“I had a call this morning from a gent – he just rang me out of the blue – and he was so, so angry,” says Sharon Byrne, chairperson of the Irish Bookmakers Association. “He does his daughters’ birthdays in our shops and thinks it is very unfair he’ll never be able to do that […]
Continue ReadingUS president Donald Trump said he will increase tariffs on cars and trucks made in the EU from next week. In a post to his Truth Social network, Trump said he was making the move “based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal.” “The Tariff will […]
Continue ReadingA European directive requiring the harmonisation of chargers for electronic devices across the European Union came into effect for laptops on Tuesday. The new regulations, approved in 2022, have applied to many smaller devices like mobile phones, cameras and tablets since 2024. The directive is intended to save consumers money by reducing the number of […]
Continue ReadingWhen energy prices shoot up and stay up, governments lose elections. The European Union’s 27 leaders did not need to be reminded of that political reality when they gathered in Nicosia for the second day of a summit hosted by Cyprus. Europe played no part in starting the war in Iran, but it has found […]
Continue ReadingThe decision by the United States to start a war in Iran has been proven to be a “big mistake”, Spain’s leftwing prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said. An outspoken critic of US president Donald Trump’s military campaign, Sánchez said diplomacy was the only “way out” of the crisis that has shook the global economy. […]
Continue ReadingThere was “a lot of pessimism” among European leaders about the longer-term impacts of the war on Iran on energy prices, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Ireland was not “immune” to a slowdown in economic growth across the world as a result of the oil shock, given exports and trade was a big part of […]
Continue ReadingUsers of a remote controlled sex toy have been warned by the communications watchdog to stop using the product immediately or risk potentially serious injury. ComReg issued the warning about the “Remote Rotating Dildo” sold by lingerie and sex toy retailer Ann Summers until as recently as last month over risks that parts could become […]
Continue ReadingPresident Catherine Connolly has decided not to refer the International Protection Bill to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality and has signed it into law. The announcement from Áras an Uachtaráin this afternoon comes after the President convened the Council of State on Monday to discuss the issue. It will come as a relief […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union has proposed measures such as holding stockpiles of jet fuel and cutting energy taxes to navigate the Iran war-driven crisis that it said could reverberate for years. AccelerateEU – announced by the European Commission on Wednesday – gives member states the tools to curb energy prices and address potential fuel shortages, without […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Union member states have reached agreement on unblocking an urgently needed €90 billion loan for Kyiv and a new package of sanctions against Moscow after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, prompting Budapest to lift its veto. Cyprus, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, said member states’ ambassadors had agreed to […]
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