Barnier warns UK it is closing doors on itself with Brexit strategyEU’s chief negotiator admits his frustration on not knowing what UK actually wantsTue Jan 09 2018 - 19:53
Slovenia-Croatia border dispute underlines fragility of EU’s Balkan projectEurope Letter: Inevitably, European Union states have brought with them historical baggageThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
The world in 2018: Brexit, US mid-terms, Korean unrestFrom Trump to tragedy, Kim Jong-un to a royal wedding, a compelling roundup from an at times incredible yearSat Dec 30 2017 - 06:00
Review 2017: Brexit talks chapter two not for the faint-heartedContinuation of phase-two talks hinges on honouring stage-one pledgesThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
Brexit just one topic at widely focused EU summitBrussels discussion included migration, Pesco, banking union and JerusalemFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:25
What’s in the Brexit phase two guidelines?Parameters of an agreement are outlined on the two-year transition for the UK departureFri Dec 15 2017 - 13:10
EU leaders warn Britain: no backsliding or Brexit deal is offPhase two talks will only begin when phase one commitments are made legalFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Debate on migration at leaders’ dinner distinctly unpalatableTusk has tried to reform the way in which leaders approach crucial issues at summitsFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders invite Nato chief to speak at summitImportance of strengthening defence and security structures on agendaThu Dec 14 2017 - 17:50
Brexit trade deal involves confronting Brexiteer taboosEurope Letter: UK discourse on leaving EU is a mess of contradictory decisionsThu Dec 14 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders set to back opening of phase-two Brexit talksBrussels summit: Consensus on Brexit but differences likely again over migration policyWed Dec 13 2017 - 16:38
Brexit talks to be suspended if Britain goes back on its wordEU ministers back proposals to prevent ‘backsliding’ on Border commitmentsWed Dec 13 2017 - 01:00
EU Brexit negotiators express doubts about UK’s ‘no hard border’ offerBarnier task force suggests plan to leave single market makes alignment difficultMon Dec 11 2017 - 00:00
Government believes EU-UK deal paves way for much softer BrexitIreland gets commitment there will be no hard border even if UK leaves EU without dealSat Dec 09 2017 - 00:20
Brexit breakthrough: Taoiseach says ‘politically bullet-proof’ deal rules out hard borderDUP would have preferred if May did not sign deal, says it won ‘six substantive changes’Fri Dec 08 2017 - 15:31
Focus moves to future relationship after Brexit breakthroughUK and EU reach agreement on citizens’ rights, divorce bill and Irish BorderFri Dec 08 2017 - 14:49
New deal sacrifices certainty for reassurances to unionistsAnalysis: Aspirational deal represents a softening of the Irish Government positionFri Dec 08 2017 - 13:10
Brexit: May races to make progress on border dealCommission says final deadline is Sunday if EU council is to make decision on next phaseThu Dec 07 2017 - 14:13
EU warns of ‘repercussions’ from Trump’s embassy moveForeign policy chief urges restraint and emphasises support for two-state solutionWed Dec 06 2017 - 20:38
EU Commission seeks €500bn economic crisis fund and finance ministerProposed reforms part of agenda to be discussed at euro summit next weekWed Dec 06 2017 - 15:51
‘Regulatory alignment’ with EU could be called ‘soft Brexit’Davis is suggesting any UK trade deal with the EU involving ‘regulatory alignment’ will mimic membershipWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
EU blacklists 17 ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions’ as tax havensFurther 47 states included on ‘grey’ list after pledging to introduce transparencyTue Dec 05 2017 - 16:55
People in Ireland living five years longer than in 2000EU report finds Irish women continue to have the edge on men by four yearsTue Dec 05 2017 - 07:01
Brexit: Varadkar ‘surprised and disappointed’ at lack of dealAgreement between EU and Britain ‘not possible today’ as DUP objectsMon Dec 04 2017 - 20:04
Analysis: Britain has accepted ‘customs union-lite’ for NorthLanguage over which talks stumbled an important shift in UK thinkingMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:55
