TANNING yourself in a sunbed or solarium is as dangerous as lying in the hot sun, scientists have warned.

IRELAND’S support for EU enlargement has fallen to its lowest level, according to the latest survey.

A TAX hike on alcohol of at least 25% will be the first item on the agenda for the Finns who took over the EU presidency this week.

CONSUMER groups want hidden fat that contributes to heart disease and cholesterol to be limited or banned but the Irish Food Safety Authority says it should be enough to label it.

HUMAN breast milk is contaminated with over 300 toxic chemicals, Friends of the Earth reported yesterday in an appeal for stronger EU legislation governing chemicals.

IRELAND’S teenagers are among the highest users of ecstasy and magic mushrooms in a survey of 26 European countries, according to a study released yesterday.

COMPANIES doing business in the developing world spend nearly €800 billion a year bribing officials and politicians — 20 times more than the current spend on international aid.

THE Dutch public service broadcaster has been ordered to pay back over €76 million in State aid in a European Commission ruling that could have implications for RTÉ.

AIRTRICITY, the Irish-owned wind energy company, has launched its bid to get EU backing for a €22 billion off-shore supergrid.

IRELAND has secured around €80 million in EU funds to redevelop the fishing sector over the next six years.