end up mired in legal challenges and dysfunction, IHREC warns
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