Brexit talks between EU and UK will resume on WednesdayJuncker says ‘it has not been possible to reach a complete understanding’ with MayMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:19
Government reaches agreement on €13bn Apple tax accountTech giant will start paying into escrow account from the first quarter of 2018Mon Dec 04 2017 - 13:13
EU officials issue warning over deal as leaders’ summit loomsAny slippage in a new UK offer beyond Monday makes the timeframe almost impossibleMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:00
‘Irish veto threat’ has become part of a new narrative from LondonTalk of ‘veto threats’ is just smoke and mirrorsThu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
No pressure on Ireland from EU states to move its stance on the BorderBorder row seen by many EU states as emblematic of UK’s wish to ‘have its cake and eat it’Thu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
Martin accuses Taoiseach of refusing to engage on Fitzgerald’s positionFianna Fáil leader says his ‘patience has been stretched’ as general election loomsFri Nov 24 2017 - 13:26
Election could stall Irish diplomatic offensive on BrexitVote will not halt Brexit process but could undermine ‘love-bombing’ at leadership levelFri Nov 24 2017 - 11:18
Leak on Brexit diplomacy provokes fury in Department of Foreign AffairsRTÉ report on memo cites alarm over ‘chaos in the Conservative government’Thu Nov 23 2017 - 18:42
Move over Paschal, I would be an outstanding minister for financeEurope Letter: It’s official, my tax policies could make a struggling state flourish againThu Nov 23 2017 - 01:00
Child abuse victims challenge Irish view of ECHR rulingSurvivors gather in Brussels to address committee of European ParliamentWed Nov 22 2017 - 17:27
Brexit and US tax policy cast shadow over Irish economy, says commissionReview finds that Republic is ‘broadly compliant’ with European Union rulesWed Nov 22 2017 - 12:08
Headquarters of two key EU agencies to go to Paris and AmsterdamDublin and Milan lose in drawing of lots for hosting of banking and medicines agenciesTue Nov 21 2017 - 05:30
Dublin challenge not enough as Paris grabs EU bank watchdogIreland comes close to remarkable diplomatic coup in securing major EU authorityMon Nov 20 2017 - 23:14
Paris pips Dublin in race to win post-Brexit European Banking AuthorityDublin loses out against Paris in a drawing of lots for relocation of EBA after BrexitMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:39
Brexit: Barnier says EU at one with Varadkar on Border demandOnus on UK to ‘come forward with proposals’ to avoid hard borderMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:22
Milan, Amsterdam and Copenhagen battle to host Medicines AgencyIreland withdraws its bid to concentrate instead on the European Banking AgencyMon Nov 20 2017 - 16:23
Varadkar wants Irish college to be part of ‘European university’Emmanuel Macron aims to create networks where students could move between institutesSun Nov 19 2017 - 15:52
Brexit talks deadlocked until hard Border off table, says VaradkarUK stance forcing Ireland and EU to set own red lines, Taoiseach tells British PMSat Nov 18 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders endorse common approach to raising social standardsNonbinding ‘pillar’ an attempt to restore the faith of European citizens in the unionFri Nov 17 2017 - 17:17
Barry Walsh resigns from Fine Gael executive councilParty member ‘deeply regrets tone and language’ in some Tweets and apologisesFri Nov 17 2017 - 16:18
Frictionless Border an imperative for Brexit talks to move on - VaradkarTaoiseach says pledge made on issue 18 months ago and must be nailed down before trade is discussedFri Nov 17 2017 - 09:35
Ireland falls behind on education due to lack of spendingNew report criticises low levels of funding and class bias in ‘two-tier’ secondary systemThu Nov 16 2017 - 06:19
Ireland’s social policy record ‘below EU average’Report uses 38 indicators to assess factors such as poverty, education and discriminationThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
When the British mention the Border, I turn to Lewis CarrollBrexit talks fast-reaching ‘Alice in Wonderland status’Thu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Ireland still paying price socially for economic crash, study findsSome 117.5m people in EU at risk of povertyThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
