Marine Le Pen far-right fails to take key cities: four takeaways from French local elections
National Rally candidates were defeated by left-wing rivals in Marseille and Nimes
European Parliament
Political adviser told redundancy payment only available if MEP loses seat
Leinster House job made redundant in 2024 when adviser and politician moved to European Parliament
Ministers flag up opportunities for Irish exporters in muted Mercosur response
Opposition and farmers condemn EU move to allow South America trade deal to operate provisionally
Ireland’s EU presidency: How it works and what to expect
Six-month stint in influential European council deal-making role will consume a lot of Government’s bandwidth
Four years of Ukraine war, learner driver may be behind death of 16-year-old, and Peter Mandelson arrested
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US trade representative says supreme court ruling will not unravel deals
Jamieson Greer’s remarks come amid huge uncertainty over trade deals with the US as Trump responded angrily to the court’s decision
No legislation being prepared to ban social media access for under-16s, says Government
Coalition plans to consult EU and ‘like-minded countries’ to promote Europe-wide measures that could keep children off social media
The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin’s Ukraine vote: on the extremist fringe
The party is in the same camp as Alternative für Deutschland, Fidesz andRassemblement Nationa
European Parliament approves €90bn loan for Ukraine
Large majority of MEPs back lifeline loan to prevent Ukraine from running out of funds
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Ireland’s special rapporteur for child protection hasn’t published their report since 2022 and potential new guidance for the rights of trans school pupils
Sinn Féin MEPs to vote against €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
Party supports provision of humanitarian aid but says proposed loan is ‘primarily for military expenditure’
Beyond time for Bord Bia row to be resolved, Barry Cowen says
Contradiction in Irish farmer protests against Bord Bia chair over ‘minuscule’ amount of Brazilian beef, while importing grain from South America, says MEP
Huawei lobbies Government for ‘proportionate’ EU regulation and cutting red tape
Meetings came after European institutions suspended contacts with Chinese group’s lobbyists in Brussels
MEP Mullooly’s enthusiasm for ‘mother of all trade deals’ powdered down
Change coming at Department of Justice, Hamnet hits home with grief charity, wedding group hopes to turn Ireland in next Lake Como
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